As we prepare for our March 1st Battle of the Books competition, our team was faced with our biggest delima. No, it wasn't who was going to be the spokesperson, or even who was going to be the official recorder. Our biggest decision was the one that allowed us to use our creative side and show the world just how edgy we are...the team name! My 4th grade girls wanted something cool, yet cleaver and they came up with just that. THE ROCKIN' READERS.
With the excitment of ordering our team T-shirts underway, I managed to settle the giggly group down enough to concentrate on studying the title and author of each book on their grade level reading list. Their homework for this week is to have each memorized before our next meeting. Then it is on to the study questions!!
Alot of hard work, two months worth of reading and a group of ten year old girls ...yikes !! I just may have to plan a surprise party for the group after the battle to get myself through to the finish line. Win or loose, the kids need to celebrate their love of reading and should be rewarded for all of their hard work.
Think you can keep up with the kids? Challenge yourself and a friend to finish each of the books below by the end of February. Test one another to see how many details you can give to each book, citing the title & author. Leave me a comment below to keep me posted on your progress and I will let you know how you rate compared to the students. Get rockin' those books people !!!
With the excitment of ordering our team T-shirts underway, I managed to settle the giggly group down enough to concentrate on studying the title and author of each book on their grade level reading list. Their homework for this week is to have each memorized before our next meeting. Then it is on to the study questions!!
Alot of hard work, two months worth of reading and a group of ten year old girls ...yikes !! I just may have to plan a surprise party for the group after the battle to get myself through to the finish line. Win or loose, the kids need to celebrate their love of reading and should be rewarded for all of their hard work.
Think you can keep up with the kids? Challenge yourself and a friend to finish each of the books below by the end of February. Test one another to see how many details you can give to each book, citing the title & author. Leave me a comment below to keep me posted on your progress and I will let you know how you rate compared to the students. Get rockin' those books people !!!
3rd & 4rd grade reading list:
Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights- Debbie Miller
Dial-a-ghost- Eva Ibbotson
Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity- Mac Barnett
Chameleon wore Chartreuse- Bruce Hale
Dying to Meet You- Katie Klise
Ellie McDoodle: Have pen, will travel- Ruth Barshaw
Flight of the Phoenix- R.L. La Fevers
King's Equal- KatherinePaterson
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane- Kate DiCamillo
Piper Reed: Navy Brat- Kimberly Holt
Puppy Power- JodyCox
Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls- Elise Primavera
Skinnybones- Barbara Park
Year of Miss Agnes- Kirkpatrick Hill
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