Getting Your School or Library Involved
How is your school or library celebrating National Book Month?
In Your School:
Assign family reading
as a homework assignment.
Students can write reports on how a book affected
the each member of his or her family.
During morning announcements, remind students and faculty to read.
In-school promotion
Put together a newsletter as an English class project
to circulate through your school. Articles can discuss
students' favorite books and authors, information on
the local library, or how to celebrate National Book
Month.
Art
projects
Each classroom can decorate
a door based on a book, which every student has read.
Classroom with the best decorations wins a pizza party.
Reward
students for reading.
For every book read, students
receive gold star. At the end of semester, students
receive a test grade based on the number of books read.
For example, a student who read 5 books gets an A, while
a student who read 3 books gets a B.
Send letters to authors.
Encourage students to write letters to their favorite
authors. They may get a response.
Book Trivia
Instead of a spelling bee, students answer questions
about books and authors previously assigned as homework.
Read your students a bedtime
story.
Host a special evening in your school gym where students
and parents are invited to a school-wide slumber party
where students, teachers, and parents all read to each
other.
Take a picture.
Take pictures of students reading and post them
all over the school.
Book Swap Meets
Students bring books they have already read into school
to exchange for new books brought in by other students.
Reading Recess
Devote a block of time every day for students to read
to themselves.
Book Drops
Place book drops throughout the school so students can
pick up a new book or drop off an old one.
Invite High School students to read to the grammar school students.
In Your Library:
Have a weekly group reading night.
Children can act out scenes from books, recite poetry,
or discuss books.
Give out library packages to children at local schools.
Packets can include books, bookmarks, and an application
for a library card.