2024 Virginia Reads One Book Resources
Sponsored by the VBA Education Foundation and Banks Across Virginia
Thank you for sponsoring Virginia Reads One Book in your community!
Program Overview & Timeline
During the Virginia Reads One Book (VAROB) program, the entire school community, including bus drivers, resource teachers, facilities staff, office personnel, students and their families, read the same book on the same schedule. Students participate in financial literacy activities that correlate with the state standards of learning and each chapter of the book.
Program Timeline
- Beginning December 2023 – Schools will receive access to program resources.
- By January 5, 2024 - School/bank partnerships will be secured and orders will be placed for books/materials.
- January 17, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. – Zoom meeting for bank
sponsors to go over timeline, next steps and resources for the
2023 program.
- The recording of the meeting can be found here.
- By first week of February 2024 - Schools receive their books*, posters, stickers and bookmarks.
- On or around March 4, 2024 - VAROB begins, immediately following Read Across America Week. The program is designed to last about two weeks.
*Some schools may receive their books earlier than others - book orders were placed in the order that they were received.
How Can Your Bank Be Involved During the Program at the School?
Some ways that bankers have been involved in the past are:
- Attending and helping at school kick-off ceremonies.
- Helping to pass out books at kick-off ceremonies.
- Provide promotional giveaways or bank logo items to
students/staff as trivia question prizes.
- You could also consider providing the next book or two in the Judy Moody series as prizes.
- Serving as guest readers throughout the program in classrooms or with small groups (virtually or in-person).
- Presenting financial literacy lessons that correlate with the chapters of the book (virtually or in person).
- Tie the program with youth savings programs/accounts that already exist at your bank (providing students with a bookmark voucher worth $X when they bring it in to open a savings account with their family).
- Purchase extra copies of the book to have available at bank branches.
- Attend closing activities/culmination ceremonies/literacy fairs/etc.
Templates & Resources for Bankers
Before the Program Begins:
- Customizable email introduction to sponsored school
- Sample Reading Schedules
- Sample Reading Schedules - Spanish
- Download the 2024 VAROB Book Poster
During the Program:
- Flipgrid & Kahoot Links
- Assembly Ideas
- Assembly Script
- Trivia Questions
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Financial Literacy Activities
- Financial Literacy Introduction
- Glossary of Financial Literacy Terms
- Financial Literacy Picture Book Recommendations
- Currency Activities
- Goods & Services Activities
- Wants & Needs Activities
- Saving & Spending Activities
- Budgeting Activities
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation Activities
- Career Planning Activities
- Family Financial Literacy
- Family Financial Literacy Activities - Spanish
- Classroom Activity Ideas:
- By Chapter Activities:
- Coordinating Judy Moody Was in a Mood with Triple Pet Trouble
Family engagement activities:
- Family Fun Pack - Judy Moody
- Family Fun Pack - Judy Moody, Spanish
- Family Fun Pack - Triple Pet Trouble
VAROB Press Kit
Social Media Information:
Be sure to tag @vabankers, @readtothem and use the hashtags
#vabankers, and #VAROB2024 in your social media posts
on Facebook and Instagram.
Link to the VBA’s VAROB page: https://www.vabankers.org/post/virginia-reads-one-book
Link to Read to Them’s VAROB page: https://readtothem.org/virginia/
Connect with the author Megan McDonald on Facebook - @meganmcdonaldauthor – and the illustrator Peter Renolds on Facebook – @peterhamiltonreynolds – or Instagram/X - @peterhreynolds.
Connect with the publisher, Candlewick Press on Facebook and Instagram – @candlewickpress – and X – @candlewick.
- Download the round VAROB/Read to Them logo here!
- Download the VBA Education Foundation logo here!
- Download the Judy Moody book cover here.
- Download the Judy Moody book cover (Spanish) here.
- Download the Triple Pet Trouble book cover here.
Social media post templates
- VAROB General Post Image
- VAROB General Post with Quote Image
- VAROB One Month Out Image
- VAROB One Week Out Image
2024 VAROB Poster
2024 Bank Sponsor posters/digital display images
- VAROB Bank Sponsor Poster - JPEG
- VAROB Bank Sponsor Poster - PDF
- VAROB Bank Sponsor - TV Screen Image JPEG
Media alert and press release templates:
Chapter Reading Recordings
You can view the chapter reading recordings here! This link has been shared with all schools participating in the 2024 program.
What Resources Do the Schools Receive?
When you sponsor a school for VAROB, they will receive a wealth of resources to ensure the program’s success. You can find links to the 2024 resources below.
Click here to
access the portal.
User ID: VBA
Passcode: VAROB24
Resources include:
- Implementation information
- Reading schedule
- Trivia and discussion questions
- Digital resources, including Kahoot and Flipgrid activities
- Activities by chapter
- Specific financial literacy activities
- Social media graphics and a sample press release
- Family fun pack
- …and more!
Read to Them Contact Information
Anne Curry
Read to Them Regional Outreach Manager
anne.curry@readtothem.org