Tundra Tales Reading Program
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame is ready to kick off 2020 with the Tenth Annual Tundra Tales At-Home Reading Program for students in 4K through eighth grade. The Tundra Tales Program is meant to develop lifelong reading habits by encouraging children to read at home. Participants will be able to read their way to scoring admission to the Packers Hall of Fame!
Remember, Tundra Tales is open to anyone: individual classrooms, entire schools, Parent Teacher Organizations, virtual schools, after school programs, homeschools, and even individual families.
The Tundra Tales program runs from Monday, January 20, 2020 – Sunday, March 22, 2020. During this time, 4K through fifth grade participants must read or be read to for an average of 60 minutes per week outside of the school day for eight weeks, for a TOTAL of 480 minutes. Sixth through eighth grade participants must read for an average of 90 minutes per week outside of the school day for eight weeks, a TOTAL of 720 minutes. An extra week to achieve the total goal has been included to accommodate school schedules and spring breaks.
Coordinators must register their participants by Friday, January 10, 2020.
For more information, please reference our Coordinator Letter.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
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BI-WEEKLY PROGRAM
This version of the program consists of four two-week segments, breaking the entire program into quarters, just like a football game. Every two weeks, Coordinators will be required to submit their participant completion numbers for that quarter. The timeline follows the standard eight weeks. If your spring break falls within the course of the program, we have planned an “overtime” ninth week to accommodate and adjust your schedule.
Participants who complete the required minutes for each quarter will receive a Packers themed prize. There will be a total of three quarterly prizes. At the end of the fourth quarter, participants who have met the final reading goal will receive a Packers Hall of Fame voucher, good for one free participant admission and one reduced price adult admission. Prizes will be mailed to Coordinators for distribution as soon as each quarter’s completion numbers are received.
If participants miss the mark for the quarter, this does not disqualify them from the final prize, the Hall of Fame voucher, as long as they complete the total number of required minutes by the end of the program.
Bi-Weekly Program Documents
Parent/Guardian Letter (English)
Parent/Guardian Letter (Spanish)
Bi-Weekly Reading Log (English)
Bi-Weekly Reading Log (Spanish)
Bi-Weekly Reading Log: 4K-1st Grade (English)
Bi-Weekly Reading Log: 4K-1st Grade (Spanish)
Bi-Weekly Program Important Dates
Submit Quarterly Completion Numbers -
TRADITIONAL PROGRAM
This version of the program requires the Coordinator to submit their participant completion number only once, and may appeal to Coordinators with a large number of participants. Participants in this option are not eligible for the quarterly incentives, but will qualify for the final prize, the Hall of Fame admission voucher.
Traditional Program Documents
Parent/Guardian Letter (English)
Parent/Guardian Letter (Spanish)
Traditional Reading Log (English)
Traditional Reading Log (Spanish)
grant program
In addition to the ultimate individual reading prize, the Hall of Fame Admission Voucher, participants who complete the program can help earn a grant to use towards literacy resources for their class or school
The purpose of this grant is to help promote and incentivize engagement in and completion of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Tundra Tales Program. This allows the Hall of Fame and the Green Bay Packers to reinvest in the schools and students that have participated.
Coordinators do not need to register for this opportunity separately. By registering for Tundra Tales, schools and classrooms are automatically in contention for receiving an award. Since funding eligibility is based on completion percentage, it is important that initial registration numbers are accurate.
Tundra Tales Grant Parameters
Each school or classroom that has a 75%, or higher, completion rate for the program is eligible to receive an incentive. The award breakdown is as follows:
- Homeschools, schools or classrooms with 15 or fewer registered participants:
- Receive a signed autograph card from a Packers alumni for each participant who completes the program.
- Homeschools, schools or classrooms with 16-25 registered participants:
- Receive a $50 grant to put towards literacy resources.
- Schools or classrooms with 26-50 registered participants:
- Receive a $75 grant to put towards literacy resources.
- Schools or classrooms with 51-75 registered participants completions:
- Receive a $100 grant to put towards literacy resources.
- Schools or classrooms with 76-500 registered participants:
- Receive a $100 - $500 grant based on completion totals.
- Grants begin at $100 for 76 participants, with an additional $15 for every 10 participants, up to $500 for the total grant.
Grant funding MUST be used towards literacy resources (books, online magazines subscriptions, etc.).
Grant funding is provided through Green Bay Packers Give Back and is open to non-profit organizations only.
Checks will be made out to schools or districts, with letters specifying how those funds should be distributed to individual teachers or classrooms. In order to release funding, the Green Bay Packers Community Outreach department must have a W9 on file. W9 forms are available upon request.
reading lists
Early Chapter Books for Animal Lovers
Magic, Jokes and Gaming Books for Early Readers
Rhyming Read-Alouds for Early Readers
Librarians Choice: Board Books, Picture Books, Beginning Readers, Chapter Books, Nonfiction
Spanish: Beginning Readers, Picture Books
Story Starters/Writing Prompts: Elementary School
Story Starters/Writing Prompts: Middle School
Wordless Picture Books: PreK-Kindergarten
Wordless Picture Books: Elementary School
Wordless Picture Books: Middle School
CONTACT INFORMATION
For additional information regarding Tundra Tales or other educational programming email education@packers.com.