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Don’t Let Literacy Night
Scare YouSpooktacular Stuff Surrounding
Spooky Hour By: Dollie Cavazos, Tyran Rendon,
and Cindy Cooksey
PSJA and McAllen Librarians
Steps to Organizing a Family
Literacy Night• Date
• Time
• Location
• Co-chair (Stress Reliever)
– Committee (stress
relievers)
Choose a Theme
• Month
• Holiday
• Event
• Item (dogs, countries, specific book, etc.)
• Points of Interest
The Main Event
• Feature Attraction
– Speaker
– Read a Book
– Virtual Author Visit
Activities to Support
Featured Attraction
• Plan Stations
– Game Station
– Follow Directions
– Math
– Arts/Crafts
– Writing
– Reading
– Estimation Station
Publicize
• Create Posters
• Announcements
• Invitations
• Flyer
More Planning
• Create Station
Numbers
• Make Needed Copies
– Place each station’s
copies in a separate box
and label for easy set up
– Include supplies needed
for each station
• Recruit Volunteers
Event Night• Set up tables and put station
numbers on them.
• Place appropriate station box with
supplies on tables.
• Double check supply
requirements (i.e., scissors, glue,
yarn, etc.)
• Set up a clearly defined main area
for visitors to begin at.
Books that Lend Themselves to Literacy Night
Willow by Denise Brennan-Nelson
If you Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Verdi by Janel Cannon
Crickwing by Janel Cannon
Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
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http://kizclub.com/storypatterns/monster.pdf
• “Dandy Candy.” Teacher’s Helper Oct./Nov. 2005: 15. Print.
• “Halloween Edits and Story Starters” Jerry Webster. Web 23 September 2012. http://specialed.about.com/od/holidaysthemes/ss/Halloween-Edits-And-Stories-Starters.htm
• “Masks for Where the Wild Things Are.” Making Learning Fun.Com, Web 12 September 2012. http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/WeretheWildThingsAreMasks.htm
• “Measure Matters” Teacher’s Helper Oct./Nov. 2006: 57. Print
• “Monster Bookmarks.” Activity Village, Web. 4 September 2012. http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/monster_bookmarks.htm
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