Blog Book Fairs
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We accept World Book Day £1 tokens!
Did you know, if you’re holding a Scholastic Book Fair, your pupils can use their World Book Day £1 tokens?
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Five Ways to Run an Awesome Book Fair
Lucas Maxwell, Librarian at Glenthorne High School, gives his top five ways to run a brilliant Book Fair and how to get pupils engaged and involved with reading.
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Book Fair Highlights – Spring 2020
Every Scholastic Book Fair features over 200 titles, chosen by our expert book buying team. Here, we discuss some of the highlights from the books available at Fairs this term.
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Top 8 ways to accept payment at your Book Fair – and one to avoid
It’s never been easier for Book Fair Organisers to take payment from parents visiting the Book Fair.
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Book Fair Gift Vouchers
Book Fair Gift Vouchers are the simple, secure way to ensure a child gets the books they want when the Book Fair arrives and are perfect if a parent can’t make it to the Book Fair.
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Interview with a Book Fair Coordinator
Mitchell, a Scholastic Book Fair Coordinator, gives us some tips and advice about the Book Fairs and also some information about the role of a Coordinator.
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How to order extra books for your Book Fair
We aim to provide you with all the books you’ll need to satisfy every child at your Book Fair, but sometimes popular books sell out. What can you do to avoid disappointing the next child who arrives at the Book Fair,...
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Our school library
Trinity, Cheyanna and Lottie, Year 6 students from St Gilbert’s Primary School, write about how they improved their school library with the help of Scholastic Book Fairs.
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Tips for We Are Writers
Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy have printed their pupils’ work in a We Are Writers book for six years! We asked them what they loved about the project and what their tips are for doing it successfully.
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Promoting reading for pleasure in a big way!
Primary school teacher Kerry Lamont tells us how her school are getting pupils engaged and loving reading with their new campaign ‘So Caol!’
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Reading for Pleasure week 2018
Between 23rd-27th April 2018 Scholastic will be celebrating Reading for Pleasure week.
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Book Fair Organiser celebrates her 60th Book Fair
Mrs June Munden has been running Book Fairs since 1988! The 1st March is the first day of her 60th fair, so we interviewed her to find out more about her 30 years experience of running Book Fairs.
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Rewards are changing
The way your Scholastic Rewards work is changing – find out how this will affect you.
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Michael Rosen is supporting We Are Writers
We want to turn more pupils than ever into published authors – and Michael Rosen is here to help us do it!
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Book Fairs: Rewards and Payment
It’s easy to claim Rewards and pay for your Scholastic Book Fair! Here are the things you need to know.
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Anda’s Day at Scholastic
When Anda, aged 10, visited Scholastic HQ as part of Takeover Day 2017, we asked her to write a blog about her day as a Children’s Publisher and Marketeer.
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Book Fair Takeover School of the Year Award 16/17
Winner of the Book Fair Takeover School of the Year Award 16/17, Laura Comerford, writes about her experience of running the project and allowing her Year 6 class to take over their Scholastic Book Fair.
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Free Resources: Everything You Need
Find everything you need to make your Scholastic Book Fair a G.R.E.A.T. literacy event!
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Book Fair Takeover
The Book Fair Takeover allows your pupils to promote and run your fair!
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What is a Book Fair?
Find out about Scholastic Book Fairs and how they get children excited about reading.
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Hints and Tips for Sharing Your Fair
By sharing your Book Fair on social media, you can win cash for your school! Here’s some advice on how to grab our attention.
