Week 10: Extra! Extra! Read All About it: Scholastic book fair

 

Title: Scholastic Book Fair Assistance
Grade Level: All Grades
Duration: 4 hours

Summary:

Instead of assisting with a lesson this week, I helped with the Scholastic Book Fair. It was exciting to see what goes on behind the scenes, there’s a lot more work involved than I expected!

Before the fair started, I helped with setup by hanging posters around the school and setting up the book carts. Opening the carts and seeing all the book options made me feel like a student again! During the fair, I assisted at the cash registers and helped younger students with their purchases. Many of them are still learning how money works, so it was interesting to see them pick out $30 worth of books when they only had $10.

Reflection:

The book fair did well, especially considering the current cost of living. I wasn’t expecting it to bring in as much as it did. However, I think more advertising ahead of time, both paper flyers and digital reminders would help get the word out to parents and give them more time to prepare. If that was done, I believe the fair could be even more successful in the future!