1.      Set a Daily Reading Goal.  Each student sets a daily reading goal – how many minutes he or she will read each day between Feb. 1-29.  Time spent reading at both home and school counts.  Time parents or others read aloud to a student at home also counts.

2.      Track home reading.  Each student tracks how many minutes read each day at home using the enclosed Calendar Tally Sheet.  Teachers will track read-aloud and silent reading time at school.  They will give that total to students on Feb. 29 to add to the Calendar Tally Sheet.

3.      Secure sponsors.  Each student is encouraged to secure sponsors – parents, grandparents, other relatives, friends, etc. – people who will pledge money to our school for each minute that student reads.  (A pledge might be 2 cents a minute or the sponsor may want to make a one-time pledge of a set amount.)  See enclosed Pledge Sheet.

4.      Collect pledges.  The student collects the money and returns the Calendar Tally Sheet, Pledge Sheet and money to school during the week of March 3-7.