1. School Reading Incentive Program & Friendly Competition Battle of the Books http://www.battleofthebooks.org/what/ Valley View Elementary 2015-16

2. a fun way to inspire, and get students excited about reading. a reading incentive program for students in 2 nd – 6 th grade. Books to read. a way to make new friends. team work. Anyone in grades 2-6 can participate if they want to…but you don’t have to. You may want to read the books and come to the practices, but not compete and that’s okay too. The Battle of the Books is…

3. Book Lists Books are chosen by America’s Battle of the Books. http://battleofthebooks.org/ http://battleofthebooks.org/ There are three book lists... 2 nd grade: 10 book list 3 rd – 4 th grade: 20 book list 5 th – 6 th grade: 20 book list

4. Teams by grade level There are officially four grade level competitions: 3 rd grade 4 th grade 5 th grade 6 th grade 2 nd grade has been added by our school --but not for district competition. One team per grade level is crowned BATTLE CHAMPS!

5. It’s a Tournaments Held at Valley View in March, 2016. Teams test their knowledge of certain books against other teams.

6. Battle Questions Students will answer questions about books from their whole grade level book list. The answer to each question is always the Title of the book and the Author’s name. Example: In which book does a boy ride a pterodactyl? Answer: Dinosaur before dawn by Mary Pope Osborn (they won’t always be that easy).

7. 2015 – 2016 Some of the 3 rd -4 th Grade Books are:

8. 2015-16 Some of the 5 th and 6 th Grade Books are:

9. What to do? Start Reading the Battle books. You may read the books yourself, with someone else, listen to the books, have someone read to you, or all four. You can write questions from the books if you’d like to. Then you can challenge your friends! Example- Question: In which book does a boy ride on a pterodactyl? Answer: Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne You may want to make it harder than that. You’re trying to become an ‘expert’ on 4-5 books. You don’t have to read all 10 or 20, but if you choose to you will get your picture up on the “Battle Hall of Fame” board in the library. Pictures from http://www.mycutegraphics.com/tos.html

10. Read, Verify Practice As you read the books you will fill out a short form in the library and then you will receive a ……??? Come to Battle Meetings in the Library once a week during lunch recess.

11. BATTLE MEETINGS Battle meetings will be once a week in the library during lunch recess. You will Learn things about the books in fun ways like jeopardy, relay races and games. You’ll gather with friends and even make some new ones. We’ll practice for the Battle!

12. The BATTLE Begins! Thursday, March 24, 2015 -Valley View Elementary!! District Battle April 17, 2015

13. Sign up in the Library Sign up, to be a part of the Battle of the Books, will be in the library—just talk with Mrs.Thorpe to get a form. You don’t have to compete to read the books and come to the meetings. But you will have to have a permission slip signed by your parents/guardians if you’re going to come to battle meetings. Come enjoy the fun!

14. September: Start Reading Books and you can write questions. October-December: Keep Reading Books Come to Battle Meetings one lunch recess a week. January – February: Official sign up Form Teams Choose a team name, decide what to wear and make a team poster. Practice with your team! Come to Battle Meetings to play games, and challenge other readers. Read More Books March 24 th Battle: Suit up Battle until one team per grade is crowned Battle Champ! April 14 th (Saturday): District Battle of the Books for the Battle Champ Teams 3 rd – 6 th grades. Time Line

15. East Layton Elementary Highlights from this year :

16. Snow Horse Snow Horse Elementary

17. Reading Elementary

18. Get Ready to BATTLE! LET THE READING BEGIN!

19. Go the Distance with…