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/resou

rces/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

FacebookPromote 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!