[ISLMA-Share] Battle of the Books - How do you get books in the students hands?

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We do Battle of the Books as part of our library program.  I do 4 battles
within each classroom and then the team from each class that has the most
accumulated points, gets to be in the Final Battle. So each class has 5-6
teams of 4-6 students.  They do battles during their 40 min. library class.

 I have between 8-10 copies of each book (maybe more of some).  I get some
from To begin with, each student may only check out 1 battle book at a
time.  I introduce the books the week before spring break and battles begin
in May.  I send copies of the lists to three local libraries, so kids can
get books from there.

Students must read and pass quizzes on at least 3 books in order to be
placed on a team.  I have the teachers make the teams so that they are
"even"  The students get time to split up the list to try to make sure that
all the books on the list are read by the team.

We have been doing it this way for years, and it seems to work really
well.  Each round has a different format to keep it fun.



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On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 3:24 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I started the Battle of the Books last year with my 5th graders.  We had
> 15 teams of 5 students.  The Curriculum Director, the PTO and my library
> budget covered the cost of the books, medals and small prizes.
>
> This year I opened it up to 4th-8th grade.  I have 39 teams of 5 students
> each.  The PTO and the Foundation covered the books, medals and prizes.
> However, the PTO asked that I charge $10 per student next year to
> participate.  I am not comfortable with this because I don't want to
> exclude people.
>
> Are your students responsible for finding the books?  Do you order extras
> and check them out?  Do you charge a fee?
>
> The administration has asked me to do a little fact finding so I am
> reaching out to the great library braintrust.
>
> Thank you in advance for your responses.
>
> --
> Jina Rappaport, MLIS
> Elementary & Junior High Learning Centers
> Oak Grove School District 68
> 1700 S. O'Plaine Road
> Green Oaks, Illinois 60048
> 847.367.4120 x2710 <(847)%20367-4120>
> http://ogschool-library.weebly.com
>
> "There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only
> children who have not found the right book."
>
>
>
> Frank Serafini
>
>
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