Reading Is Our Superpower Book Fair

We recently held our fall book fair. The theme was Reading Is Our Superpower! Here are some pictures of our decorations.

My district uses Bedford Falls Book Fairs. This company sets up the book stands and book carts when they deliver the fair. Here are pictures of our set up. We used black butcher paper to cover the shelves behind the carts and added space themed cut outs to draw attention to the books.

I created a book fair website to inform our staff and caregivers about the book fair. The website includes a class shopping schedule, volunteer sign up, and directions to set up Kid Credit for students to shop with a preauthorized credit card.

The proceeds from this book fair will help us purchase new nonfiction books for our library!

Reading Is Out of This World Book Fair

We recently held our spring book fair. The theme was Reading Is Out of This World! Here are some pictures of our decorations. We also turned out the lights in the hall and used a light to project stars onto the ceiling. 

My district is using Bedford Falls Book Fairs this year. This company sets up the book stands and book carts when they deliver the fair. Here are pictures of our set up. We used black butcher paper to cover the shelves behind the carts and added space themed cut outs to draw attention to the books.

The top selling books for our younger students were the National Geographic Kids readers, and the top selling books for our older students were Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey and The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat.

I created a book fair website to inform our staff and caregivers about the book fair. The website includes a class shopping schedule, volunteer sign up, and directions to set up Kid Credit for students to shop with a preauthorized credit card.

The proceeds from this book fair will help us purchase new books and other supplies for our library!

Shanda McCloskey Author Visit

We recently hosted author and illustrator Shanda McCloskey! I have been talking to Shanda for a few years about coming to our school, and we finally made it happen this year. Shanda lives in our county and went to high school with some of our teachers.

Shanda is the author and illustrator of Doll-E 1.0 and T-Bone the Drone. She also illustrated Bedtime Ballet, Little Red and the Big Bad Editor, and Nubby. Shanda and her husband created a website called Author Visit Central to help schools with book sales for author visits. We offered book sales through this site, so all I had to do was promote book sales! Shanda provided a flyer and a link to purchase books. When she arrived, all the books were already signed and organized by grade level to make it easier for me to deliver them to students.

Shanda's website contains thorough descriptions of all her programs. We selected Rad Robots for kindergarten through second grade and Be a Big Rad Editor for third through fifth grade. Both programs were engaging and fun! At the end, Shanda led a drawing lesson for students. One of the most memorable moments from the day was when a fifth grader stayed behind after his class's session.