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Backman
Bookworms:
A Family-Sized Appetite for Reading
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Table of Contents
Team Photos4
Mission Statement...7
Values..7
Vision..7
Introduction.7
Program Description9
Needs Assessment..15
Logic Models.23
Diversity Plan.29
Operational Plan.33
Promotional Plan36
Financial Plan.39
Risk Management..41
Evaluation..46
Concept Map..51
Final Conclusion/Evalutation53
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University Of Utah Parks,
Recreation, and Tourism
Therapeutic Recreation Students
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Operational Team
Promotional Team
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Risk Management Team
Facilitation/Management Team
Meggan Wilson
(Editor & Floater)
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Financial Team
Evaluation Team
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Mission
monetary resources, an environment for family involvement, and personal reading books
for each child. Enhancing the childs literacy skills, encouraging real life application,
increasing passion for reading, and creating a vision for future educational opportunities.
Values
Vision
Elementary and their families gain a deeper appreciation for reading, recreation, and
possibility.
Introduction
together, and host an event as part of our PRT integrated core curriculum. Showcasing
not only the skills and knowledge we have learned this past semester, but also our
emphasis area.
school in Salt Lake City, UT. A large population of the students and their families fall
within poverty guidelines and are an underserved demographic of our local societys
population.
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Recent studies show that only 10% of African-American boys and 14% of Latino
boys from low-income families are able to read by the third grade.1 Third grade is a
transformative year, school curriculum shifts from learning to read to reading to learn.
If students are not proficient in reading the uphill climb out of poverty becomes even
more strenuous and much more impossible. Over 70% of these students will drop out of
Family involvement and access to reading books in the home are two essential
components when addressing poverty and the reading epidemic among minorities. Our
mission was to support and promote Backman Elementary's literacy program by donating
monetary funds, creating an environment for family involvement, and providing personal
A big part of our event took place before the literacy night. With TR students
persistence and community involvement we were not only able to raise over $800 for the
school, but we were also able to collect over 2,000 children's books. With a student body
of 560 kids, we had enough books to supply the homes of families who desperately
needed them. In the pages following are the details that explain exactly how we planned
for and executed this literacy night, along with what we as a group learned from this
experience.
1 Corvington, P ( 2015, December 6) Reading the Most Powerful Way Out of Poverty.
http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/community_viewpoint/corvington-reading-the-
most-powerful-way-out-of-poverty/article_a0f3202a-9acc-11e5-8994-cfdea35d743c.html
2 Corvington, P ( 2015, December 6) Reading the Most Powerful Way Out of Poverty.
http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/community_viewpoint/corvington-reading-the-
most-powerful-way-out-of-poverty/article_a0f3202a-9acc-11e5-8994-cfdea35d743c.html
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Program Description
students of Backman Elementary, our program will focus on an evening full of reading-
based recreation. We will use books to inspire recreation, build upon each individuals
current interests and passions, and help them to create a vision for their future. Our
primary goal is to ignite excitement for reading and allow personal ownership of books
In addition to the actual program in which students and their families will
participate, our program will require extended advanced preparation; including multiple
fundraising events and book-drives. Through our various methods, we hope to involve
the local community and bring awareness to the needs within our surrounding, and
immediate neighborhoods.
Fundraising will be facilitated through two separate avenues. The first will be
through a GoFundMe account. This user-friendly, online account will allow us to direct
contributions towards our cause. This option will be advertised through word of mouth,
The second approach to fundraising will be a partnership with two local Chic-fil-
A restaurants within the community. Coordinating with each location we will host a
Spirit Night on two separate evenings. The first event will be held, November 21st from
4:00-7:00 pm at City Creek Center location. The second event will be held, November
23rd-from 5:00-8:00 pm at the Sugarhouse location. For each Spirit Night we will be
responsible for distributing fliers and generating patrons. In turn, any meal purchased
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with our flier during the set date(s) and time(s) will result in 20% of sales going towards
our fundraising efforts. Both events will be advertised using social media, word of
The final major, pre-program, preparation will be collecting books to give to the
students. Our goal is to collect at least 560 books, levels Kindergarten-Grade Six, to
present to the school on the day of our actual event. This portion of fundraising will once
again involve the community; both in raising their awareness, and by giving them an
Dividing our group members into five teams we will conduct targeted book-drives
fliers and plastic bags three to five days in advance of our scheduled pick-up dates. The
fliers will explain our mission and goals, specify the type of books we wish to collect,
and outline the day and times we plan to collect the books. We will carefully map and
make record of the houses that participate and send thank you notes to the respective
donations drop-boxes in various locations throughout campus, our place(s) of work, and
other local businesses that wish to participate. We will be advertising these specific
Our final, and main event will take place on Thursday, December 3, 2015 from
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. We will host a family literacy night at Backman Elementary School,
where there will be food, various activities, performances, and information stations.
