Turn your classroom into a Starbooks Book Tasting Cafe and get students excited about reading! This Starbooks Book Tasting Brochure & Activity Kit is the perfect editable resource for hosting a fun and engaging book tasting activity in your classroom. Inspired by the popular Starbucks classroom theme, this resource includes everything you need to create a memorable reading event, literacy center, or book tasting rotation.
Students will explore new books, discuss their thinking using structured discussion stems, and reflect on their favorite reads using engaging response pages. This activity works perfectly for independent work, reading centers, small groups, or whole-class book tasting rotations.
Your students will feel like they are visiting a real Starbooks cafe while discovering new books and building a love for reading!
Perfect For:
Book Tasting Events
Reading Centers or Literacy Stations
Back-to-School Reading Activities
Introducing New Classroom Library Books
Motivating Reluctant Readers
Sub Plans or Low-Prep Literacy Days
Upper Elementary & Middle School Classrooms
Why Teachers Love This:
✔ Low Prep: Print and go, or quickly customize the editable files
✔ Highly Engaging Theme: The Starbooks café theme makes reading feel like a special event
✔ Promotes Meaningful Book Discussions: Sentence stems support thoughtful student conversations
✔ Encourages Reading Reflection: Students rate, summarize, and share their favorite books
✔ Flexible Use: Works for independent work, centers, small groups, or whole-class rotations
What’s Included:
Book Tasting Trifold Brochure
Editable Book Tasting Trifold Brochure (Google Slides) so you can customize questions or directions
2 Starbooks Bookmarks
“Coffee Talk” Reflection Page – A fun coloring response sheet with 4 questions about students’ favorite book from the tasting
“Talking Stems” Discussion Page – Includes 7 sentence stems to help students discuss books with their group
Updated March 2026:
Newly designed trifold brochure (editable and non-editable)
Black & White brochure version students can color (editable and non-editable)
Editable Book Tasting Menu for displaying books available at each table
16 Table Labels (Table 1–8 and Group 1–8 options)
3 Starbooks Classroom Posters
Grab your FREE early finisher activities by clicking here!
TIP: When you print, change the settings to "short-edge binding" so the inside won't be upside-down.
Terms of Use:
By purchasing from teachandachieve, you agree to the following terms. All teachandachieve designs are for personal or single classroom use. No product may be re-sold, uploaded to a shared drive or website, copied or shared with others. Even other teachers. All contents of this product are under copyright protection. Thank you for respecting my hard work in creating this product.
Stop by my Instagram or TikTok account while you're at it for more resources, tips, and ideas to make your classroom great! Also, check out my teachandachieve website for more!
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Let me know!
Thank you for visiting! I hope to have more great content soon!
Please consider giving this product a rating/review – you’ll earn credit toward the purchase of other products!
- Mrs. Marks
Turn your classroom into a Starbooks Book Tasting Cafe and get students excited about reading! This Starbooks Book Tasting Brochure & Activity Kit is the perfect editable resource for hosting a fun and engaging book tasting activity in your classroom. Inspired by the popular Starbucks classroom theme, this resource includes everything you need to create a memorable reading event, literacy center, or book tasting rotation.
Students will explore new books, discuss their thinking using structured discussion stems, and reflect on their favorite reads using engaging response pages. This activity works perfectly for independent work, reading centers, small groups, or whole-class book tasting rotations.
Your students will feel like they are visiting a real Starbooks cafe while discovering new books and building a love for reading!
Perfect For:
Book Tasting Events
Reading Centers or Literacy Stations
Back-to-School Reading Activities
Introducing New Classroom Library Books
Motivating Reluctant Readers
Sub Plans or Low-Prep Literacy Days
Upper Elementary & Middle School Classrooms
Why Teachers Love This:
✔ Low Prep: Print and go, or quickly customize the editable files
✔ Highly Engaging Theme: The Starbooks café theme makes reading feel like a special event
✔ Promotes Meaningful Book Discussions: Sentence stems support thoughtful student conversations
✔ Encourages Reading Reflection: Students rate, summarize, and share their favorite books
✔ Flexible Use: Works for independent work, centers, small groups, or whole-class rotations
What’s Included:
Book Tasting Trifold Brochure
Editable Book Tasting Trifold Brochure (Google Slides) so you can customize questions or directions
2 Starbooks Bookmarks
“Coffee Talk” Reflection Page – A fun coloring response sheet with 4 questions about students’ favorite book from the tasting
“Talking Stems” Discussion Page – Includes 7 sentence stems to help students discuss books with their group
Updated March 2026:
Newly designed trifold brochure (editable and non-editable)
Black & White brochure version students can color (editable and non-editable)
Editable Book Tasting Menu for displaying books available at each table
16 Table Labels (Table 1–8 and Group 1–8 options)
3 Starbooks Classroom Posters
Grab your FREE early finisher activities by clicking here!
TIP: When you print, change the settings to "short-edge binding" so the inside won't be upside-down.
Terms of Use:
By purchasing from teachandachieve, you agree to the following terms. All teachandachieve designs are for personal or single classroom use. No product may be re-sold, uploaded to a shared drive or website, copied or shared with others. Even other teachers. All contents of this product are under copyright protection. Thank you for respecting my hard work in creating this product.
Stop by my Instagram or TikTok account while you're at it for more resources, tips, and ideas to make your classroom great! Also, check out my teachandachieve website for more!
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Let me know!
Thank you for visiting! I hope to have more great content soon!
Please consider giving this product a rating/review – you’ll earn credit toward the purchase of other products!
- Mrs. Marks
