Do you know what books most influenced author Mo Willems’ life? Hillary Clinton, Eli Manning, or Katie Couric’s life? How about the Jonas Brothers?
Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey share the 5 books that most influenced their lives, along with authors Tomy de Paola, Philipa Gregory, and Judy Blume. Okay, not here. But read on to find out where!
This ‘just 1 book’ details what Scholastic has done to promote book-sharing and literacy, and it’s a perfect way to kick off the all-exciting Read Across America Week. Aaaaand, many thanks to Scholastic who wanted to add to the celebration by providing a just-for-your-family book pack for one teach mama reader!
Here are just some of the totally cool things that Scholastic’s doing to spread the love of literacy. . .
- You Are What You Read: Which 5 books shaped your life? An incredibly interesting question, I know, and it’s one that Scholastic handed over to tons of authors, illustrators, actors, politicians, and athletes.
Part of Scholastic’s Global Literacy Campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life, You Are What You Read invites everyone to share the 5 books that most influenced their lives, which Scholastic calls a person’s “Bookprint“. Teachers, parents, and students–with a special community just for kids–can log onto the site, share their books, and in doing so, find more great books to call their own.
It’s awesome. It’s incredible. And I believe it’s a great motivator for children to see that the adults they look up to and respect are reading–and it’s an important glimpse into a person’s life to see what 5 books most influenced him or her.
By registering with the site, users can find ‘Bookmates’–buddies who you bookmark on You Are What You Read, and ‘Book Links’ show the connections between Bookprints of various users. You may find you have Book Links with your absolute favorite actor, your most respected author, or someone who you never expected!
fyi: Here’s the Quick Guide for Teachers.
- Pass it On: Pass it On is a program that encourages book-giving, book-sharing, book-lending, and book-receiving.
Earlier this year, I received what has become one of my children’s favorite books this year from my friends at Scholastic–Zen Ghosts, by Jon J Muth (who also wrote the amazing Zen Shorts). Inside the book was a Bookplate to me, from Scholastic, encouraging me to pass the book onto a friend, teacher–to anyone.
The Pass It On program allows you to spread the word about a great book!
I chose to Pass It On to Maddy, Owen, and Cora because I knew how much they loved Zen Shorts. The really cool thing is that when you pass along a great book–or when you receive a great book–you can share it on the Scholastic site. And then you can share that news on your networks, like Facebook, Twitter, and more. The word about a great book doesn’t have to end with one person; by sharing, we’re continuing the talk about a grea
t read, sharing the love, and encouraging more people to get in on the fun.
I think it’s a perfectly perfect thing to do, especially during Read Across America week!! So start sharing!
- Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life: I have shared about Scholastic’s Global Literacy Campaign once before, but it’s worth mentioning again, it’s that fabulous.
With a Reading Bill of Rights that parents and teachers can actually view as a slideshow, email, or print, this campaign encourages adults to take the pledge to encourage the children in their lives to read every single day, in an attempt to build a better life and foundation of literacy for everyone. So awesome I want to dance.
the Official Scholastic blog? check out On Our Minds
- More on Scholastic: Schoastic’s site has been undergoing some very exciting changes in the last few months, and it is quickly becoming a super resource for parents and teachers alike. Take a second to get familiar with:
- Scholastic Parents: Tons of worth-your-time articles from experts in the field on Books an
d Reading, Child Development, School Help, Activities, and Kids Sites. You can even place your Scholastic Book Club orders online now–and how much easier is that? There’s also a new Scholastic’s new Blog Syndication section where several rockin’ blogs are mentioned and feeds are syndicated. (And I’m uber-proud to be part of it!)
- Scholastic Teachers: The wealth of resources available here is rich and varied. Take time to browse through the Teaching Resources (printables and mini-books!), Student Activities, Books and Authors (the Teacher Book Wizard is absolutely my fave!), and Scholastic Products, and you will be amazed.
- Scholastic Blog–On Our Minds: from the site–book and education enthusiasts sharing breaking book and media news, stories of education and technology, and reflections on literacy. Fresh voices on topics I love. I totally heart it.
