Image Source: Ditching Dewey Sineage from the Mighty Little Librarian: Tiffany Whitehead
Click here for the fiction signs on Flickr…free to download & use!
Here's my Google Drive of Genre Signs.
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Great Valley High School Resources for Librarians has some Genre posters
Genre Signs using Wordle
Have students create Genre Wordles with this Grades 4 and up Lesson Plan
Learning In Progress Blog - You can check out (and grab) all of the word clouds created by Heidi Neltner [here].
More Wordle signs FREE on Teachers Pay Teachers from
Kimberly Rein
In printer settings, make sure to scale to fit paper so words don't cut off.
Kelsey Bogan shares her signs created using Rastorbator in her Blog Post from Don't Shush Me! (pictured above).
She also shares her Nonfiction Signs on her blog: Reinvigorating my Nonfiction (& Free Signage for You!)
Use this Text Generator to make your own colorful signs by Text Giraffe
Use this Text Generator to make your own colorful signs by Text Giraffe
If you don't have a color printer
These are the signs I use for the Genre Dating Game. I also use them when putting up genre displays each month. The nice thing about black and white signs is that they are easy to produce and will last longer because they don't fade. I print them on paper that matches the school colors.
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Image Credit: The Genre Dating Game (a passive display idea) from Rebecca McCorkindale: Hafuboti@gmail.com
Utopia vs Dystopia Sign
Adventure: Made up characters survive thrilling events.
Animal Fiction: Animal Characters have an adventure
(Sometimes a Subgenre of Fantasy if Animals Talk)
Classic Fiction: Books that stand the test of time and are still loved today.
Fantasy: Made up world with magic and monsters.
Graphic Novels and Comics 741.5
Historical Fiction: Made up characters tell about real events in history.
Horror Fiction: Made up characters in scary stories with ghosts, monsters, vampires, murderers, or witches.
Humorous Fiction: Made up characters tell a funny story.
Mystery Fiction: Made up characters solve a crime.
Realistic Fiction: Made up characters with real problems.
Romantic Fiction: Made up characters fall in love.
School Days: Books that take place in schools
Science Fiction: A future world (sometimes gone wrong - Dystopia)
What's My Genre?
A genre is a division or type of literature
Elementary Genre Posters from the Curriculum Corner
Folktale Genre Posters on Teachers Pay Teachers by Lovin Lit.
Free Genre Poster Pack from Adrienne Wiggins on Teachers Pay Teachers
Genre Posters FREEBIE on Teachers Pay Teachers from Adrienne Wiggins
A+ Genre Posters for Middle School (basic) FREE Download from Teachers Pay Teachers