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REAL
WORLD
Stories & Ideas
For an All for Books digital program
brochure, informational video, and
reproducibles, look in the Toolkit. Fair
Files keyword:
ALL FOR BOOKS
Fair Planner
tasks link directly to
useful materials and Fair Files for
running a fun and rewarding All
for Books campaign.
Ideas and Best Practices:
• Identify a cause for your donations and promote it to your school community.
• Place the collection container (found in your Planning Kit) at your cashier
table during your Fair. Instruct cashiers to actively ask shoppers if they would
like to contribute their change or a dollar to help purchase books for
classroom libraries.
• Invite shoppers who donate a dollar or more to write
their name on a book slip. Look for generic and themed
book slips in the Toolkit. Fair Files keyword:
BOOK SLIP
• Plan engaging contests and challenges that kids and
faculty can’t pass up. Consider theming your All for Books
collection ideas and containers just like your Fair.
• Conduct loose coin drives before and during your Fair. Try a
Battle of the
Coins, Coin-for-a-Day Challenge
, or themed
This vs. That
student vote.
• Give reading tickets to those teachers and students you will buy books for
using All for Books funds. Coupons should be redeemed at your Book Fair.
For the Reading Ticket reproducible, look in the Toolkit. Fair Files keyword:
TICKET TO READ
Remember, all funds generated through the All for Books program
must be used to purchase books from your Book Fair to provide
more students access to books.
NEW!
The Power is in the
flower!
Help more kids get
more books by making a
lollipop or pencil pull. Partici-
pants can donate 25 cents to
the All for Books campaign for
the chance to pull a lollipop or
pencil. If the end is painted or
sharpened, they win a prize!
Students Went All Out
Pearre Creek Elementary School
Franklin, TN
To really get the students excited about
All for Books, Pearre Creek Elementary
School hosted a few contests. Each
class that raised more than $100 won a
popcorn party, and the class that raised
the most money won the right to be
anchors on the school news for a week.
The goal was to raise $2,000 and they
exceeded it!
Giving Books and Hope to Kids
Switlik Elementary School
Jackson, NJ
Switlik Elementary school raised
$3,402.91 just by bringing in different
coins on different days. They bought
new books for their school and $1,100
worth of books for Ocean of Love, a
non-profit that supports children with
cancer. Thanks to them, many children
felt love wash over them!
All for Books and Books for All
Lakeshore Elementary School
Rochester, NY
As a Title 1 school with less than 400
students, Lakeshore Elementary
planned multiple contests and activities
to raise money for their All for Books
campaign. From a Lollies for Literacy
board to a coin challenge and games
at their Family Event, this small school
raised more than $1,000 for their All for
Books campaign, growing their overall
Fair sales by 12%!
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NEW!
Watch a short step-by-step video to
learn how to make this Flower Power Pull.
Fair Files keyword:
FLOWER POWER
We want to hear all about your All for Books!
Share your ideas with us by tagging your social media posts with
#mybookfair. Be proud of the great work you and your team are
doing to ensure more kids get more books!
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READING
TICKET
You’ve been
caught reading!
Turnthisticket inattheBookFair
toenterforachancetowinaprize!
Name
Teacher
READING
TICKET
You’ve been
caught reading!
Turnthisticket inattheBookFair
toenterforachancetowinaprize!
Name
Teacher
READING
TICKET
You’ve been
caught reading!
Turnthisticket inattheBookFair
toenterforachancetowinaprize!
Name
Teacher
READING
TICKET
You’ve been
caught reading!
Turnthisticket inattheBookFair
toenterforachancetowinaprize!
Name
Teacher
EXCITEMENT
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