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Book Fair Preview
Give your teachers and volunteers a sneak peek of the Book Fair.
Bene ts
• Allows time for teachers to make Classroom Wish List selections
• Gives staff and volunteers the inside scoop on book titles to share with students
• Helps volunteers familiarize themselves with the Fair and their roles
GREAT Ideas
• Use the Fair Planner in the Toolkit to coordinate
event details and keep you on task.
• Plan your Preview during a time that is suitable for most or all faculty members.
• Don’t forget the principal and other staff members!
• Advertise the Preview with items found in your Planning Kit: Book Fair Preview Poster, Preview Invitation/Shelf-Talker, and more.*
• Hang the Book Fair Preview poster in the faculty lounge.
• Ask Junior Crew members to deliver invites to teachers.
• Encourage 100 percent teacher participation in the Classroom Wish List. See page 16 for details.
• Feed them and they will come!
• Offer door or raffle prizes to teachers, paid for with
Scholastic DollarsTM.
• Play podcasts during the Preview: scholastic.com/
bookfairs/podcasts
• Distribute or read aloud book hooks and booktalks using the preview packs and scripts found in the Chairperson’s Toolkit. Toolkit keyword: BOOKTALK
Back: Shelf-Talker
p Teachers WANTED. Invite teachers with a themed invitation. Toolkit keyword: INVITE
Dear Parent,
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! You are invited to join your child and help him/her find the books he/she will enjoy reading. Our class will be visiting the Fair on:
__________________________________________________________ (Dates and Times)
Here are some tips to consider before you visit:
• Take a look at our booklist flyer to see a sample of the great titles that will be available. Many parents find it helpful to make a wish list ahead of time. scholastic.com/bookfairs/books
• Get a jump-start on shopping through our Online Book Fair*! Simply find our Fair to get started. scholastic.com/fair
• Check out our Classroom Wish List of books. These are titles that I’d like to add to our class library. Refreshing our classroom library regularly gives kids a reason to keep reading.
• Download the Book Fairs app to get the latest reading level information, book trailers, podcasts, and more. It’s the perfect shopping companion, and you can also use it to purchase books*. scholastic.com/bookfairs/app
I hope you can make it! And if you’re interested in volunteering, visit our school’s homepage and follow the link to volunteer. scholastic.com/fair
Looking forward to seeing you,
* 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.
Permission to reproduce this item is granted by Scholastic Book Fairs®.
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Front: Preview Invite
*Materials vary for Preschool, Tabletop, and “Buy One, Get One Free” Book Fairs.
p App for that. Encourage teachers to down- load the Book Fairs app to create a wish list. It’s useful beyond the Book Fair, too! (See the insert in this Ideas Guidebook.)
p Enlist teachers. Print out these letters and ask teachers to send home to families with shopping dates and times. Toolkit keyword: PARENT LETTER
Fair Planner shows you how to prepare for a Book Fair Preview while the calen- dar alerts you to send invitations.
Book Fair Preview Get Everyone Excited
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