Teachers
We’re here to help!
Dear Teacher,
Here you’ll find everything you need to help your students get the most from Book Trust’s program.
Below you’ll find a complete collection of teacher resources, many of which were mentioned in your online training – lesson plans, choice resources, family engagement handouts, and classroom videos – that will help you implement our program with the greatest success, and help your students get the most out of their new books every month.
Enjoy your experience with Book Trust (thousands of teachers already do!) and thank you for all you do for your students.
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to complete your training ASAP so that you can begin ordering your students’ books!
You can login to your online teacher training at any time during the school year here.
The Art & Science of Book Trust
Book Trust involves five key components of program fidelity. Whether you are brand new to Book Trust or a seasoned pro, we've put together some resources, tips, and sample lesson plans you’ll find both useful and inspirational.
Interest-Based Choice
Teachers help students learn to make interest-based choices, supported by peer-to-peer conversations around choice during class time.
Frequency of Participation
Book Trust teachers facilitate the book ordering process every month of the school year.
Celebration
Teachers lead monthly celebration on the day the books arrive, elevating the importance of reading. Kids get excited to talk about and read their new books.
Independent Reading
With teacher support, kids get time in class to read their Book Trust books before they go home.
Family Engagement
Teachers help deliver a consistent message about nightly reading with Book Trust books, empowering families to build and support a culture of literacy at home.
Scholastic Logistics
Scholastic Book Clubs is the much-valued book distribution partner of Book Trust. Although we are not affiliated with them in any way, we are grateful for their partnership, which makes it easy and simple to get books in the hands of the kids who need them most. Below you will find all the resources you learned about in the online training, and more.
Choosing Scholastic Books
Interest-based choice is at the heart of our program. There are a number of resources that you, as a teacher, can use to create a monthly routine around book choice.
Ordering Books
You will be ordering books from Scholastic Book Clubs every month of the school year. To ensure that orders are placed correctly every time, we have created a number of resources that can help you through the process like the Scholastic Ordering Instructions PDF and the Bonus Points video.
Book Trust Payment
Book Trust pays Scholastic directly for all valid monthly book orders. It is essential to understand our payment terms with Scholastic so you’ll never have to worry about an outstanding balance. Check out our FAQ below for answers to some of our most frequent payment / stipend questions.
Need Additional Help?
> Have questions about placing or receiving an order? Or questions about bonus points or coupons? Call Scholastic.
> Need to check your account balance? Login to your Scholastic account online.
> Have additional payment questions? Contact the Book Trust support team.
> Have questions about implementing our program with fidelity? Check-in with your Book Trust Manager.
Teacher Support
Supporting Book Trust teachers is the top priority of the Book Trust support team. Book Trust teachers, please get in touch if you need assistance with ordering or implementing Book Trust’s program.
Give us a call at 720.259.8050 or message us at support@booktrust.org.
Join our Book Trust Teachers Facebook Group to connect to a nationwide network of over 2700 Book Trust teachers who are, like you, inspiring kids’ passion for reading every day. We will share ideas for choice and celebration, as well as success stories, and encourage all teachers to use this as a discussion board for questions and feedback.
Book Trust Teachers
Visit Scholastic and log in to order on the Student Flyer Orders tab.
