Reading Week Activity 1

Here is a list of some of the activities we are using for reading week. We will begin with a Kick-off assembly to announce our theme, activities planned and the principal's reading challenge(if the students read so many books the entire school gets an award, such as visiting a local battleship).



Activity #1 - Book Trivia Contest

Each day during announcements a short selection from a popular children's book will be read. All students are to place their individual guesses on a slip of paper. These slips of paper are sent to the office and the principal draws one correct answer and that child receives a new book.(The passage is reread, the answer given, and the winner announced at the end of the day )



The book snippet and titles are as follows :

Monday - When he's finished, he'll ask for a napkin. Then he'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache. When look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache. When he looks into the mirror, he might notice his hair needs a trim. - If You Give a Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Tuesday - On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomachache! - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Wednesday - At one time most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe. - The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

Thursday - Nobody knows the real story because nobody has ever heard my side of the story. And that's when my nose started to itch. I felt a sneeze coming on. Well, I huffed and I snuffed and I sneezed a great sneeze. - The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith

Friday - Jack crawled through a hole in the tree house floor. Wow. The tree house was filled with books. Books everywhere. Very old books with dusty covers. New books with shiny, bright covers. - Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne

Note: The slips of paper are made up in advance and copied for each classroom teacher.