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

[Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association]

Could I have more explicit info on the battle of the books? Not sure what
the battle itself entails. Want to try something new as opposed to lunch
hour book discussion
​with​
 kids who have read same book. Also how do you choose your books. I have
generally read a few books randomly from our library to promote. Your input
would be appreciated.

On Feb 16, 2017 5:04 PM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library Media
Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
> [image: photo]
> Betsy Yager
> Library Media Specialist, Anne Sullivan School
> A 700 N. Schoenbeck Prospect Heights, IL
> P  (847)870-5591  <(847)870-5591> E  byager at d23.org  <byager at d23.org>
> W  http://thesullivanlibrary.weebly.com/
> Get a signature like this: Click here!
> <http://ws-promos.appspot.com/r?rdata=eyJydXJsIjogImh0dHA6Ly93d3cud2lzZXN0YW1wLmNvbS9lbWFpbC1pbnN0YWxsP3dzX25jaWQ9NjcyMjk0MDA4JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9ZXh0ZW5zaW9uJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXByb21vXzU3MzI1Njg1NDg3Njk3OTIiLCAiZSI6ICI1NzMyNTY4NTQ4NzY5NzkyIn0=&u=101137619801425>
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> ISLMA-Share mailing list
>> islma at list.railslibraries.info
>> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
>> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
>> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
>> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info
>>
>
>
> Please contact us if you would like this communication translated into
> your native language.
>
> Por favor, póngase en contacto con nosotros si desea que esta comunicación
> traducido a su idioma nativo.
>
> Prosimy o kontakt z nami jeśli Państwo potrzebują aby ta wiadomość została
> przetłumaczona na język Polski.
>
> _______________________________________________
> ISLMA-Share mailing list
> islma at list.railslibraries.info
> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.railslibraries.info/pipermail/aisle/attachments/20170220/6af6f9e4/attachment-0002.html>