tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3542192013770287134.post7450082475843968..comments2024-02-22T02:24:42.276-06:00Comments on The Teaching Thief: Battle of the BooksAmanda Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07584912126047807038noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3542192013770287134.post-84985247763284361862011-07-29T21:36:19.126-05:002011-07-29T21:36:19.126-05:00This is such a neat idea and a great way to encour...This is such a neat idea and a great way to encourage reading! At my school we do a couple big events to encourage reading of a variety of genres. My favorite one is called the Reading Olympics. Students read and record their minutes at home and can earn a gold, silver or bronze medal depending on how many minutes they read. You can count being read to, listening to reading, reading to siblings and family members and of course reading to yourself. At the end, we have an all school assembly and announce classes and medal winners. Last year all the gold medal winners were put in a drawing and one name for primary and intermediate were chosen. These 2 students got to be principal and librarian for the day. Fun stuff!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com