[aisle] Virtual Battle of the Books

Fri Aug 28 15:28:31 CDT 2020

We held our Battle in Mattoon last spring for grades 4-5.  We had already begun the first stages when we were shut down:   
   - Kids get to form their own teams of 4-5, pick a captain and team name
   - We had created a list of 20 books, 16 were from the 2020 Bluestem list and 4 others were substitutes for some of the nonfiction that were difficult to create questions for that did not give away the title.
   - Kids read the books on their own.  We helped by stocking the libraries with as many as we could, purchasing audio and eBooks and the public library also had a set
   - I had 9 teams and the other school had 7.
   - We had 50 questions that all began "In which book"
   - Teams had to answer with the title and then extra points for the author's name
   - Since we were so new to the Google Meet we decided to challenge one team at a time.  

   - We gave them all 50 questions.  
   - Team members had 30 seconds to talk to each other and decide on an answer
   - Only the captain could give the final answer

   - When all teams had participated, we totaled each team score and came up with 1st-4th place winners for each grade.
   - We created a reveal video and emailed it to all members
   - We had trophies for 1st and 2nd place and medals for 3rd and 4th.  Everyone else got participation ribbons
We learned a lot from our first attempt and I think that if they decide to do it this year, it will go smoother and they might be able to find a way for teams to go head to head.  The other hurdle will be getting the books to the kids, especially if the district decides not to allow check out.There is a possibility that there will be a session on this at the AISLE conference in November.Glad to help if you have any other questions.dsmma at frontiernet.net

Peggy Burton, Retired School Librarian2671 N. 800 East Rd.  Moweaqua, IL 62550 

    On Friday, August 28, 2020, 01:59:31 PM CDT, Flaherty, Megan via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:  

Hi all! 

I hope your school years are off to a good start or you are feeling ready for a new year to start.

I am wondering if anyone is planning on organizing a virtual Battle of the Books competition this year? I have never done a regular Battle of the Books competition but I am assuming it would not be difficult to hold competitions via Zoom or other video chat platform. I am planning on running one for our 3rd-5th grade students and our 6th-8th grade students using the short 10 book list.

Please reach out to me if you would be interested in brainstorming a virtual Battle of the Books and possibly competing sometime in March!

Megan Flaherty-Handoyo

Library Media Specialist 

Westview Hills Middle School 

mflaherty at maercker.org

630-353-9193

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