The Great Reader Match-Up School staff display baby pictures with a favorite children's book in a central location. Kids are challenged to match the baby pictures with the correct faculty member and book. A variation of this guessing game could include photographing school personnel holding books in front of their faces for students to match names with the book photos. Each class creates and decorates their classroom door or bulletin board to represent a book they've enjoyed. Have a school-wide contest to select the most creative, the most colorful.
Special guests can serve as judges.
The Principal and the Pig Challenge students to read for a determined number of hours during the week leading up to the RIF book distribution. Stress that all reading has to be for pleasure to qualify and parents must sign time sheets verifying the number of hours read by each student. Announce daily tallies as incentives to boost participation. Children, parents, and teachers dressed as pirates and a local seafood restaurant donated paper pirate hats. Day at the Beach Often used as a kick-off for summer reading or as a midwinter break, this activity has many variations.