Backman Elementarys PTA has arranged to provide the food (a taco truck) for
the night. We will help in whatever capacity we can to see that this is integrated into the
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rest of the nights events. Our planned activities will start at 5:30, allowing time for two,
20-minute rotations in which students and families can choose from five different activity
centers. Each activity center will focus on literacy, encourage family participation, and
promote interaction between the elementary students and our TR group. The different
stations and activities will be designed to give the children unique opportunities to
kids visit the Craft Activity Center we will integrate Dr. Seuss books to inspire and tap
into these core principles. Each child will get to think up and create their very own
character for their story. Crafting supplies will be in abundance to allow creative
freedom. TR students will oversee this section and be readily available to help in the
It is important for kids to understand that not only are their stories important, but
that they have the power to write their own story. Through reading and exploring they
can open their imagination up to possibilities and develop their future goals. In the
Adventure Activity Center we will use Oh! The Places Youll Go! by Dr. Seuss to
encourage the student to dream about where they are going and what they will do.
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Pre-made Backman Bookworm Adventure books will be available for kids to
write their own stories in. In telling their story they will answer three questions:
Where am I going?
Why I am going?
The students will be given enough time to write, draw, and create their own
adventure. Various books about exploration, travel, careers, hobbies, places, etc. will be
available for the kids to get ideas from. This activity will be easily adapted to any grade
level. Younger students who have not yet developed writing skills will be able to use
stickers, markers, crayons, pictures, etc. to create a story. Older students will be
encouraged to use their writing skills to convey a story about how they envision their
future.
the word portion of the evening we do also want to capture the overall experience
through the use of photos. This activity center will focus on some of our core values and
place emphasis on family interaction and fun. Students, families, and friends will have
the opportunity to have their pictures taken in front of the Backman Bookworm backdrop.
Various props such as glasses, beards, dress ups, fake mustaches, boas, a U of U foam
finger, etc. will be provided to help make the photo a little bit fun and a lot silly. In an
effort to promote future college education a U of U cap, gown, and diploma will be
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available to wear for a photo op as well. All photos will be given to the school and they,
This activity center will focus on the important aspects of reading comprehension
and execution through a lighthearted, yet educational approach. The Movement Activity
Center will express the importance of music along with body movement, by participating
in musical-verbs (patterned after musical-chairs). Music will play and participants will
move around the circle. When the music stops each participant must find a verb to
land on. They will then take turns reading the verb and acting out the various body
movements.
We will give students and their families an outlet to be active during literacy night
while challenging and building their literacy skills. We will engage participants in 5-
level obstacle course. The levels will consist of: one-legged jumps, hoola-hoop jumping,
balance beam, target practice throwing with foam balls, and acting out specific
Participants must show cognitive skills as well as physical skills to advance toward
completion.
We will emphasize that it is NEVER too soon to start preparing for college. The
Career Services Centers purpose is to get the kids excited for a future college
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experience, provide parents with essential information, and entice all participants with
college SWAG! Pamphlets will be provided to explain the importance of reading and
furthering education. We will provide all pamphlets in Spanish, as well as a few other
languages. Banners, pens, bags, buttons, and other swag will be given to the kids as well
At 6:15 pm, following the activity station rotations, all participants will be invited
into the gym. During this time the 5th grade classes will perform a special dance number.
The dance performance will then be followed by a professional reading. Kristyn Crow, a
local childrens book author, will read her latest, Zombelina, integrating rhythm and
To close the evening out, we will present the school with the total amount of
funds raised to support their literacy program. At this time each child will also get to
choose and take home a book to keep as their own. All books will be separated into
appropriate Kindergarten-Grade 6 reading levels. This will make it easy for kids to find
appropriate reading material. Any books remaining at the end of the evening will be
given to the respective teachers to give to any students that were not able to attend the
event.
