Battle of the Books

Four of my students have been working hard for Battle of the Books since January. Each of them had to read 4 books, for a total of 16 books. During a Jeopardy-esque competition they had to answer comprehension questions, some of them higher order.

This year I did a much better job of supporting them. I got all of the books they couldn't find themselves, I went to the fourth grade face off as well as the Lakeridge final: fourth vs. fifth. It was very intense. I was completely stressed out. Butterflies in my stomach.

For the final battle, our whole class went to watch. They did a wonderful job. Very supportive. And they had to be completely silent. In order to cheer and show our support, we did the silent clap.

It was very close up him the very last few questions. But, the girls managed to pull ahead. They won by 1 point.

I was so proud I nearly started crying. It was a wonderful victory, especially against the fifth graders.

I'm so proud of them.

Now they are advancing to the district finals. April 4th it's all going down.

I actually believe they have a shot to win the entire Battle. Just imagine, the fourth graders from Lakeridge Elementary...district champions.