Question to PonderWhat do reading and exercise

have in common?

Get Fit With Lit!

January 27th to March 2nd2012 READ ACROSS AMERICA READING LITERACY INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Reading GoalWhole School

We want students to find more time to “exercise” their

ability to enjoy reading.

Join our “reading fitness” club!

2We want all Birch Meadow students to help the school reach a goal of

200,000 minutes of reading enjoyment beyond the school day by March 2nd.

Our school goal is possible.

This reading challenge starts January 27th and ends March 2nd.

Record Your Reading Your first reading log turned in to the school library starts your membership in

The READ 200K Club

Reading logs will be available at school and on the WIKI posted on the school’s Edline homepage.

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Our School Reading Goal The website graphic says 100K, but our school reading goal is 200,000 reading minutes.

All of the classrooms have been registered on this website. After reading logs are turned in, classroom minutes will be recorded.

Teachers will be sharing classroom, grade level and school progress during the challenge.

Math Question: How many reading logs need to be turned in to reach our READ 200K goal?

2,000 reading logs

Membership Goal Each student will determine how

active they will strive to be in “The READ 200K Club”.

Individual Student

Club Membership Awards!You can achieve “reading fitness” levels above the basic club membership.

Question: Could someone be a 5000 READ CLUB member? Answer: Yes, if they were really motivated!

Strive to Read More

Our School Reading Goal The website graphic says 100K, but our school reading goal is 200,000 reading minutes.

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With the website’s reading calculator, you can decide what levels of club membership participation are possible for you.

Access to this website will be on the our Read Across America WIKI on Edline.

Calculator Example #1The reading calculator will help figure out totals for reading success.

Calculator Example #2 More reading time means it will take less time to reach your goal.

Calculator Example #3 Less reading time means it will take more time to reach your goal.

Membership GoalWhole School

We want to have 100% student participation

this year!

Be an active member in our

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January 27th to March 2nd

READA participation meter in the school foyer will show us when our school

has achieved our 100% student participation goal!

and turn in reading logs

Everybody’s “gotta”…

The Reading

Do lots of reading, enjoy some great literature,

and have fun.

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Thank YouThank you Scholastic Book Fairs

The READ 100K website is going to be very helpful for our 2012 READ ACROSS AMERICA program.

Back to the QuestionWhat do reading and exercise

have in common?

A librarian would answer: They both increase circulation!