This document provides information and guidance for organizing a reading fair at K-12 schools to promote reading. It discusses what a reading fair is, why schools should hold them, how to prepare for one including setting a date and ordering supplies, what the event day looks like, necessary promotional materials, and tips from experience running a reading fair. The goal is to encourage students to share their love of reading and get recognition for books they enjoyed.

1. Grades K-12 2016
Is your goal to encourage a love for reading? This session will focus on a fun way for
students to promote a book they love. It will help you with the ins and outs of creating a
reading fair at your school. Come find out what a reading fair is and get the tools/forms you
need to implement one at your school!
READING FAIR? What’s That?
Awesome, Let's Do One!
http://tinyurl.com/htqq8or

3. What is a reading fair?

6. Why a reading fair?
Purpose
Bonus
Standards

7. 1st Grade Standards
1.RL.1: With support,read and comprehend literature that is grade level
appropriate.
1.RN.1: With support, read and comprehend nonfiction that is grade-
level appropriate.
1.RL.2.3:Using key details, identify and describe the elements of plot,
character,and setting.
1.RN.2.2: Retell main ideas and key details of a text.
1.W.3.1: Write logically connected sentences to make a proposal to a
particular audience (e.g.,a parent,classmate,etc.) and give reasons
why the proposal should be considered.
1.ML.2.1:Demonstrate understanding of media by asking and answering
appropriate questions about what is read, heard, or viewed.
1.SL.2.1.: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade appropriate
topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

8. When do you start preparing
for the reading fair?
Before The Fair:
1. Date
2. Order: Tri-fold boards,
ribbons, etc.
1. Promote to kids
2. Parent Meeting
3. Judges
4. Contact & Announce
5. Permission to photo
After the Fair:
1. Photos: newspaper, website
2. Awards Program
3. Open House
4. Projects Picked up
5. Thank Yous

11. What does the big day look like?
● 8 ft. tables will fit 6 projects
● project drop off times
● Judges Meeting, coffee & donuts
● Supplies: 3 turn in trays, calculators, pencils, clipboards,
rubrics, judged slips, chairs.
● Student coloring sheets & Interview with Judge
● Judges confer about top range afterwards to decide
winners

12. ● Open for classes to visit-free promotion books and for
next year’s reading fair.
● Photograph winners
● Open House
● Award Ceremony-same day or next day

13. What promotional materials
or handouts are needed?
Mississippi DOE website
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/LM/
reading-fair
Pinterest
WNP packet

14. What tips or tidbits did we
learn on our journey?
Judges
Prizes
Date
Anonymous
Quickly update
paperwork
Project
arrangements

15. Thank You!
We wish you success
with your future
reading fair!