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Needs Assessment
with a high number of children from low-income families. As a result of the conditions
that often affect families who are poor (e.g., high mobility, unsafe communities, poor
health), these children often fall behind in school and require additional resources to
Backman Elementary is a Title 1 school within the Salt Lake School District and
is largely comprised of families from low SES. These circumstances present an increased
need for resources to help promote and fund the schools reading program. We intend to
share the importance of reading and the effect it can have on children's lives. Reading is
vital to a successful education. Studies have shown that students were four times more
likely to drop out of high school if they could not read by the end of the third grade.4
(Reading) is one of the defining skills that determine a student's future and their
ability to accomplish his or her dreams. If we are to give our young people the
opportunity to compete and succeed in the world economy of the 21st century, being able
Our objective is to meet this need. Through our efforts we plan to increase
Backman Elementarys resources, strengthen their program, and bolster a childs future
through reading.
3Utah PTA. (2015, December). Title 1 Schools. http://www.utahpta.org/title-1-schools
4 BeBoef, B (2012). Reading is Fundamental for a Successful Future. Retrieved from
http://www.tamatoledonews.com/page/content.detail/id/511750/Reading-is-
fundamental-for-a-successful-future.html?nav=5002
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In order to do this sufficiently, we will need to meet the needs of our program in
Book-Drive Needs:
Paper/Flier
Transportation
Boxes
Tape
Staples/Stapler
Rubber bands
Fliers
Participants
TR representation
GoFundMe Needs:
Account established
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Book for every child to take home at night
Professional Reader
Camera/GoPro
Signage
Tape
(5) Hoola-hoops
Tape
Foam Basketballs
Foam Footballs
Foam Dodgeballs
iPhone 5
iPhone 5 iHome
Power Outlet
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Adventure Activity Center Needs:
Books:
Pens
Pencils
Colored Pencils
Markers
Crayons
Stickers
Pictures
Glue
Tape
Colored Paper
Poster Paper
Cardstock
Printed Inserts:
Scissors
Glue
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Water colors/paint brushes
Coloring pages
Crayons
Paper bags
Stickers
Glitter glue
Mustaches
Hats
Glasses
Etc.
Backdrop:
Large Letters
o BACKMAN BOOKWORMS
Tape
Glue
Camera
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Disc for transferring photos for schools use
Fake Fire
Rugs
Blankets
Large Pillows
College swag
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Goals And Objectives
Objectives:
Objectives:
Program.
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Goal: Put on a reading program at Backman Elementary
Objectives:
Present the school with remaining books and all funds raised in support of
Help each child create a personal vision for future possibilities: career
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Logic Models
Interacting with Parents receive information about Parents understand Parents take more time
*Groups of TR students students, and parents reading with their the value of out of their day to read
in planned activities kids at home reading at home with their kids at home
incorporating literacy: with their kids
*Photobooth Information about Kids and parents look for
*Information Booth resources available Opportunity to more opportunities to
*Sports activity to parents and the understand and apply literacy skills to
*Movement activity kids is provided experience the various activities they enjoy
*Adventure activity ways that reading is outside of school
*Craft activity important and helpful
Information stand Each student gets a Kids have something Kids understand that they
College Swag about college, piece of college physical that can are not only capable of
reading at home and memorabilia help inspire and attending college but they
community resources encourage them to can change and design
available to families succeed and aspire their own future
Kristyn Crow Reading Seeing and hearing Increase student Kids are inspired to create
Professional Reader one of her books an author read her desire for their own paths and do
to the kids book and how she reading and what they love
achieved her dream education
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*Cameras taken throughout the night of the night will help learn the value of
TR students with
*Posters planning details
Guardians will sign video presentation
*Sign In Sheet in and account for at the end of the
*Schedules the children they semester
*Waivers brought and giving
*Signs consent to allow for Obtaining a proper
pictures and videos headcount of who
*Tables to be taken of them attended the event
*Bins and their child will benefit the
*Decorations Schools records
*Cut out Circles At the end of the
*Printed Surveys night the kids will fill Having permission
out a piece of the will ensure that
*Writing utensils bookworm while the there are no legal
*Tape & Glue guardian fills out the issues that will
*Scissors quick survey arise from no
*Paper consent to be
photographed
*Needs for the various activities* or filmed
**Logic models created
r e each activity to
emonstrate
the specific
eeds/inputs/ and out
mes of each activity**
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Information/College Booth Logic Model
Silly props for pictures: Organize families for Families will have a silly Students and families are Create a lasting memory for
Mustaches pictures. picture with each other engaged in a positive the Backman Elementary
Hats experience together and students and their families
Provide the props for Families will use have access to a family through a photograph at the
Glasses photo. Backman Bookworms event.
