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Your Guide to Hosting a Great

Book Fair PREVIEW

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At the Book Fair Preview, our rep highlighted many new books, introduced the teachers to the Book Fairs app, and gave awesome booktalks. I believe the Book Fair Preview and the excitement it generated led to our increased sales. Teachers were excited to tell their students about all of the great books available.

– Ilene Braden, Frontier Elementary School, Clearwater, FL

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Reading Is the Gateway to SuccessResearch tells us when children read widely and often, they develop higher-order thinking skills and also develop a love for reading and learning. Simply having interesting books easily available at home and in the classroom can motivate voluntary reading.

You can make more books accessible to more kids with a Book Fair Preview! This exclusive event gives teachers, faculty, and volunteers time to browse the Fair before it opens to shoppers. At the Preview, they can:

●Discover the books, series, and authors that appeal to students●Complete their Classroom Wish Lists so they can build and refresh their classroom libraries with books

kids want to read

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Ideas & Best Practices for Your Book Fair Preview● Plan the date and time of your Book Fair

Preview to coincide with the beginning of your Book Fair—consider it a great

Book Fair kick-off!● Invite all teachers to the Preview, including

physical education, art, music, and technology teachers.

● Have teachers fill out their Classroom Wish List and Teacher’s Pick shelf-talkers. Use the pre-populated Classroom Wish List donation slips for teachers who miss your Preview event. Simply photocopy the appropriate grade level slips and place them in the donation slip pockets.

● Serve refreshments to attract faculty and volunteers. You can even try making food that matches your Book Fair theme. Also, ask local grocery stores or your PTO to donate food.

● Use the Book Fair Preview poster* and invitations* provided in your Planning Kit to advertise your Preview and invite faculty and volunteers.

● Invite your principal to be part of the Preview. ● Booktalk Preview Packs are available

through the online Scholastic Dollars™ Catalog for grades K-3, 4-6, K-6, K-8, and middle school.

● Use Scholastic Dollars to purchase door prizes for attendees.

● Have everyone bring smartphones or tablets to download the Book Fairs app.

● Invite all Book Fair volunteers to participate in this special preview time for adults.

*Tabletop and BOGO Fairs do not receive this item.

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Book Fair Preview Starts Fair Off Right!J.V. Washam Elementary SchoolCornelius, NC

This school made it a point to open their

Fair with a Book Fair Preview breakfast.

They listened to booktalks about the

newest Fair titles, filled out Classroom Wish

Lists, and chose recommended books.

Bags of Books Raffled Off at PreviewWindemere Park Charter Academy Lansing, MI

Their teachers were treated to Mediterranean

food before they created their wish lists at the

Reading Oasis Book Fair Preview. Four tote

bags full of books and other treats were then

raffled off to teachers who turned in their lists.

Teachers Preview Fair With Minions and CupcakesEast Paulding Middle SchoolDallas, GA

For their Despicable Me themed Book Fair,

teachers received special Book Fair Preview

invitations that were spoons decorated to

look like minions. Volunteers decorated the

Classroom Wish List with paper cupcakes and

served delicious cupcakes to teachers as they

previewed the Fair at the “Bake My Day” event.

Book Fair Preview and All for Books™ Combo Makes Wishes Come True!Ledgeview Elementary School

Clarence, NY

Combining their Book Fair Preview and All for

Books activities produced outstanding results!

The Book Fair Preview was part of a whole preview

day, giving teachers plenty of time to complete

wish lists. Next, teachers promoted participation

in All for Books, sharing how funds donated would

be used to purchase classroom books. All of the

teachers’ wish list books were purchased with the

loose change collected. Books were wrapped along

with a thank-you note and delivered to teachers.

Real-World Ideas: Book Fair Preview

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Build and Refresh Classroom LibrariesThe Classroom Wish List is an easy, effective way to build and refresh classroom libraries, giving students easier access to books they love. During the Book Fair Preview, have teachers add their favorite books to their Classroom Wish List using a display board. Parents, volunteers, and even students will then have the opportunity to buy books from that list to show their love of reading and support for their teacher. Classroom libraries provide:

● Access to a wider assortment of books● Support for Common Core Standards and other state learning guidelines● The opportunity to add new informational texts and narrative fiction● An opportunity to encourage independent reading, which

results in stronger academic achievement

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Ideas & Best Practices● Reuse your Classroom Wish List board

from the prior year. Make it new again by adding themed clip art to the pockets.

● Place your Classroom Wish List display in a prominent area within your Book Fair space.

● Set a goal for the number of books your school hopes to get for classroom libraries through the Classroom Wish List program. Update the progress daily on a goal chart.

● Encourage Book Fair Preview attendees to select books from the Fair, write titles on donation slips, and place the slips into the donation slip pockets.

● Promote the Classroom Wish List in all communications sent to faculty and families.

● Recruit a volunteer to help teachers complete their donation slips during the Preview and ask a volunteer to staff the Classroom Wish List area during your Book Fair Family Event.

● Let volunteers or Student Crew members wheel the Classroom Wish List board around on a mobile cart during your Book Fair Family Event, encouraging shoppers to add books to classroom libraries.

● Use the pre-populated Classroom Wish List Donation slips for teachers who miss your Book Fair Preview. Simply photocopy the appropriate grade level slips and place them in the donation slip pockets.

●Remind teachers they can also create a Classroom Wish List on the Online Fair* and email it to parents using the Send Wish List button.●Or, purchase the Classroom Wish List Pop-up Display available in the online Scholastic Dollars™ Catalog.

*The Online Fair and purchase of books through the Book Fairs app is not available to “Buy One, Get One Free” Book Fairs. Online shopping is available to all other Fairs that would like to offer the expanded selection.

