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Make tie-dye T-shirts for
your Student Crew and
enlist each class to color
“tie-dye” paper T-shirts as
Fair décor.
Theme
EXCITEMENT
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REAL
WORLD
Stories & Ideas
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Creating a Cozy Reading
Environment
Living Stones Christian School
Alvin, TX
The best kept secret at the Living
Stones Christian School Book Fair was
the Reading Reef, a secluded coral
nook where shoppers could cozy up
with their new purchases, reading
together, by themselves, or with a fish!
School Makes Fair
Environmentally Friendly
Burnt Hickory Elementary School
Dallas, GA
Burnt Hickory Elementary School
maximized their resources and
minimized waste by repurposing
recyclable or existing materials to use
in their decorations. They wrapped
up their Fair with a Family Fun Night
and a celebratory sand castle building
contest.
Dressing the Part
Country Isles Elementary School
Weston, FL
The volunteers at the Country Isles
Elementary Book Fair not only decked
out their media center and breezeways
in oceanic decor, they carried the
theme into their outfits, too! Volunteers
dressed to the nines in handmade
aprons with glittery scales, iron-on
Under the Sea logos, and beads.
A Memorable Theme Was This
School’s Dream
Manatee Elementary School
Viera, FL
Using Read Across America Day and
Dr. Seuss’s birthday as inspiration, the
team at Manatee Elementary School
created a fantastical week, where each
day was a tribute to a different
Dr. Seuss book. The week
ended with the first-ev-
er Thing-a-ma-Jogger
5K, and the “Oodles of
Noodles, and Oodles of
Fun” Family Event and Pre-
Race Dinner, collecting 1,400
books for children in need,
and raising nearly $13,000 for
the school.
Share your ideas & photos
#mybookfair
Fringe Friday
Team Thursday
NEW!
Create an entire Book
Fair week of spirit days —
have a Monochromatic
Monday, Tie-Dye Tuesday,
Wacky Hair Wednesday,
Team Thursday, and
Fringe Friday.
Ideas and Best Practices:
•
A theme is more than just decorations – include
reading activities, contests, events, and more!
•
Incorporate the Book Fair theme into your schoolwide
curriculum – connect to social studies, language arts,
art, and more.
•
NEW!
Introduce students to popular music from the
’60s with a guest DJ every day.
•
Create your own theme or let your Student Crew
come up with one they’ll get excited about.