the pictures. creativity to create
Backdrop for photo Therefore, families will be
funny picture
booth: reminded of what they
Interact with the
Large piece of learned and experienced
families and School administrators
paper together when they see the
students. will have an organized
Tape list of pictures and picture
Glue Keep a record of the corresponding families
Large letters pictures taken with
Camera the corresponding
families
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Movement Logic Model
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Craft Logic Model
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Adventure Oh the Places Youll Go Group Logic Model
Dr. Seuss Book: Oh Kids will have the opportunity to look Reading the book, Stimulate excitement Help them build
the Places Youll Go through Oh The Places Youll Go by or being read the about reading and and broaden their
for inspiration Dr. Seuss book will help literacy literacy skills and
expand, improve opportunities for
and stimulate them to learn
creativity and
literacy skills
Materials for activity: Kids will be able to write, or draw in Using their Stimulate creativity, Kids will be able
-Pens the pre made books with materials creativity, and development of to expand on their
-Pencils already provided to them imagination and writing/drawing skills creativity skills to
-Color Pencils aspirations kids help improve self-
-Markers will be able to expression
write down or
design what they
want
Backman Each kid in the activity will receive Kids will be Kids will become Increase their
Bookworm their own premade book, which is encouraged to aware, and excited confidence, and
intended for them to write/or draw think about the about what the future self-esteem
Adventures **Books in (depending on age) answering the future and put it holds for them, and knowing that they
made before activity:
following questions: down in a book of have a momentum that can decide where
-Time to make them
Where are they going? their own; either will help them they want to go,
-Paper Why are they going and what will in writing or remember what they and that they can
-Color paper they do? pictures want to do and achieve reach their goals
-Marker
-Glue
Signage and Representation of the Dr. Seuss book The theme of the Dr. Seuss theme, signs Stimulate a drive
decorations and theme will be present in the Dr. Seuss book and quotes will impact for diverse and a
room will help provide their curiosity about Dr. variety of books
consistent with inspiration, and Seuss and increase to read
theme **Made wonder about their excitement for -Help them
before activity: what they want reading understand that
-poster paper their adventure to books have a lot
-markers be to offer them
besides good
-tape pictures
-time
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Diversity Plan
Objective
As we work with the students to increase skills and passion for reading, we want
to ensure all individuals feel important and valued. We wish to convey the support of
their surrounding community to help them learn and grow. Working with kids who are
minorities, both in socioeconomic status and in race, it is our goal to make each
individual feel valued, accepted and included. Our long-term goal is to help increase the
opportunities for success that each student will encounter throughout their lives by
increasing not only their literacy skills and excitement for literacy work at home, but also
their self-esteem. Minority students, especially early on need to feel accepted and
encouraged to succeed in a culture that does not provide them the privileges that so many
of the students in our group grew up with. The following details how we intend to
accomplish this.
Socioeconomic
Backman Elementary School is a high poverty school, over 95% of their students
receive free or reduced lunch based off of the income at home. To help support, include
and encourage participation from all students and families at Backman we have assured:
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No cost to the school or families for the flyers advertising the event
No cost of the books the kids will be choosing and taking home
Information flyers, handouts, brochures and college swag will be handed out at
no cost to participants
Little to no fee for the food and beverages provided during the course of the
night
Language
communication among parents and school faculty we will provide all promotional fliers
in Spanish as well as English, and any other dominate languages as needed. We will work
closely with the school to ensure all students and their familys needs are met in this
regard.
program, bilingual faculty members have agreed to be present to help meet the needs of
various students and their families. Our TR group also has a handful of individuals fluent
As part of this continued effort for effective communication, the schools ESL
(English Skills Learning) program will be available in the lobby next to our Career
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Services Activity Center. They will assist with any additional translation needs
throughout the evening. They will also promote their program, which helps parents learn
English.
