OLMC SCHOOL
SPRING BOOK FAIR 2021
OUR ONLINE BOOK FAIR IS VIRTUALLY AMAZING!
SHOP (ONLINE ONLY) FOR EASTER, BIRTHDAYS OR SUMMER READING
DATES: March 6th - 20th
School Code to put in ORDER COMMENTS BOX: OLMC 2021
Ready to Support Your School?
Get started in three easy steps:
- Family and Friends - Create your FREE account. Teachers, please take a moment to review some best practices.
- Make a donation, purchase a Gift Certificate, or shop thousands of award nominated books. (You'll need to create an account to select your titles) We sort books by reading level instead of grade but you can use our handy conversion chart if you prefer.
- Place your order with your access code (or school/city/state if you don't have the code).
THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO GET STARTED!
How it works:
- With your student, create a free account. Looking to see what titles are available? Once you create your account, you'll be able to see all available titles. You may wish to create a Reading Roadmap and share that with out of town family and friends. This is not mandatory, you can skip that part and just put titles you wish to purchase in your cart.
- Search for books of interest to your student. Every book listed has been nominated for at least one award in the United States over the past few years. Titles are sorted by reading level (because not all 4th graders read at the same level). However, we have provided a general guide for where a student might fall in reading level based on grade HERE. Reminder: You can find the Titles grouping in the upper right hand corner of the page.
- Prefer to search by category? Here's some popular places to start: Picture Books, Graphic Novels, STEM Award Titles, Non Fiction
- Place your order. Books will be delivered to the school with your student's name.
- If you'd like to support your classroom, we ask that you purchase a gift certificate HERE. Your student's teacher will be able to purchase award nominated books for the classroom. Book plates will be provided for students to have their names placed inside the books. OLMC School THANKS YOU in advance!
Questions or feedback? Please Get In Touch with us!
To get the most out of Readola, you can choose one of these options:
Readola offers you and your students more than just award winning books. Readola is also a Reading System, aimed at aligning your students with books in their reading level (instead of just age or grade).
You'll get a head start if you take a quick and easy Lexile Assessment. We recommend Total Reader to get a reference to begin from. If you already have your Lexile number (or you've received a reading level conversion chart from Readola) - or if you just want to begin exploring by popular categories - let's go to the next step!
1. You'll need to register and activate your FREE account.
2. Immediately upon activation you'll enter Your Account portal, where you can track orders and access your Reading Roadmap:
3. Create a Reading Roadmap
One of the most important tools for your success is to create a Reading Roadmap. This is different from a shopping cart. A Reading Roadmap is a sort of Wish List, which can be shared with friends and families. Plus, a Reading Roadmap can serve as a guided reading tool to keep track of titles you'd like to read, not just purchase. If your family would like to purchase a book on your Reading Roadmap, they can easily move that title over to your shopping cart for purchase.
Let's create your Reading Roadmap:
And now click New Reading Roadmap:
4. What will you name your Reading Roadmap?
Make sure to name your Reading Roadmap something your family will recognize. Here, Scout the Reading Retriever picked his own name. Make sure to check the Make Reading Roadmap Public. Don't worry, only those you share the link with will be able to see the titles listed and no personal information will be included.
We're all set with our new Reading Roadmap!
5. Find some great titles in the Blue Ribbon Awards Collection
Now's the time to put some great titles on your new Reading Roadmap. (After we add some titles, we'll show you how to share the Reading Roadmap with your family)
When you click on Titles, you're going to see a wide variety of options to begin exploring the Blue Ribbon Awards Collection.
Here we've clicked on Lexile Groupings and found the level we've assessed at:
We can also take the Books on Tour Challenge (individually or as a class) and read one book from each state!
Maybe we just want to start our reading adventure in a category we enjoy. Here's some of the most popular categories:
Educators, here's something special just for you - Curriculum Corner! You'll find lesson plans and units specifically tied to the Blue Ribbon Awards Collection. If you're filling out a Reading Roadmap for a Teacher Wishlist, make sure to include these professionally created tools.
6. Gift Certificates
One of the best ways to encourage students to read is to provide them the resources they need to select titles in their interest and ability level. Go to the Readola Gift Certificates page, grab some Donation Dogs and give your favorite students the book credit they need! Educators - make sure to include some Donation Dogs in your Reading Roadmaps, too.
7. Add to Reading Roadmap
When you look at each title's individual page, you're going to see Add to Reading Roadmap:
8. Sharing Your Roadmap
Now we've got some awesome titles to read. Let's share that list with family and friends. Educators, you can share your Reading Roadmap (Classroom Wish List) the same way. Once you've added titles onto your Reading Roadmap, go back to Your Account and click on Reading Roadmaps. Here you'll see the titles on your Roadmap. Your family can share that link via email or social networks:
You can add and delete titles to your Reading Roadmap any time you wish! Make sure you reassess your Lexile reading level often and don't forget to search the Lexile grouping above and below your assessed level. Reading 500 level books is okay if you're assessing at level 600. And you can challenge yourself by reading books from the 700 level.
You're now ready to begin your Reading Adventure. How about tackling the Books on Tour Challenge? Once you've registered and logged in, explore the Blue Ribbon Awards Collection sorted by the state the title was nominated in.
