Let’s raise a nation of strong readers together!
What makes All for Books
uniquely important?
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Unfortunately, not all children can afford the books
they want. And many teachers do not have an
updated classroom library full of the books kids
want to read. As a result, students miss out on the
opportunity to get easy access to books.
All for Books is a simple way to raise funds
during and even in advance of your Book Fair to
purchase much-needed books for your school.
Through All for Books, your school collects loose
change and dollar bills to buy books for kids
needing assistance, to help teachers build and
refresh classroom libraries, or to aid an outside
group in need of books.
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Kids will read books they self-select.
Wouldn’t it feel great to know that every child left your Book Fair with at least
one book he or she wanted? Or picture your school and classroom libraries
refreshed with current bestsellers and more titles kids love to read. That would
be a truly successful Book Fair, and that’s exactly what All for Books is about.
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All for Books is also
about giving back.
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All for Books gives your school’s students
the opportunity to give and receive the
gift of reading. The program provides
students altruistic moments by teaching
them the value of giving back to help
others . . . even if it’s just a few pennies.
Whether you opt to support students and
teachers at your own school or adopt a
sister school or outside group in need
of books, just choose a cause, promote
it, and use donated funds to purchase
books from your Book Fair.
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Your efforts make
a difference at a
national level too.
The donations your school raises will not
only help those close to home but also
have a positive influence at a national
level. Scholastic Book Fairs® matches
monetary donations with a donation of
up to one million dollars in books from
the Scholastic Possible Fund, which
distributes books to children in need
through organizations such as Kids in
Distressed Situations, Inc. and Kids In
Need Foundation.
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How your school benefits:
•Gives more students access to books they’ll want
to read, creating stronger readers at your school
•Puts more books into the hands of more students
and teachers who need assistance
•Builds classroom libraries providing all kids greater
access to books
•Increases your total Book Fair revenue, profit, and
Scholastic Dollars™ allowing you to achieve more
school goals
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Best Practices
Best
Practices
Although there are many best practices,
the best plans consistently include these
four steps:
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3.
Identify purpose
or cause
Collect donations
The following pages present best practices to help you
achieve a high level of success with All for Books™.
2.
Promote how funds
will be used
4.
Purchase books from
your Book Fair
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Effective Best Practices
Before your Fair: Engage kids in a spirited loose coin
challenge! Here are three simple and highly effective coin drive
ideas that will help you raise the most All for Books™ donations:
•Battle of the Coins – Give each grade level a collection
container. Invite students to fill their container with silver coins
for positive points and other containers with pennies for
negative points. At the end of your Fair, tally up grade level
points and award a prize. You can also conduct this idea as a
“boys vs. girls” challenge.
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•Coin-a-day Challenge – Place a collection container for each
grade level in your media center. Promote the collection of a
different coin for each day of the week: Penny Monday, Nickel
Tuesday, Dime Wednesday, Quarter Thursday, and Any Coin
Friday. Award the winning grade with a prize.
your cash register. Instruct cashiers to actively ask
shoppers if they would like to contribute their change or
a dollar to help purchase books for classroom libraries.
•Student Vote: This vs. That – Place containers in a central
location, each offering a different choice for students to vote on.
Invite kids to cast votes for their favorite choice by depositing
a coin of any denomination into a container. The container with
the greatest amount of change wins the popular vote.
Give anyone who makes a donation
an All for Books book slip to fill out
(use the enclosed padded slips
or print book slips from the online
Toolkit). Display book slips at your Fair.
During your Fair: Place a collection box near
If you collect funds in advance of your Fair
using a loose coin drive:
• Start early! The key to success with coin drives is to begin at least
two weeks before your Fair’s start date.
• Tally up funds on the first day of your Fair. Scan that total into your
Scholastic EasyScan® system using the All for Books™ barcode on
the Scholastic EasyScan scan sheet. This sets up your All for Books
bank, helping you track the collection and distribution of donated
funds. You can then begin using funds to buy books for students
and teachers.
• Remove donations from the collection containers and properly
secure them once funds are tallied and scanned. Place an All for
Books status label on containers so your community can see how
much money you’ve raised to date. (See the online Toolkit for label.)