Book-Drive
We will be doing a book drive to obtain books so that each child at this activity
will be able to take one home with them. Obtaining a book, or several will increase their
opportunities for reading and learning at home without the need to go out and buy books.
This decreases the missed opportunities they encounter due to lack of funds, resources,
exposure, etc. We will seek books that offer variety. Our book-drive flier will specify
inanimate objects so that the kids at Backman Elementary can better relate to the
characters.
Audiobooks
Foreign Languages (to better assist the parents in their efforts to read and learn
English).
Our book drive will be easy and convenient for participants and will take into
Limited funds/resources
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ADA
Prior to the event a group of our students will go to Backman Elementary to verify
compliance with ADA requirements for accessibility and use of the building. We want to
verify that the school has made the following access to their facilities a priority:
During the event we will also be providing a low-stimulation room for those students
who may have a negative reaction to over-stimulating events and need a place to calm
down.
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Operational Plan
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within the facility of the event(s). The risk
management team will also monitor food
safety, fire code, and emergency plan
regulations.
The Facilitation and Management team is
responsible for planning and coordinating
all logistics of the event. They will work
closely with the operations team to design
an exact plan that will flow with ease.
They will be organizing and delegating
FACILITATION & MANAGEMENT responsibilities, and will implement a
detailed time schedule for all events. The
plan will be sufficiently thorough, and
detailed that any one individual could carry
out the program, in the event that members
of the team cannot be present.
The Evaluation team will measure the
outcome of the event. They will secure
feedback from faculty, volunteers, children
and parents who participate in the event.
They will measure the level of productivity
and enjoyment of the program. The
Evaluation Team will design and produce
EVALUATION effective tools for collecting and measuring
qualitative and quantitative data. They will
also be responsible for compiling all
feedback into a comprehensive report that
will be analyzed and reviewed by the TR
group. The data will be used to review
what was done well, and what needs
improvement for future projects/events.
Various activities will be available for the participants. They will have the option
to choose from the following stations throughout the evening: Movement and Sports,
Nature, Creative Crafting, Photo Booth, and the Family Reading Rug. Each activity
center will be tied into recreation and literacy. Children will be introduced to books that
educate and encourage individual interest within the group. Parents will be given the
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opportunity to read with their children in a quiet, and comfortable area to encourage
parents and students with information pertaining to future education and opportunities.
The evening will end with a professional reader sharing a story with the children and
their families.
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Promotional Plan
We will use various means to promote and advertise our event and subsidiary
fundraising events. Each group will be provided with adequate flyers for individual book
drives. The flyers will communicate who we are, our mission, dates for pickups, and the
types of books we hope to collect. We will also provide adequate fliers for each Chick-
Social media was utilized to promote our event. The page displayed our mission
statement and is an additional tool to promote the book drive, fundraising spirit nights,
link has been distributed to each individual in our group to promote and share with
Announcements in our PRT class have been made on a weekly basis, seeking
Coordinating promotion with the school has also been a priority, making sure the
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Have childrens books you dont need?
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Therapeutic!Recreation!students!at!the!University!of!Utah!are!planning!a!reading!
night!for!Backman!Elementary!School!families!!This!event!will!encourage!literacy!
by!providing!funds,!school!materials,!and!books!to!SLCs!Backman!Elementary.!
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Bookworms
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We!are!especially!excited!about!books!that!feature!non#traditional*themes*and*characters!!
Animals,!plants,!diverse!ethnicities,!and!exciting!careers!are!our!greatest!focus!!
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Leave donations in the bag provided - we will collect them on:
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Financial Plan
Objectives:
Communicate effectively with all groups. Providing clear budget limits, access to
Fund Raising:
GoFundMe account:
o Set up account; disclosing the purpose of the event and the destination for
Purchasing/Payment Procedures
Money orders will be our primary means for accessing funds. We will be paying
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In cases where money orders are not most convenient, students may receive
approval from the financial team to be reimbursed. Students will be made aware of the
Remainder: $281.82
Total: 552.85
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Risk Management
Our goal is to assess, reduce, and prepare for possible risks and potential injuries
during our event. We will be sufficiently prepared to respond to any situations that may
arise.
