Benny's Learning Lab: How to Create a School-wide Reading Challenge in Beanstack

November 21, 2025 • 12:00 AM ET

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Want to spark joy and literacy across your school?

In this tutorial, Tammy from Beanstack shows you how to create an epic school reading challenge using our customizable templates, gamified badges, and reward features.

You’ll learn how to:

✅ Find and customize reading challenge templates

✅ Automatically enroll readers for maximum participation

✅ Personalize badges, images, and rewards

✅ Publish your challenge in just a few clicks

Why run a school-wide reading challenge? Gamified reading challenges boost engagement, build excitement, and help create a schoolwide culture of reading. Adding rewards can even increase participation by 200%—making every challenge more fun and impactful.