Do you think your class can read 500 billion pages? Maybe not, but you can join the ThriftBooks 500 Billion Page Challenge with this great free poster, which will be mailed to you. The poster includes worksheets that will teach students something new about reading and encourage them to record and share their reading with each other and with the world.
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FREE POSTER KIT
Free Study Poster Kit
Request your free study poster kit and it will arrive via email, ready to be marked, copied, and taught! Just fill out the form on this page to get yours.
Inside the Reading Poster Kit
There’s enough here to keep students busy for weeks with a poster-sized page of “This Class Loves to Read” to color in, and eight lesson pages in the back.
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This Class Loves to Read Poster
Take turns coloring the poster and create a bulletin board next to it, or leave it in a quiet corner for students to work on later. There is enough space on the poster for everyone in your class to contribute.
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“What’s the Story?” Article and Answer Sheet
Read the latest reading statistics and answer questions about why Americans are reading less. This article and reflection questions will spark discussion about how these trends are playing out in your classroom, or how your students are bucking the trend.
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Goal Setting Sheet
At this point in the year, students have already learned a ton. Now that they are fully engaged, let them set a goal for themselves. How many pages can your class read? How can they contribute to ThriftBooks’ 500 Billion Page Challenge?
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Learning Tracker
Students may be familiar with reading trackers, but this one combines math and learning by adding up the total number of pages they read, then adding them to the class page tracker.
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Book Recommendation Bookmarks
The best way to get to 500 billion pages is to share book articles. As students read, they can create bookmarks about each book so the next student can get a preview before reading.
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Do a PSA
This project is a great way to start or end your school book challenge. Students choose an audience and write a public service announcement about the 500 Billion Page Challenge or reading in general. To complete the project, film or produce a PSA and share it with the target audience.
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25 Ways to Study More in School
Hang this poster in your study corner. How many of these learning activities have you already done? Which one do students want to try?
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25 Ways to Study at Home
Use this bingo-style game to encourage students to study at home. They can combine the pages they read while reading books set in a place they would like to visit or books that accompany movies, and fill out their bingo card.
How to Use the Poster Kit
The poster coloring page and activities are good for:
To encourage competition at the school level: Each participating class can post a completed poster outside their door and their page is written on the notice board.
Bring math into reading (or learning math): Have students create math problems, graphs, and charts to analyze and show the types of books they read (eg, if students read 1,459 pages of Harry Potter, what percent of the pages are read by Harry Potter?).
Reading Buddies: Pair older students with younger students to read those pages. Each page of a picture book read together counts as pages for a young reader.
Pillows and sheets: Invite parents into the building with pillows to read with their child. During or after school, every page read together is a page earned.
Be a part of something bigger: Log student pages into ThriftBooks and watch the pages compile.
Why Teachers Love the Learning Poster Kit
These activities are fun and innovative and have just the right amount of friendly competition. It’s a great way to energize end-of-year learning.
Why Students Love the Reading Poster Kit
Every page counts. A novel page is the size of a picture book or light reading, so all readers can participate. And bookmarks, PSA, and reading ideas provide new ways for children to engage with books.
Get your free reading poster kit delivered right to your home or school!
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Just fill out the form on this page and we’ll send you a study poster kit and all the resources listed above!
