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Next, Plan Story Time With In Your Community...

Step 3: Find A Partner Organization

Step 3: Find A Partner Organization

Step 3: Find A Partner Organization

Research local nonprofits that serve kids in need.

Pick two or three that you are most interested in.

Contact the volunteer coordinator and wait to hear back.

Step 4: Convince Them To Partner

Step 3: Find A Partner Organization

Step 3: Find A Partner Organization

Explain the benefits of Story Time With and how it helps.

Tell them age group (1st or 2nd grade kids).

Make sure they have space to run the program.

Tell them the different art materials needed to do the program or acquire the materials yourself.

Step 5: Assemble Your Team

Step 3: Find A Partner Organization

Step 6: Develop Your Calendar

Reach out to your principal or club coordinator.

Have a booth at your club fair.

Hand out flyers.

Recruit and staff different roles for club members (President, Vice President, Social Media Manager, Recording Secretary, Bakesale Coordinator, etc.).

Step 6: Develop Your Calendar

Step 9: Train Your Team On Curriculum

Step 6: Develop Your Calendar

Determine how frequently your team would like to have Story Time With sessions and notify the organization accordingly.

Step 8: Develop The curriculum

Step 9: Train Your Team On Curriculum

Step 9: Train Your Team On Curriculum

Choose a list of books to read with the kids each session (pick one series each time). We will help you with ideas.

Dedicate a member of your team to get books at your local library for each session.

Determine what art supplies you will need for each session.

Step 9: Train Your Team On Curriculum

Step 9: Train Your Team On Curriculum

Step 9: Train Your Team On Curriculum

During club meetings, discuss different art projects you could do based on the books. Or, you can find ideas online.

Decide how to split into groups (e.g., 2 team members working with approximately 5 kids each.

Then, Launch Your Own Story Time With!

Step 10: Do Your First Session And Repeat!

Step 11: Organize Bake Sales At Your School To Raise Money

Step 11: Organize Bake Sales At Your School To Raise Money

Generate new book ideas and art projects for each session.

Step 11: Organize Bake Sales At Your School To Raise Money

Step 11: Organize Bake Sales At Your School To Raise Money

Step 11: Organize Bake Sales At Your School To Raise Money

During lunch or after school sports set up a bake sale to raise money for both art supplies and to donate to your organization.

Step 12: Evaluate The Success Of Your Program

Step 11: Organize Bake Sales At Your School To Raise Money

Step 12: Evaluate The Success Of Your Program

Create a survey for the kids to fill out on the impact of the program. (We can help with this!)

Step 13: Get Ready For Next Year

Step 14: Recruit Someone To Take Program Over When You Leave The School

Step 12: Evaluate The Success Of Your Program

Plan ideas for next year to make the program better.

Sign up your organization to continue work again in the fall.

Step 14: Recruit Someone To Take Program Over When You Leave The School

Step 14: Recruit Someone To Take Program Over When You Leave The School

Step 14: Recruit Someone To Take Program Over When You Leave The School

Choose a trusted team member to continue the program when you graduate or leave the school.