That’s not even it–it’s just the beginning! Now want to get in on the book fun? Here’s how–
UPDATE: Winner chosen and notified! Random.org chose lucky #13–thanks for your interest and many thanks for reading!!
GIVEAWAY: A catered just-for-your-family book pack from Scholastic to celebrate Read Across America week!
Do you want to win a catered just-for-your-family book pack from Scholastic?
- All you have to do is leave a comment here (with email address!) telling us what you know, want to know, or love about Scholastic. That’s it! (Feel free to check out any of the links above for inspiration!)
- For extra entries, you can share this post with a friend (just tell me who you shared it with!) AND/ OR Tweet this: Win a just-for-you @scholastic book pack on @teachmama — http://teachmama.com/?p=1440 #ece #readacrossamerica
This contest ends on Monday, March 7, 2011 at midnight ET.
That’s not it for our Read Across America celebration!! Look forward to one last book-related giveaway this week where everyone–I mean, EVERYONE is a winner!
I am incredibly thankful that our friends at Scholastic have offered to sponsor the just-for-your-family book pack for this giveaway, in celebration of Read Across America Week. This is an unsponsored post, and my opinions are all my own, influenced only by my personal experience with Scholastic and the awesomeness of its site. I have done freelance work for Scholastic, and several of my articles are included on the site; my blog is part of the Scholastic Blog Syndication Network.
I love that the scholastic newsletters my kids bring home cause so much excitement about reading. We love looking through them and finding a great book to get for our family reading time.
I am a first grade teacher, and LOVE the ease with which parents and teachers can order from their book club website. I have greatly expanded my library through their bonus point program, by having parents order online, and by receiving their free books. I love Scholastic!
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I love Scholastic because I have so many fond memories of getting Scholastic book orders as a child! And because they have so many fantastic books, for kids of all ages!
I love that the scholastic book club has such affordable deals on books!
I love Scholastic because they give every child the opportunity to have a book in their hands. With some books at just $1, it makes it so easy for many families to order books to expand those home libraries and keep kids reading!
Love Scholastic for the great titles at affordable prices.
I am currently a SAHM, but taught 1st grade for 6 years. I probably own 40+ scholastic teacher resource books, and I don’t even know how many boxes upon boxes of scholastic children’s books. I LOVED book orders, especially the opportunity for families to order books AT THIER CHILD’S reading level for a cheap price and at the same time, earn points for new books for the classroom- AWESOME! Luckily my mom still teaches Kindergarten and continues to order books for our family. I also used their very easy classroom website as an easy way to communicate with parents, as well as pass along tips to get families more involved in the reading experience.
I am also a reading specialist and have always wanted to get more involved with scholastic, so if you have any tips, please feel free to pass them along!
I love that Scholastic has books for every possible child’s interest!
I love that Scholastic works with homeschooling families! And I love the dollar books.
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I love the memories Scholastic evokes. The first time my oldest brought home the Scholastic order form I was filled with pleasant memories of receiving them in school myself. They inspire reading and for that they are great.
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I love that Scholastic has so many different books and that they’re committed to getting them into the hands of kids and schools! 🙂
I love that scholastic makes books so affordable, and their book clubs are so much fun for kids!
I love that Scholastic has great prices making books easier for everyone to buy.
What a great feeling it was when I was a child and the teacher pulled out the big box of shiny new books! It was like Christmas morning every time.
I would love to learn more about the Scolastic website and the resources available to parents.
Thanks for this wonderful giveaway opportunity.
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I shared this information with my mom! 🙂
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I love how affordable their books are for families. How they work with teachers to build up their classroom libraries. I am an avid reader and I think it was Scholastic that made it so easy to have my favorite titles at home for myself.
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My mom always orders Scholastic books for my girls when her school has a book sale.
I LOVE the Scholastic Book Clubs! I remember being a kid and looking through the new flyer every month. My parents didn’t buy us a lot of toys, but they bought us books! And now as a parent I really appreciate that I can get such great books for my kids at affordable prices–it allows us to buy a few new books each month!