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Use a standard 10 envelope to print on.

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All Purchases Benefit Our School!All Purchases Benefit Our School!

Credit cards accepted at participating schools.

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Middle School - Super Series Reading series titles can hook readers as they follow now-familiar characters in ensuing adventurous

storylines, or are introduced to new ones. Ashes (The Seeds of America Trilogy) by Laurie Halse Anderson---K6A

As the Revolutionary War continues to rage, we learn that Isabel and Carzon narrowly escape

death at Valley Forge. Soon, they are declared runaway slaves, and are being tracked. But can they

find Isabel’s little sister, who is a slave in a southern state where bounty hunters abound?

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 1 by Gene Luen Yang--Graphic Table

Avatar learns that the Fire Nation is being threatened by a prophecy told by mysterious characters

once believed to only exist in legends. Avatar and his friends must remove Zuko from the throne,

or the entire country will perish! Big Nate: Say Goodbye to Dork City by Lincoln Peirce --MS1 Remember Nate Wright, the record-holder for school detentions at P. S. 38 School? Nate doesn’t

believe that he can get any cooler! But will he learn that being cool isn’t that important when he

begins hanging out with the school’s most notorious posse leader? Cruel Crown (Red Queen Novella) by Victoria Aveyar --MS4 Two women on either side of the Red-Silver divide tell the story no one knows. Queen Song and

Steel Scars are must read sequels to the bestselling Red Queen. Madly: The Potion Diaries #1 by Amy Alward --MS3 Samantha is excellent at mixing potions. When summoned to the royal court on a secret mission,

she learns that Princess Evelyn has swallowed an illegal love potion, causing horrible effects. Can

Samantha find an antidote to cure the princess? Spirit Animals: The Burning Tide #4 by Jonathan Auxier --MS1 The wyrm is awakening! Four heroes split between different worlds must stop this evil creature.

They might have a chance at saving their homes if they move fast. Can they work with their spirit

animals in order to reveal a dark secret older than time? This title is the dramatic conclusion to the

New York Times bestselling series.

Not all titles appear in all fairs.

Elementary School - Dogs versus Cats

These books are appealing because everyone loves to debate the dogs versus cats as pets! And your

favorite is…

Ballet Cat- The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea--Y1A

Ballet Cat and her friend Sparkles the Pony can’t decide what to play today. It seems that all Ballet

Cat wants to do is leap, spin, and twirl! Sparkles is not at all interested. The friends discover that

they are both keeping big secrets from each other that could affect their friendship.

Chocolate Lab by Eric Luper--Y2

Mason and Hannah want to win first prize at the annual Chocolate Expo so that they can save

their parents’ struggling business. But this goal might be more than the kids anticipated,

especially when Cocoa, the candy-crazy Labrador enters the story!

The Cutest Puppies Ever! by Sharlene Alexander--Y1

This fun book is for any dog lover, whether child or adult. It features fifty adorable puppy

pictures and amazing facts to accompany each of them.

National Geographic: Just Joking- Cats--Red

Kids will love discovering crazy cat pictures, captions, kitty knock-knock jokes, cat puns, and

tongue-twisters. They can also read the funny profiles of ten real-life “cat-lebrities!” This is feline

fun at its finest!

Stick Cat: A Tail of Two Kitties by Tom Watson--B2

Stick Cat is the new pet in town. This is a delightful combination of “laugh out loud” adventure

and very funny stick-cat drawings. Excitement is in the air for Stick Cat and his best friend Edith

when a man is trapped in a building across the alley. Will Stick Cat attempt a heroic rescue?

Unlikely Friendships: Dogs by Jennifer S. Holland--Table ANF

Thirty-seven stories celebrate unusual canine companionship. Meet Rex, a Belgian Malinois who

only loves and trusts a goose! Read about a pit bulldog named Dolly who loves playing tag with a

tortoise!

Not all titles appear in all fairs.

We Have All the Tools You Need!Look in the Book Fair Planner, found in the Chairperson’s Toolkit, for the best

time to start planning your Book Fair Preview. Also, be sure to look in Fair Files for easy-to-use reproducibles.

Book Fair Preview Invitation

YOU’RE INVITED TO OUR BOOK FAIR

Just for faculty and volunteers!

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Permission to reproduce this item is granted by Scholastic Book Fairs®.



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Teacher’s Pick Shelf-Talker

Classroom Wish List Shelf-Talker

Book Hooks

Pre-populated Classroom Wish List Donation Slips

For teachers who miss your Book Fair Preview, simply photocopy the appropriate grade level slips and place them in the donation slip pockets.

Teacher:

Grade/Room: wishes for

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Purchaser: Take book and this slip to cashier for

payment. If available, fill out a bookplate and attach it

to inside front cover of book. Leave book with cashier to

deliver to teacher.

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of purchased book so recipient can see who made the

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Share These Free Resources With Your Teachers

Book Fairs AppThe Book Fairs app is a great resource for teachers. By scanning a book, they can learn recommended age, grade, and reading levels. Teachers can also create wish lists to print or email.

PodcastsPodcasts are less than three minutes each, giving teachers the chance to review and understand books before making recommendations to students. Listen now: scholastic.com/bookfairs/books/podcast

BooktalksA booktalk is a short, engaging, and enthusiastic presentation designed to inspire others to read the same book. Teachers can share booktalks with their students in the classroom all year long. Toolkit keyword: BOOKTALK

Book HooksEven shorter than a booktalk, book hooks give teachers just enough information about books so they can decide how to use them in their classes. The books are divided into clusters based on theme,subjectmatter,etc.Bookhookflipbooksare available in the Toolkit. Keyword: HOOK

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