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Reading Week
By Haydn Zeis
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THEME: Reading for Survival

 
Reading Week Doors
Fifth Grade Reading Week
     GOAL: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to read 10 pages each  day, and keep a log on what they have read with a summary after each reading session.  For the 4th and 5th grade students get 100 AR points per  class for the week. If these goals are met then Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Warnock will catch a greased pig on Monday May 14.


This is a Schedule for what you can wear during reading week.
Monday: Hats - read newspapers
Tuesday: Sunglasses - read non-fiction
Wednesday: Hiking boots - read magazines
Thursday: Carry a flashlight - read poetry
Friday: Khakis (jungle clothes) - read fiction

   Each class will be a tribe, create a name and a flag for the tribe.  The tribes can challenge each other for "immunity" from homework, etc.  Write someone a message in a bottle, listen to island music.  You can watch Gillgan's Island.  Eat gummy worms or dirt pudding.  Decorate treasure chests or footprints in the sand with number of pages read.  Set goals for students on how many pages to be read in a week, grade level survivors for the most read.     SSR for 30 minutes every day.  Treasure hunt, obstacle courses Graphing or mapping activities.