Today
during my second class I had to make a copy for someone at the copy machine
next to my room. Walking back in, I noticed that my son, Liam, was standing at
the first bookshelf looking for a book. Smiling, I asked what he was doing up
on our floor. He explained he needed a book from the March Book Madness books. We looked for it and realized it was
checked out. One of my fifth graders came over to talk books with him and he
left with a book and several recommendations.
I moved
over to confer with a student who was working on their biography presentation. They
had chosen to create a Prezi and were trying to remember how to add a video.
All of the sudden I heard Tyler exclaim.
I glanced
up and asked him what was wrong.
He said he
remembered I had my eye doctor appointment the following morning and that my
mom was the substitute. He looked almost panicked. Would she – my mom – know the
winners from Round 2 of March Book Madness?
I had to laugh. I reassured Tyler. The winners should be posted at 8 am EST. I would come into our building before I headed to my appointment and record the new winners on our bulletin board.
With all of
my students appeased, we returned to work.
I am beyond
grateful to my friends for creating this amazing and engaging activity for my
students. It has gotten them rooting for books, discussing books they don’t
know, and talking to students at other grade levels. It even got them in
trouble last week when they were checking out the new results on Wednesday
morning when they were supposed to be hurrying to their rooms for their PARCC
test. J There aren’t many activities I’ve done that
has had students messaging me at home, campaigning during school, and creating
to read lists with deadlines.
Are you participating in March Book Madness? If not, feel free to join in HERE!
