Building on this legacy, pizza hut established the literacy project in 2016 to raise awareness for literacyrelated issues and engage consumers to help make a difference. First name last name email address want periodic updates via. Download this reading log to track student progress by books read. Also, if your childs bookit certificate has expired, chances are the management at pizza hut will still accept it, i know the store i worked at did. Program is kicking off its 35 th year by introducing its newest author partner, tom angleberger, author of the new york times bestselling origami yoda series. Pizza huts book it reading program gets digital update nbc4. Its vitally important for pizza hut to continue to make an impact in the local communities that we serve, said doug terfehr, senior director, social impact at pizza hut. Students can mark off how many days they met the reading goal with these simple fillin reading logs. Pizza hut book it program is open for all eligible teachers. May 2, 2019 more than three decades after being created by pizza hut, the now iconic book it. Get an inside look at the stories and personalities that make our brand great. To learn more about how some teachers use it in their classes, i spoke to a teacher in florida, anthony ateek, who used the program in his classroom. Jun 25, 2018 pizza hut, though not a library, had a reading program of its own called book it. Now, through the literacy project, we have an even greater goal to transform the lives of 100 million people in just 10 years, by enabling access to books and educational resources, empowering teachers and inspiring readers.
Program and page turner grants are part of pizza hut. Pizza hut takeaway student discount and offers save the student. This program provides consumers with the ability to optout of having their online behavior tracked for advertising purposes. Students have 30 days from the issue date to redeem the certificate, and only one certificate may be redeemed per student per visit. Program was created by a former pizza hut president who was searching for a way to moti. On their first visit to pizza hut, students redeem their certificate for a personal pan pizza, a prize to track their reading through all six months and a sticker. Use this reading log to check your students comprehension. Pizza hut is also the proprietor of the literacy project, an initiative designed to enable access, empower teachers and inspire a lifelong love of reading. I worked at pizza hut during high school and college and it pissed me off seeing mom come in during school hours with a friend for lunch and pay with bookit certificates. The program has launched an app as a new way for kids and parents to track reading goals. Kayla deshotels and roberta gennuso work together at apc, a pizza hut franchise in. Program, pizza hut unveiled its firstever page turner grant program. This month were featuring three books to get you and your students excited about.
The program is rooted in the foundation set by the pizza hut book it. Program has nurtured a love of reading in more than 65 million students across the country, but the company wanted to make a greater impact. Contact form please complete all required fields and allow 35 business days for a reply. Homeschooling faqs and a social network to get you connected to other homeschoolers with similar ages and interests. View our full menu, nutritional information, store locations, and more. But only once in a lifetime do you meet a pair like this. If you are a homeschooling your k6 grader, you can request a book it packet. The page turner grant program is an opportunity to celebrate and support those who are taking the time to help people become their best through literacy and reading.
These goals are anything from number of books, pages or minutes. Natasha collins, manager of social impact at pizza hut, says book it. Pizza slices from 4 of our most popular flavours, coupled with free flow soft. The app features an interactive game where students choose their favorite dragon to be their reading companion throughout the duration of the program. Return this calendar to the teacher when the month is. The literacy project, a broader commitment to literacy and reading announced earlier this fall. Its been 30 years since the book it program first started at pizza hut, and its still going strong. You might also be interested in the printables, reading trackers, and activities available through the book it program. The goal of the literacy project is to impact 100 million people by enabling access to books and educational resources, empowering teachers and inspiring a lifelong love of reading. To earn the pizza they have to meet certain reading goals. Program has spanned 50 states and 34 years, and if you were a book it. Pizza hut bringing back book it program for adults youtube. Poster display and tracker you will also get a poster to display and track reading progress in your classroom and a parent letter to copy and send home with your students.
While some schools stuck to the one book persticker guideline, some schools and classrooms did pages or minutes read. Oct 03, 2014 in addition to providing the alumni program, pizza hut launched an app for teachers and students to track their progress over the school year. They reward students for meeting reading goals with reading award certificates. Pizza hut hopes to transform 100 million lives with literacy. She enjoys going to pizza hut to get her free personal pan pizza and sticker for. Youll find calendars of events and activities, list of coops, support groups and enrichment classes. Page turner program hut life official pizza hut blog. Koch if you attended an american elementary school during the last three decades, you might have taken part in the book it program at pizza hut. Teachers enroll their own class and choose between our paper program or our new digital classroom experience. As an incentive to get his son to read more, gunther promised his son that theyd go to pizza hut, just the two of them, if gunthers son promised to practice reading.
