Page 3 - Spring 2018 Elementary Guidebook

What makes a
Book Fair
GREAT?
We’ve packed this Ideas Guidebook with tips, tools, and tons of ideas to help you plan, orga- nize, and execute a GREAT Book Fair!
And what makes a Book Fair GREAT, besides people like you, of course, is utilizing all of the tools we offer that help you set goals, recruit volunteers, advertise your Fair, and generate excitement.
Use the TOOLKIT KEYWORDS located throughout all of these pages to find a variety of digital resources! Just search for a keyword in the Fair Files section of your Toolkit. You’ll also find this Book Fair Planner icon throughout, to help you organize tasks and stay on track.
Log in to your Chairperson’s Toolkit, a great online companion to this guidebook, at scholastic.com/cptoolkit.
Contents
Get started here!
Goals
Planning Kit Chairperson’s Toolkit
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Get volunteers!
Volunteer Tool Volunteer Team
5 6-7
Get the word out!
Advertising
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Get everyone excited!
Theme
Décor and Merchandising Book Fair Preview Classroom Wish List Online Fair
All for BooksTM
Family Events
Grand Events
Faculty Involvement Contests
Reading Activities Reading Programs
Get more ideas!
Idea Share/#mybookfair Enter the National Contest
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28-29 Back Cover
Connect with us
• Follow Scholastic Book Fairs on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Share your Book Fair ideas using #mybookfair.
• Find social media resources in the Chairperson’s Toolkit. Toolkit keyword: SOCIAL MEDIA
Join us!
Come to an in-person workshop! Hear about the new books for spring and from other chairpeople about how to create excitement for the Book Fair. Or, join us for any of our 45-60 minute webinars:
• Book Fair Basics – For new chairpeople
• Beyond the Basics – For our more experienced chairpeople
• Meet the Books – Hear highlights about the new books for spring.
• App, School Wish List, & Online Shopping – Use your online tools to find the right
books for students, maximize your School Wish List, and invite everyone to shop
online in this 45-minute webinar!
• Go Wild With the Theme – Find out how to infuse the theme into all of your Book Fair plans.
• Promote With Social Media – Explore new ways to use social media before, during, and
after your Book Fair in this 45-minute webinar.
• Making the Most of Scholastic DollarsTM – Learn about new school resources and get fresh
ideas on how to use your Scholastic Dollars. Sign up at scholastic.com/cptoolkit.
Tabletop Fairs will not receive aluminum bookcases featured in this guidebook. They will receive books in 3-cell and 4-cell trays.
Permission to reproduce pages in this guidebook without restriction is fully granted by Scholastic Book Fairs. Products in the guidebook may not be available at all Book Fairs.