Bingo: You Can Be A Winner with Family Reading Night! At Illinois Reading Conference Springfield, Illinois March 19, 2009

Christina Basham Title I Reading Teacher Cheryl Broderick Title I Reading Teacher Kim Eggemeyer 2 nd Grade Teacher Laurel Rodriguez kindergarten Teacher

What is Family Reading Night? Family Reading Night is a statewide event when families are encouraged to spend quality time reading together. Sponsored by Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian Family Reading Night is celebrated annually in Illinois on the third Thursday in November. Family Reading Night 2009 is November 19, 2009

Family Reading Night is a statewide event when families are encouraged to spend quality time reading together.

Sponsored by Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian

Family Reading Night is celebrated

annually in Illinois on the third

Thursday in November.

Family Reading Night 2009 is

November 19, 2009

Family Reading Night Funding Illinois Reading Council Literacy Grants!!!!!!! Learn and Serve – a state grant which provides money for programs to encourage responsible citizens of the community through volunteering. Additional funding was Provided through our school’s Activity Fund.

Illinois Reading Council Literacy Grants!!!!!!!

Learn and Serve – a state grant which provides money for programs to encourage responsible citizens of

the community through

volunteering.

Additional funding was

Provided through our school’s

Activity Fund.

2008 School Report Card Information for IWES Pre-K and Kindergarten Building 42.6% Low Income Rate 33.3% Hispanic Population Building Population – 108 students First, Second, & Third Grade Building 52.5% Low Income Rate 34.3% Hispanic Population Building Population – 200 students

Pre-K and Kindergarten Building

42.6% Low Income Rate

33.3% Hispanic Population

Building Population – 108 students

First, Second, & Third Grade Building

52.5% Low Income Rate

34.3% Hispanic Population

Building Population – 200 students

Select a small group of interesting team players Start meeting regularly at least 2 months before the event Decide on your budget Purchases and the purchase ordering process in your building Family Reading Night Committee

Select a small group of interesting team players

Start meeting regularly at least 2 months before the event

Decide on your budget

Purchases and the purchase

ordering process in your

building

Recruit guest readers and community volunteers Distinguish volunteers with special shirts Have an action plan and divide tasks between team Evaluate your evening and make notes to improve next year. Family Reading Night Committee

Recruit guest readers and community

volunteers

Distinguish volunteers with special shirts

Have an action plan and divide

tasks between team

Evaluate your evening and make

notes to improve next year.

2008-2009 Family Reading Night Expenses Literacy Bags (Upstart ) $105.03 Thank You calendars $337.28* Scholastic $340.44* Labels for Bingo Card $26.50 Craft Glue $14.77 Oriental Trading $241.51 Total $1065.53 Six sold calendars - 66.00 $999.53 Grant Money -850.00 $149.53 Family Reading Night Budget

2008-2009 Family Reading Night Expenses

Literacy Bags (Upstart ) $105.03

Thank You calendars $337.28*

Scholastic $340.44*

Labels for Bingo Card $26.50

Craft Glue $14.77

Oriental Trading $241.51

Total $1065.53

Six sold calendars - 66.00

$999.53

Grant Money -850.00

$149.53

Family Reading Night Bingo Game and matching stickers Registration Map of school Wall chart at registration with list of events and guest readers Announcing transition times Door prizes Room host responsibilities Thank you gift Goodie bag Craft Snack Time Frame Back up plans

Bingo Game and matching stickers

Registration

Map of school

Wall chart at registration with list of events and guest readers

Announcing transition times

Door prizes

Room host responsibilities

Thank you gift

Goodie bag

Craft

Snack

Time Frame

Back up plans

Family Reading Night-Schedule of Events 3:30-5:00 p.m. Set Up 5:30 – Registration begins 5:30-6:55 – Open all evening Craft in the gym Reading Room - south end of cafeteria Snack – north end of cafeteria 5:40-5:55 - First Session of Guest Readers 6:00-6:15 – Second Session of Guest Readers 6:15-6:20 – Passing Period 6:20-6:35 – Third Session of Guest Readers 6:35-6:40 – Passing Period 6:40-6:55 – Fourth Session of Guest Readers 6:45-7:00 pm Return to Gym for Goodie Bags 7:00-7:30 pm Tear down Thank you gifts

