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

Bibliography• “The Big Green Monster” Kizclub.com. Web. 6 September 2012.

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

• “Printables for Kids.” Printactivities.com. Web. 9 September 2012. http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/Math-Mazes/Mummy-CountingBy1s.shtml

• “Tools for Educators.” MES English. Web. 9 September 2012. http://mes-english.com