Page 11 - Spring 2017 Middle School Guidebook

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b00k! Help your students discover hundreds of exciting books through a wilderness-themed “'5 L" .

Book Fair that can strengthen th_e skill students will need to survive life after middle school

reading! Invite students into the wild unknown where mysterious creatures lurk in the shadows .

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and adventure awaits along each trail. Not into camping or the wilderness? Create your own “,9 Fge|s

theme or let your Student Crew come up with one that they'll get excited about. lEJa7I‘P3(‘1fi;""9 """‘“° s°"°°'

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Ideas (Ind Best PI(ICt1CeS: incorporated the animated movie

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0 Ask Crew members to design photo props out of paper, such as animal masks or mythical MD all aspects of the” Book Fair_ Each

creatures. Bring in camping gear and set up props near a photo booth setting at the Fair. homeroom created “memory orbs,”
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0 Encourage students in English classes to write stories of survival. They can incorporate the gfigeent::|::ecr::teECL?;:]ue
Book Fair Wilderness or other harrowing tales of survival. Read some of the more creative ones emotional characters and then voted
Over the morning news. on their favorites. The fun continued

throughout Book Fair week as students

0 celebrate more than 100 years of national parks! Incorporate the study of America's participated in numerous themed

, , , , contests. To get families involved, they
national park system into your schoolwide curriculum. also asked parents to send in family

- Plan activities and contests that encourage students to visit your Fair, such as a raffle l"°‘“’°3‘° ’°l"95°”‘ Fa"“'V '5'*‘"‘i

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where kids answer the question, If I were lost in the wilderness, one item I would want to have do 50 won Win!
with me is Kids answer the question, and then place their answers , ‘
into a raffle at a Fair. . . i‘ -..f,[ 2
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0 Follow #mybookfair on social media to see other Book Fair décor and thematic ideas. Also, 7 avg‘ ; ‘ r 5

check out the Idea Share section on scholastiocom/bookfairs ;‘,.' __ ‘ .
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involvement with fun, popular appeal - Creates a strong foundation to Wflfldefiafld
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' your Crew into Out‘ \ i - ‘ ‘I? ' dragons fairies and more greeted
door guides bi’ making -0 1\ ‘fa W. " ii; ‘\ them. A forest tunnel surrounded fairy
themed Crew Shins‘ . I O A ' 3 4 . tale characters, a bean bag toss was
The“ ietthem d"9°t ”“"""" Q 71'-'3: \ ‘ . I disguised asafrog pond and a life-

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activities, and, Di COUFSB. °'— . H i Rapunzel tower stood in the center.
books! Fair Files key- ' . ~ ‘ *‘ Dgt-A Atthe Grandparents Lunch, more
word: CREW SHIRT V 1; if -‘at 3 i . ,, than 60 grandparents enioyed lunch
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photo up with evergreen trees, boulders,‘

and a Bigfoot cut-out. Convince a Crew Find other theme ideas

member or faculty person to dress in 21 ® ”‘ the T°°'k'i- F3" W95

Bigfoot costume and photobomb selfies. keyword: THEME

Find instructions to make a Bigfoot cut-

out in the Chair erson's Toolkit. Fair Files -

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