Page 12 - Fall 2017 Elementary Guidebook

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Inspire your school with a Wild West Book Fair!
Bene ts
• Makes your Book Fair a memorable community event
• Gives your Book Fair an original, inspired feel each season
• Increases student involvement with fun, popular appeal
• Creates a strong foundation to build goals, challenges, and events
GREAT Ideas
• Attend our new Webinar called “Go Wild With the Theme” to kick start your Fair
planning. Visit scholastic.com/cptoolkit.
• Have themed dress-up days during Book Fair week. Encourage students to
incorporate their favorite book or character into their attire.
• Follow #mybookfair on social media to see other Book Fair thematic ideas. Also,
check out the Idea Share site at scholastic.com/ideashare.
• Ask the cafeteria to theme the food during the week of the Fair, such as Cowboy Corn
Dogs and Western Waffles.
• Invite students to create their own cowboy name. Toolkit keyword: COWBOY NAME
• Incorporate history lessons of the Wild West into class curriculum before and during Book Fair week.
• Not into westerns? Create your own theme or let your Junior Crew come up with one that they’ll get excited about.
Hats off! Find this western hat template, including an attachable paper band, in the Toolkit. Toolkit keyword: HAT
Enlist students to make themed decorations. Simple crafts include bandana pennants, create- your-own-boot, and make a mustang. Toolkit keyword: CRAFT
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