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Faculty Involvement
Get your principal and faculty engaged with simple, but impactful, activities.
Wild about reading. Transform your principal into a wild woman or man of the woods when students reach the Book Fair goal.
Benefits
• Encourages more students, parents, and teach- ers to attend the Book Fair and its events
• Sends a clear message that the school and its leaders are committed to the Book Fair and promotes a strong reading culture
GREAT Ideas
• Access valuable faculty involvement resources
online. Toolkit keyword: WHAT WOULD YOU DO
• Ask your principal to send out reminders as
an automated phone message or letter, asking parents personally to attend the Book Fair. Think of ways to include them that only require a little time but yield high impact! Toolkit keyword: PRINCIPAL LETTER
t Read this! Ask your principal and teachers to complete recommended read shelf-talkers and place below books throughout the Fair.
Toolkit Resource
• Encourage faculty to do short booktalks* before, during, and after the Book Fair. Toolkit keyword: BOOKTALK
• Plan a faculty member wacky stunt or award the students a special privilege when your school meets its goal as part of the What Would You Do for Reading?® challenge-and-reward program.
• Consider wacky ideas like: wear a Book Fairy or gnome costume, duct tape a faculty member to the wall, or slime the principal.
p Share a homepage message from your principal. Or, promote your principal activity, highlighting how your leader is supporting the Fair.
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Get Everyone Excited Faculty Involvement Fair Planner reminds you of the steps for *Not available to Buy One, Get One Free Book Fairs. success, including an important incentive
when students achieve their reading goals.