ThriftBooks Reading Poster Kit

Ever wondered if your class could tackle reading 500 billion pages? While that might be a stretch, you can become part of the ThriftBooks 500 Billion Page Challenge with an exciting free poster that will be delivered to you. This poster comes with activity sheets designed to teach students new aspects of reading and motivate them to document and share their reading experiences with peers and the wider community.

FREE POSTER KIT

Free Reading Poster Kit

To receive your free reading poster kit, simply fill out the form on this page. The kit will be mailed to you, ready for students to color, copy, and learn from!

Inside the Reading Poster Kit

This kit promises weeks of engaging activities, featuring a large “This Class Loves To Read” page to color and eight additional lesson pages on the reverse side.

This Class Loves To Read Poster

Students can take turns coloring this poster, which can be displayed on a bulletin board or placed in a calming corner for ongoing contributions, ensuring everyone in the class can participate.

“What’s the Story?” Article and Response Sheet

Explore recent reading trends and discuss why reading is declining in the U.S. with this article and accompanying questions, encouraging your class to reflect on these trends.

Goal-Setting Sheet

Encourage students to set reading goals as they continue to read extensively. How many pages can your class read, and how can they contribute to ThriftBooks’ 500 Billion Page Challenge?

Reading Tracker

This tracker merges math and reading, allowing students to tally the pages they read and add them to a class total.

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Book Recommendation Bookmarks

Encourage students to make bookmarks featuring book recommendations to help others decide on their next read.

Make a PSA

Students can create a public service announcement about the 500 Billion Page Challenge or the importance of reading, then share it with their intended audience.

25 Ways To Read More at School

Display this poster in your reading corner. It encourages students to try different reading activities.

25 Ways To Read at Home

Encourage students to read at home through this bingo-style game, where they can log pages read from books set in interesting locations or those paired with movies.

How To Use the Poster Kit

This poster and its activities can be utilized for:

• Fostering friendly competitions among classes, with completed posters displayed outside classroom doors and page counts on bulletin boards.
• Integrating math into reading by having students create math problems, graphs, and charts based on their reading data.
• Pairing older students with younger ones as reading buddies, counting every page read together.
• Hosting events where parents bring pillows to read with their children, earning pages for every read page.
• Contributing to a larger community by logging students’ pages on ThriftBooks and observing the page count grow.

Why Teachers Love the Reading Poster Kit

Teachers appreciate these activities as they are both engaging and competitive, offering a burst of motivation for end-of-year reading.

Why Students Love the Reading Poster Kit

Every page counts equally, whether from a novel or a picture book, allowing all students to participate. The bookmarks, PSAs, and reading suggestions offer fresh ways for students to interact with books.

Get your free reading poster kit mailed right to your home or school!

Simply complete the form on this page, and we will send you the reading poster kit with all the included resources!