Find out more about pizza hut s menu, meet our team members, and get breaking news here. The issue date should always be the day the certificate is awarded to the student. Passport to reading and sticker to track their reading throughout the six months. Pizza hut, though not a library, had a reading program of its own called book it. On subsequent visits, they will earn another personal pan pizza and sticker to add to their prize. Pizza hut always has some great student deals on but this discount is good too if you have an nus extra card. Issue the reading award certificate as soon as possible and circle the month the goal was met. I loved it so much i bought a replica book it necklace on etsy a few years ago. Previously, students got paper certificates for free pizzas that only could be redeemed in the restaurants. Students in elementary and home schools in k6 grades. Handwrite your students name and classroom info on the back of each one each month and send home with students.
March is national reading month, and pizza hut is encouraging book it. If you have kids that read, and they fulfill their. Complete the form below, send it to us, well contact you. Program is challenging students, parents and principals across the country to raise awareness of literacy. We expanded our commitment to literacy in 2016 by launching the literacy project and setting a goal to impact 100 million lives in 10 years by enabling access to books and educational resources, empowering teachers. Your kids can score a free personal pan pizza every month during the school year. Program 7100 corporate drive plano, tx 75024 phone. Needless to say we ate at pizza hut a lot during the book it program. The policy for offering student discount varies by hut location, please check with individual hut. October color in the days that you read for 20 minutes at home. Alumni program does not yet have a system of pizzabased incentives to motivate adults to read youll just have to keep doing that for its own sake. Program, which is the longestrunning corporate supported literacy program, impacting more than 14 million students each.
A student at glenn stephens elementary school, courtney reached her goal of reading 20 books a month between october and march 120 books total. These printables will help you reinforce story concepts, enhance parent communications, celebrate program completion, monitor student reading goals, and much more. The program encourages student grades k6 to read more by rewarding their efforts with free pizza. At the time, gunthers son was struggling with reading. Dont worry though, check out our student discount page for everything else weve got going on for you students, including 20% off throughout the year. The third parties we work with to assist us with the online tracking described here all participate in the selfregulatory program for online behavioral advertising.
Pizza hut offers free pizza to bookit alumni consumerist. On the first visit to pizza hut, the child will receive their personal pan pizza, and also an official book it. The book is celebrated in teacher circles for helping students explore. Free pizza hut pizza for kids through book it program. To celebrate the anniversary, the company is giving those of us who have been through the. Today, the program reaches more than 680,000 classrooms. Welcome to hut life, pizza hut s official brand blog. Oct 07, 2014 book it is celebrating its 30 year anniversary by inviting alumni back into the program and offering free pizza hut pizzas. The restaurant manager and team congratulate every child for meeting the monthly reading goal and reward them with a free, onetopping personal pan pizza, book it.
The pizza hut name, logos, and related marks are trademarks of pizza hut, inc. Asianpacific american heritage month the pizza hut book it. Student places to eat discounts pizza hut restaurants. If you are a parent of a homeschooling child ages 512, be sure to sign up for the pizza hut book it program. Thanks to pizza hut, weve been encouraging children in grades k6 to read more since 1984. If you are looking for other pizza hut student discounts then you will need to pick up leaflets and fliers handed out by your local pizza hut with great offers like buy one get one free.
Excludes buffet, meal deals, kids birthday parties, drinks, and all other vouchers, discounts and promotions. The program is simple, flexible, fun and free to use in your classroom. Program is kicking off its 33rd year by announcing it will expand the program from 620,000 classrooms to a million by 2020. Use this guide to set up your classroom, track reading and reward students in the teacher dashboard. As always, both digital and paper certificates can be redeemed for a free, onetopping personal pan pizza at pizza hut. Pizza hut has introduced a book it alumni program for adults.