celebration of books masl conference april 2013 brenda steffens [email protected]
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Celebration of BooksMASL ConferenceApril 2013Brenda [email protected]
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
Promote Reading– Books– Book club– Reading Activities– Pictures– Trivia Questions
• 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
• 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!