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Promoting Ideas

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 10:15

 

Ideas for Promoting the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards

 

Librarian-Teacher Activities

  • Give book talks about the books in the program. Scripts will be available for slide, PowerPoint or video presentations (made by you). See the order form in this booklet. Also available online at the PSLA web site.
  • Look at the PSLA web page for more information and links to authors.
  • Have students do author studies. 
  • Read the books aloud to students and encourage teachers and parents to do the same.
  • If your school has a book fair, include the books in the program.
  • Give teachers charts to make record keeping easier.
  • Suggest these books as possible book reports to students and classroom teachers. Some teachers require students to read one book from the list.
  • Work with your public  librarian to promote the program.
  • Develop crossword puzzles and/or word searches based on the books.

 

Student Activities

  • Have students create posters to advertise the books.
  • Have students write commercials about their favorite books. These commercials could be read over the public address system during morning announcements or added to the library or classroom web pages.
  • Have a book character day when students can dress up as their favorite book character. Be sure to give the students an opportunity to explain their choice.
  • Combine the program with other reading programs such as “BOOK IT”, "READING OLYMPICS" or your summer reading program.
  • Have students write reviews for the school newspaper.

 

General Activities

  • Create a bulletin board or display promoting the award.
  • Send information home about the program through the parent newsletter and post the list on the library or classroom web pages.
  • Suggest these books as great presents for birthdays, the holidays or any time.
  • Include these books on your wishlist.
  • Make bookmarks with the titles. Masters are included in this booklet.
  • Ask for a mini-grant from your parent organization to help fund the program.
  • Create a display by copying/scanning the book jackets. This could be a poster, a bulletin board or in a display case.
  • Keep the books in a special bookcase and mark the spine with a colored sticker.
  • Have students create podcasts and digital booktalks.