What's Happening at SAS Pudong?
Here's an update intended to put your mind at ease, perhaps give you a bit of a yardstick to measure how you're going and hopefully reassure you that you're on the right track.
*I've had 11 teams sign up with varying degrees of success. Five students have dropped out, and I announced that today was the last time students could quit without consequences; I'm not sure what those consequences are...but, that's what I said!
*Teams have come up with a team name, and they're keeping track of who has read what book. Some students are still reading their first book, a select few have read 6 or 7 books. We are checking out books to those who have read the least amount getting first dibs on available books and urging them to think strategically so that across the team they've got most/all books covered.
*Tomorrow is our first Kahoot Quiz. The students come during their lunch recess as a team, we give each team an Ipad, and do a practice round Kahoot on one of the 8 BOB's books. We don't score the rounds, they are just for practice. The students don't know which book we are doing until the Kahoot loads.
Where are you at?
Again, and to put minds at ease and give SOME direction for newbies, or in case you feel you need it... Here are some suggestions for where you might be with Battle of the Books at this stage.
*Have you got the books? If not, hustle on that. I've ordered some through Blue Fountain, everything I could get on Sora and had some parents travelling to America bring me back some via Amazon Prime using Amazon Gift Cards that are part of my budget.
*Advertise among your students, share in bulletins and school communications. For me, the hardest part of that is that some parents want their kids to be involved more than their kids do. They hear the word Battle, or Competition, and think, mmmmm, I want my child in that. I try really hard to let them know it's going to be best for their child if their child WANTS to be involved.
*Decide if you're going to run it as a lunchtime club, an after school activity or just have the kids read and get together in their own time. Honestly, from 2016-2020 I just ordered the books, told students "hey, if you're thinking about participating in Battle of the Books, you should read these" and then in around January, we formed teams.
*So, I bet most of you are beyond the above, and that means you're in good shape. Don't hesitate to message me if you have any questions.
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