I would always get a thrill when the scholastic flyer was on my desk as a kid, in my mailbox as a teacher and now in my son’s bag as a mom! Oh, and the days I’d walk into class and my new books would be on my desk were even more exciting. To this day, I write down every book I want (for my children) and then slowly narrow it down to a reasonable amount. I especially love to see them encouraging kids and the community to read….the bookprint program is inspiring! Plus, it gives me a chance to add to my list of books to read. Nice work, Scholastic!
As a child I remember reading through their catalogs circling all the books I wanted and then narrowing down the choices with my mom.
I loved getting the scholastic book list at school growing up. I’d circle all the books I wanted and then ask my parents to get them. My mom teaches child development so she often did buy the books, to share with us and her classes. There are so many great books at reasonable prices offered. I am sure it helped solidify my love for reading.
I Love the scholastic warehouse sales near my house! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
I love Scholastic because they offer such great titles at easily affordable prices, especially those $1 specials each month! Who can resist a beautiful book for $1!?
I would love to know more about how Scholastic works with homeschooling families.
Love buying books that are cheap, and earning free books for my school is even better!
I love that when I buy books it is helping my child’s school.
I am flooded with good memories of that flyer where we got to choose books as kids. Yay scholastic. Keep it up! And yes, yes, yes – pass it on! We do a lot of that in this house.
Scholastic book fairs were one of my favorite things in school, I was always so excited about them! And I know that when my babies start school I will still be just as excited. I know that the books I got through Scholastic helped to shape my life: Walk Two Moons, The View From Saturday, etc. I know that they provide kids with life-changing stories and I love it!
I like the price of books!
Schoolastic has great series of books, which my daughter loves.
My favorite thing about Scholastic is the variety for all age groups. Plus, I still have a sense of nostalgia associated with the brand when I think about my school days and book fairs. Buying books for needy kids at our school’s Scholastic book fair has become a family tradition so we can share our love of books.
What I love about Scholastic? My sister and I have vivid memories of eagerly awaiting our orders and the excitement when you saw the box behind your teachers desk that held all the treasures. I love seeing the same excitement in my daughter when her new books arrive. I love the new programs you outlined and will definitely be looking through the links. Thanks again for all you do and share on your blog!!
Love the Scholastic book clubs. Good quality $1 or $2 books are awesome and an easy way to update the book shelves.
I love the Scholastic blog on your minds. I read so many interesting articles there and I love that they are on FB too so I can keep up with them.
When I was a teacher I did love the book orders and especially the bonus points!!! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!!
I love Scholastic book clubs and wish my daughter’s school would get on board and send out the order forms!
We love scholastic books in general. I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed.
When my Andy was in preschool, we had a teacher that knew how to use to bookclub website and stuff, and we loved it. Wish any of their teachers now could figure it out and send home the bookclub newsletters. We miss our monthly book surprises!
I love Scholastic. I loved it when I was in school, too. There’s nothing (to me) like that feeling of seeing the new book order brochure for the first time. I also love finding a book I’ve been looking for in there as a surprise. And, when I order my children’s classroom receives a book, too. Win/win/win! 🙂
I love Scholastic’s school book fairs. My kids love reading (luckily) but they get extra excited about books they picked themselves – and I love how my purchases put extra books in their classrooms.
I love Scholastic! 🙂 The kids and I look forward to browsing through the Scholastic fliers as soon as we get them. There’s something for everyone, and for every age level and interest. A Scholastic family pack would be AMAZING!!
I still remember those Scholastic book forms from elementary school and I loved poring over that book form picking out books I wanted. WOW, that was over 30 years ago for me…yikes. I hope I win, because I’m depressed now 😉
I love scholastic! When I was a teacher, I purchased books on a regular basis, especially the monthly $1 specials. I also got some great deals on the book/CD combo packs. I love how they give books to the schools when parents purchase from them. And I love that I can still purchase from their website for my kids, even though I’m not a teacher, and still receive great deals.
I tweeted this giveaway and I shared it on my Messy Kids FB page!
What I love about Scholastic is how they put affordable books in the hands of students and teachers. I also love BOOK WIZARD. thanks Scholastic!
I love Scholastic’s spanish language books!