celebration of books masl conference april 2013 brenda steffens bsteffens@mcr1.stovermo.com

Celebration of BooksMASL ConferenceApril 2013Brenda Steffensbsteffens@mcr1.stovermo.com

Calendar of Reading Events

• Three month calendar• 3 year calendar• Websites• www.brownielocks.com• Additional handout

Book Clubs

• Student Book Clubs• Staff Book Clubs• Caldecott Book Club• Newbery Book Club• Nerdy Book Club

– http://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/

Reading Programs

• Building Block• Show Me Readers• Mark Twain• Truman• Gateway

Reading Circle

• http://www.msta.org/resources/publications/readingcircle/

• Recommended books• Procedures• Reading Logs• Web sites of authors and

illustrators websites• Certificates

Author Visits

• Live • Skype visits• http://skypeanauthor.wetp

aint.com• http://www.katemessner.c

om/authors-who-skype-with-classes-book-clubs-for-free

Getting books in kids hands

• Reading Bags• Little Free Libraries• Book Swaps• Inexpensive books

Social Media

• Facebook• Twitter• Blogs• Pinterest• Flicker

Facebook

Promote Reading– Books– Book club– Reading Activities– Pictures– Trivia Questions

Twitter

• Great Professional Development

• Find out about latest books

• Get the latest from authors

• Great reading ideas• Title Talk—last Sunday of

the Month #titletalk

Authors to follow

• @JudyBlume• @Eric_Wright• @sarahdressen• @LaurelSynder• @DanGutmanBooks• @BobbiePyron• @The_Pigeon• @StudioJJK

Blogs

• Great ideas• Knowledge of new books• Mr. Schu--http

://mrschureads.blogspot.com/

• Online book club

Pinterest

• Lots of great ideas• Create a board for each

reading holiday, author, etc. to keep ideas.

Flicker

• Great way to share pictures for your parents.

Not just books….

• Kindle/Nooks• Playaways• Books on CDs• Ebooks

Promoting reading

• Slide picture frames• Sign outside of classroom• Record your own blurbs• Post pictures of kids and

adults reading• Costumes• Reading Challenges• Reading Nights

Promoting Reading

• Teen Nights• One Book• Dial a Story• Signature on email• QR codes• Guest Readers• Bookreaders• Activity Kits

Promoting Reading

• I Love This Book• Movie Parties after you

read the book• Signs on lockers—I’m

reading________________• Author websites• Reading Quotes• Take a Chance on Reading• Book Talks

Pictures

Contests

• Bookmark• Poster• Book Trailer• Shredded Book

Displays

• Amy• Quilts• Graffiti Wall• Advertise book releases• Got Books• Vote for class or school

favorite

Music

• Let’s have a Reading Party by Steve Blunt

Crafts to go with Books

• Puppets• The Mitten

Reading Challenges

• 1500 books in one year• Challenge students• Goodreads—goodreads.com

Reading Holidays

• Missouri Read In Day—March

• Friendiversay Day• Read World Aloud Day• Caterpillar Day• Read for the Record• Wrestle Mania

• Children’s Book Week• Teen Week• Poetry Month• Humor Month• National Book Month• Missouri Read Aloud Day• Picture Book Month

BE THE EXAMPLE…READ!READ!READ!