• Offer prizes with high kid appeal. Throw an ice cream or pizza party
for the winning grade. Or, recruit a faculty member to perform a stunt.
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Real-World Success Stories
Check out these creative real-world success stories from
schools around the country for great All for Books™ ideas!
Honoring a Special Student
Weston Middle School, Weston, OR
Weston Middle School decided that they would use their All for Books
funds to honor a student who died in a car accident. The student was a
voracious reader. The school used All for Books donations to fill a bookshelf
in the student’s memory with books the student would have loved as well
as books about his culture. The Weston Middle School bookshelf will help
keep the memory of a special student alive for many years to come.
Out-of-This-World Coin Challenge
Millersville Elementary School, Millersville, MD
During the school’s space-themed Fair, All for Books became a classroom
“Race Through Outer Space” with classes competing to see which could
collect the most donations. The top class earned the chance to slime
the space invader (their principal), and received the coveted All for Books
trophy. The result was an additional 200 books purchased from the Fair for
disadvantaged students, classrooms, and the media center.
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Chain Reaction With a Twist!
Peter Woodbury Elementary
Bedford, NH
This elementary school decided to
theme the All for Books program so
that it tied in to the Story Laboratory
theme. For every dollar a student
donated, he or she received a glow
bracelet. To mark the progress, the
school created a chain reaction
(using link-shaped book slips). In
addition, a child from the grade
that donated the most money was
awarded a prize. The school raised
more than $250 – increasing their
All for Books donations by 29%
from last year!
Donations for a Cause
Switlik Elementary School
Jackson, NJ
Two weeks before the Book Fair,
the school held its first schoolwide All for Books coin challenge.
They decided to use half of the
donations to purchase books
for two area schools that were
greatly impacted by Superstorm
Sandy. The class that brought
in the most donations would
also win a visit from two mad
scientists. The response was
overwhelming and the school
raised $3,658.17, purchasing
$1,800 in books for the two area
schools and $1,800 in books for
their own school library.
The Coins Rolled In!
Westwood Elementary School
Stillwater, OK
This school used a “Roll in
the Coins” theme for the All
for Books loose change drive,
which ran prior to the opening
of the Fair. The librarian created
excitement by roller skating
into an assembly to introduce
the challenge. She then skated
to classrooms daily to collect
donations. They started with
Penny Tuesday, and continued
through Quarter Friday. A dry
erase status board was posted
at the car pool line which
prompted parents to dig in their
pockets, purses, and glove
compartments for loose change
every day. A goal chart of
progress was posted outside the
library so students could
also track the progress. Their
efforts raised $2,178 in coins to
buy books.
New Books for Classroom Libraries
McGarity Elementary, Hiram, GA
To raise money for All for Books,
students were asked to donate
$1 as an admission fee into a
secret lab. The lab was a room
near the library, and was filled with
black lights that made items glow
in the dark. Because students
wanted to visit the secret lab
over and over again, donations
grew beyond expectations. This
activity raised more than $500
for All for Books and the money
was used to purchase books for
classroom libraries.
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Wrapping up All for Books
The day before your Fair ends, make sure all donations have been
scanned into the Scholastic EasyScan® system.
At the end of your Fair, record your final tally of donations onto your
financial form.
Use all funds from your All for Books bank to purchase books for
students needing assistance, to help fulfill classroom wish lists, or to
help a sister school or outside organization in need of books.
Hand out Scholastic Ticket to Read certificates (available in the online
Toolkit) to students and teachers you choose to support with the
purchase of books. Certificates need to be redeemed at your Fair.
Important Reminder
Remember, All for Books is a book-based program intended
to give more kids greater access to books. It is not intended
to fund causes unrelated to book donations.
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Reproducible Tools
Additional resources (see examples on this page) can be
found on the CD in this kit and in the Online Toolkit at
www.scholastic.com/cptoolkit
Please view our All for Books video in your online
Toolkit. Keyword: All for Books Video
Ticket to Read
Book Slip
(also available in Spanish)
Letter Home to Parents
(also available in Spanish)
Donation Container
Labels
Flyer
(also available in black
and white and Spanish)
Coin-a-day Challenge
Note Home
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