Battle of the Books
February 27, 2009
From Sophia Bufis, a REACH Teacher (G/T/Enrichment) at Forrest School in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
"We hold a 'Battle of the Books' contest in our fourth grade classroom. Any student may apply to be in the contest. The application process entails reading a designated book and formulating questions that are associated with the reading. Students who opt to participate are placed in heterogeneous teams and the battle preparation begins. All students must read a collection of ten books during the semester. There is an assembly with "Olympic Fanfare" and a torch runner to begin the excitement. Parents of participants and third and fourth grade students are invited. There is much excitement involved in the program because our devoted principal is involved in the entire process and he agrees to be a coach for some of the teams. It becomes a "battle" between his teams and mine. The motivation to read and beat the opponent's team is awesome!"
From Sophia Bufis, a REACH Teacher (G/T/Enrichment) at Forrest School in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
"We hold a 'Battle of the Books' contest in our fourth grade classroom. Any student may apply to be in the contest. The application process entails reading a designated book and formulating questions that are associated with the reading. Students who opt to participate are placed in heterogeneous teams and the battle preparation begins. All students must read a collection of ten books during the semester. There is an assembly with "Olympic Fanfare" and a torch runner to begin the excitement. Parents of participants and third and fourth grade students are invited. There is much excitement involved in the program because our devoted principal is involved in the entire process and he agrees to be a coach for some of the teams. It becomes a "battle" between his teams and mine. The motivation to read and beat the opponent's team is awesome!"