Objectives:
Provide at least one certified CPR/First Aid responder for the event.
Each member of our group and any additional volunteers will follow the guest
activities to all participants regardless of age, ability, race, gender, religion, etc.
Photograph waivers will be obtained from guardians for use of students photos
Safety Precautions:
Foam balls will be used for the movement station to reduce the risk of injury
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First Responder Guidelines:
A chain of command has been established. Brooke Johnson Done will act as first
responder. All other individuals with CPR/Frist Aid certification within our group
confidence.
Weather:
We will anticipate winter weather conditions. We will coordinate with the school
Parking:
We will ensure there are enough parking spaces for the event. We will also
confirm the correct number of parking spaces for those with disabilities.
ADA Standards:
We will verify the facility meets all ADA standards and be familiar with the
participants that will require accommodation so they can fully participate in the
events.
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Facilitation & Management
Fundraiser Schedule:
o What: 20% off all proceeds from customers purchasing food with a
Backman Bookworm Spirit night flyer, will be donated towards our event.
o What: 20% off all proceeds from customers purchasing food with a
Backman Bookworm Spirit Night flyer, will be donated towards our event.
Book Drive
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level.
Book Swap
o Donated books not meeting the requirements will be taken to local used
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Activity Center Supplies
o Each activity group will be given a budget based on their groups needs
respective activities.
GoFundMe
Program Schedule:
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Crafting Center: Hayley, Becca, and Sara
available at all times during the event: Chelsea, Josh, Chloe, and Hayley
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Evaluation
Evaluation of the nights events will be both qualitative and quantitative. Our first
method for gathering data will engage the parents who participated that evening. They
will complete a survey (listed below). Before exiting, children will choose a hand-cut
circle (color of their choice) and write their name, grade, and favorite activity. These
circles will then be turned into a bookworm that will be presented on a bulletin board at
the school.
From this information that we have collected, on average, the parents rated the
event a 4-meaning they loved it! (See statistics below). The students had a majority of
participants from the 5th grade. This is represented in the graph below. However, when
evaluating the students favorite activities, it seemed all were the favorite! We did not
have a dominant activity. Many activities tied within grade levels, but there were also ties
talking to the faculty after the night of the event, they expressed gratitude for the
program. They were thrilled with the amount of books we had collected, and were very
excited to see the kids taking so many options home with them. They were also
appreciative of the remaining books and had plans to use them effectively at the school.
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Parent Survey
BACKMAN BOOKWORMS
Parent SURVEY
Please fill out one form per family
MOVEMENT/SPORTS
CRAFTING CENTER
NATURE
PHOTO BOOTH
DANCE PERFORMANCE
PROFESSIONAL
READER
Faculty Survey
BACKMAN BOOKWORMS
FACULTY/VOLUNTEER SURVEY
1. What activity do you feel was most beneficial for the children? Please choose one.
o Movement And Sports
o Crafting Center
o Nature
o Quiet Room
o Dance Performance
o Professional Reader
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Backman Bookworms
Rating of each station visited by family Rating
Child's Grade Movement/Sports Crafting Center Nature Family Reading Rug Photo Booth Dance Performance Professional Reader Go again?
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3 3 3
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K 4 4 1
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K 4 4 4 4 2
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1 4 4 3 1
1 4 3 4 3 3 4 2 1
1 4 4 1
1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
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4 3 3 3 4 1
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6 4 4 4 2
6 4 4 1
6 3 4 4 4 2
MODE 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1
AVERAGE 3.61 3.76 3.56 3.73 3.83 3.62 3.56
VISITED 31 33 27 11 6 13 27
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Concept Map
Throughout the semester we have discussed and learned about what constitutes leisure
and recreation. Recreation being the activity that you participate in during your free time that one
finds enjoyable. When confronted with the question of whether or not an activity is recreational,
especially when it comes to activities not traditionally thought to be recreational, you can easily
discover the answer by asking two simple questions; Is this done free of obligation or by choice?
