Setting a community reading goal is one of the best ways to drive engagement, motivate your students, and build a culture of reading in your school. Our data shows that students log double the reading minutes when their Beanstack site has a goal.
Use the simple strategies below to motivate students to reach their goal!
Get your principal on board
Send this email template to your principal:
Dear <principal name>,
<school name> Library Media Services is challenging our students to read <number> minutes this <time period> by logging their minutes in Beanstack? Setting a goal like this motivates students to read more for fun, which research shows makes a huge impact on student outcomes.
Can you help encourage our students by sharing updates on our progress during morning announcements? I’ll provide scripts and all the information you need in advance, so it should only take you a minute or two!
I know your support will make a big impact!
Thank you,
<your name>
Share regular updates
Use these morning announcement templates to share progress toward your goal:
Morning announcement script for community goal announcement:
Hello <school name> students! This is <your name> and I’m here to challenge you to log your reading minutes in Beanstack to help our school reach our goal of <number> minutes. [if part of a district goal:] Our goal is part of an even bigger goal to read <number> minutes across all <school district name> this <time period>!
Morning announcement script for community goal progress update:
Hello <school name> students! This is <your name> with an update on our progress toward our <number> minutes goal. We’re now <percentage> of the way there! Awesome work! Keep logging your minutes in Beanstack so we can blow our goal out of the water!
Morning announcement script for community goal achievement:
Hello <school name> students! This is <your name> and I’m here to say WAHOO because we met our goal to read <number> minutes! This is an incredible achievement, and I’m so proud of every single one of you. Keep up the great work—let’s see how many more minutes of reading we can rack up.
Morning announcement script for district goal achievement
Hello <school name> students! This is <your name> with an update on GCS’s goal to read 1 million minutes this March: We did it! Together, district students read <total minutes> and <school name> students read <total minutes>. This is a huge accomplishment!
Morning announcement script for top reader shoutouts
Hello <school name> students! This is <your name> with a reading shoutout for our top reader of the month: <student full name>. <student first name> read <number> minutes this week, helping us make it closer to our <number> minutes goal. Keep it up!
Make it visible
Our poster templates make it easier than ever to celebrate progress made towards your school's community goal. Download the file below and use this poster to share regular progress updates with your school.