3:30-5:00 p.m. Set Up

5:30 – Registration begins

5:30-6:55 – Open all evening

Craft in the gym

Reading Room - south end of cafeteria

Snack – north end of cafeteria

5:40-5:55 - First Session of Guest Readers

6:00-6:15 – Second Session of Guest Readers

6:15-6:20 – Passing Period

6:20-6:35 – Third Session of Guest Readers

6:35-6:40 – Passing Period

6:40-6:55 – Fourth Session of Guest Readers

6:45-7:00 pm

Return to Gym for Goodie Bags

7:00-7:30 pm

Tear down

Thank you gifts

CRAFT

Recruiting Volunteers High School Students in: FCCLA, NHS, FFA, Spanish Club and others Retired teachers and staff members Community Members Parent volunteers as guest readers and sticker makers

High School Students in: FCCLA, NHS, FFA, Spanish Club and others

Retired teachers and staff members

Community Members

Parent volunteers as guest

readers and sticker makers

Family Reading Night Recruiting Guest Readers Tap into community resources, thinking of people with outgoing personalities that would have fun reading to children. Some people have a definite character in mind, and others need guidance in choosing the character and/or the book. Costumes from Scholastic Warehouse, if your school participates in the Scholastic Book Fairs.

Recruiting Guest Readers

Tap into community resources, thinking of people with outgoing personalities that would have fun reading to children.

Some people have a definite character

in mind, and others need guidance in

choosing the character and/or the

book.

Costumes from Scholastic Warehouse,

if your school participates in the

Scholastic Book Fairs.

Raggedy Ann and Andy

La Oruga Muy Hambrienta

Mr. Football

Paul Revere

Mog the Forgetful Cat

Bear Stories

Abe Lincoln

Officer Jed

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Disney Princesses

Miss Nelson is Missing Viola Swamp Miss Nelson Has A Field Day

Fern from Charlotte’s Web

Cat in the Hat

Mother Goose

B ea t r i x P o t t e r

The Engineer from Thomas the Train

G.I. Joe

Librarian from the Black Lagoon

Miss Frizzle

Clifford and Emily Elizabeth

Fireman Tim and Fire Pup

Super Librarian

Mr. Soccer our Janitor

Fancy Nancy

Junie B. Jones

Pirates

Witchie Poo

Family Reading Night Ideas for Guest Readers Mr. Baseball Farmer Berenstain Bears Franklin the Turtle Geronimo Stilton Chicken Little

Mr. Baseball

Farmer

Berenstain Bears

Franklin the Turtle

Geronimo Stilton

Chicken Little

Spirit Week Activities: Crazy Sock and Hat Day Pajama Day Raider Day Backwards Day Stuffed Animal Day Posters of Teacher’s favorite books from their childhood. Family Reading Night Improvements

Spirit Week Activities:

Crazy Sock and Hat Day

Pajama Day

Raider Day

Backwards Day

Stuffed Animal Day

Posters of Teacher’s

favorite books from their

childhood.

Family Reading Night Evaluation 1. What went well from your part of the program? 2. What did not go well, and how can we improve it? 3. Would you be interested in having this again next year? 4. If you were a host for a reader, did you have a good turnout at each session?

Parent Surveys Ideas/Suggestions Was this the first time you attended Family Reading Night? 2.. What was your favorite part of Family Reading Night? 3. Which guest reader did you like the best? This was the first year we sent home parent surveys and received close to 100 hundred surveys back. We asked them the following questions.

Was this the first time you attended Family Reading Night?

2.. What was your favorite part

of Family Reading Night?

3. Which guest reader did you

like the best?

4. What could be changed to improve Family Reading Night? Will you attend this event next year? Why or why not? Any other comments or suggestions? More Parent Survey Questions/Suggestions

4. What could be changed to improve Family

Reading Night?

Will you attend this event next

year? Why or why not?

Any other comments or

suggestions?

Family Reading Night Helpful Links www.schoolfamilynights.com http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001837 www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/whats_new/frn.html www.positivepromotions.com www.stopfalling.com www.highsmith.com www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/awardsgrants http://iwest.wikispaces.com/presentations

Helpful Links

www.schoolfamilynights.com

http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001837

www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/whats_new/frn.html

www.positivepromotions.com

www.stopfalling.com

www.highsmith.com

www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/awardsgrants

http://iwest.wikispaces.com/presentations

Thank you for attending our session!