Our offering of 20+ virtual author talks per school year provides ample opportunities for young students to be exposed to a wide range of books. Every event is 15 minutes long with interactive elements to keep the attention of your youngest learners. Students enjoy draw-alongs of the story characters, submitting questions to the author, fun quiz games and more!

Take a look at some of the celebrated authors we’ve had the opportunity to partner with, as well as some new authors we have added to the BookBreak elementary school program!

BookBreak offers Mini Lessons as part of our virtual author talk program for Elementary School students. Mini Lessons are 5-7 minute videos on a variety of topics that you can add into your lesson plans and share with your students in whatever ways work best for you. They feature authors, illustrators, and BookBreak Elementary Host Jazmin Castillo!

These include mini lessons that tie into Writing, ELA, SEL, Math, Social Studies, Art, and Library Skills. We have assigned grade levels to each mini lesson, but you know your students best! You have the flexibility of showing them to whichever students you think would benefit most.

And…..there are new mini lessons each semester!

Imagine if every student came to school talking about the books they are reading at home instead of the TV shows they are watching. Learning becomes easier at every level when students see reading as a joy instead of a chore. Fostering a culture of reading in school makes it easy for students and families to build reading habits at home which pays academic dividends for years to come. BookBreak has developed a comprehensive framework and platform to make implementing a culture of reading easy for elementary schools.

We provide the strategic resources to turn a community-wide promise into a reality, offering elements like conversation starters for families and seasonal activity kits that keep the momentum going during breaks. By making reading a shared, school-wide celebration, you ensure that every student's first steps in literacy are driven by curiosity and joy.

In addition to our author talks, curriculum resources, and mini lessons, students in our elementary program have the opportunity to participate in 3 writing workshops with an author on writing a short story. These include short writing videos and live revisions of at least one student-submitted story.

With BookBreak, you can offer your elementary students the excitement of a live author event every month with a bestselling author and empower them to thrive as readers and writers. We provide ready-made comprehensive planning resources and activities, effortlessly integrate with teacher curricula and state standards. Our goal is to make it easy for educators to bring the magic of virtual author visits to their classrooms and libraries, and provide opportunities for positive impacts on students like these…..