Reading can most definitely be an obligation, especially when required for assignments,
work, or school, but many individuals read for purely recreational purposes. It creates opportunity
to escape responsibility and escape into another place, time, experience, etc. This can definitely
Attached, our concept model reflects how our vision for Backman Bookworm Literacy
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Flow Flow
Sports
Dance Dance
Sports
Physical
Crafts Physiological
Crafts
Needs
Physical
Physiological Rewards
Recreation Leisure
Needs
Reading
Disability
Freedom to
Main- come enjoy
streaming Backman Adjourning
Bookworms
Performing
Group Development
Crafts
Constructing
Differences
Leadership Forming
Diversity
Evaluation
Management
Ranking Situational
Culture
Race
Likert Holly Hayley
Acculturation
Scales
Meggan Brooke
Beka
Hazley
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Final Conclusion/Evaluation by TR Students
feel that overall our program was a success. However, while we can see the good
that we accomplished, we also can recognize areas that need definite improvement
would be centered on families reading together and enlighten students to the fact
that reading is and can be a therapeutic recreation. Our activities had the potential
to help fulfill our goals and objectives. We even surprised ourselves with the
number of books we collected for the children to choose from and take home as
their own.
that was continuously altered, a bit too chaotic, and ultimately did not carry out our
out on entirely. We had obvious group members that stepped up and completed a
lot of the tasks and responsibilities. However, we would have benefited immensely
organized format.
been beneficial. Just as important would have been the formation of specific teams
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with appointed team-leaders. Establishing a structural organization of sorts would
have improved overall communication. Not just within our TR group, but also with
the school.
The school preferred to have no more than two direct contacts from our
group. This worked well to eliminate unnecessary emails, repeat questions, and
excess confusion. However, because we lacked overall structure within our group,
The two individuals, who were in communication with the school, did not
have the needed support from our TR group to effectively communicate our vision
and goals for the literacy night. While we were communicating as a group and had
those things in place, the overall ideas lacked solid formation and clarity. Thus
Our understanding from meetings and communication with the school was
that we would have freedom in hosting the literacy night. This freedom existed in
the form of organizing, scheduling, and directing the activities within the appointed
timeslot the school had given us. However, as things unfolded, and especially as the
event drew closer, we were met with continuous alterations and requests that
ultimately usurped our program and forfeited our control over the events and
Initially changes came in the form of needing to make time for a 5th grade
dance performance. We easily adjusted the schedule to meet that need. Next, the
PTA requested we use some of our funds to procure a Professional Reader for the
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night. Wanting to be considerate of what they felt would best meet the students
We organized rooms and specific layouts to meet the needs of our activities
and to increase the overall effectiveness. We had communicated these to the school,
but when we arrived on the day of the event, we were informed they had been
changed. The layout in general had been altered in such a way that our program
started out unstructured and open to a lot of interpretation from the participants,
which ultimately hindered individuals from experiencing the program in its entirety.
The entrance to the nights event had been changed to meet the needs of the
taco cart, resulting in no official welcome or start to the evening. We were not
anticipating the involvement of the PTA to the extent in which they inserted
themselves. We were not aware of the raffles, nor were we comfortable with the
When we had discussed the details of the night with the school, we had a
clear schedule of activities within specific time frames, leading into a combined
group setting for the dance performance and professional reader, and ending the
night by presenting the funds raised for the school along with the books for the kids
to choose from.
and would simplify things even more for the future. Allowing more time to
compensate for the chaos and excitement that naturally occurs when dealing with
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One of our goals and objectives was to make our program family-friendly,
and affordable. We did not want to impose a financial stress on the families of
Backman Elementary and had done our best to eliminate that factor. When the PTA
informed us of the taco truck, it was with the understanding that they were paying
for the truck with their funds and would not put the cost of dinner on the
parents/guardians. However, we were notified a day before the event that it would
cost $4 for two tacos and a drink. While we do not have the full details from the PTA,
it was disheartening to have this reflect on the overall program. This is one example
from the night of why it is important moving forward to communicate clear intent
Overall the program was a success. Our surveys reflect that along with the
sentiments expressed from students and teachers alike at the end of the night. It
was a great learning experience and really highlighted important aspects of working
in a large group on a big project. We gained insight and a lot of takeaways that will
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