The Kinder Years

March Madness!

Here are some pictures from my bulletin board this month. We chose to have a book battle for the month of March to celebrate Read Across America Day. Find out more about Read Across America Day by visiting the link below!

http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm

We created a bracket to showcase 16 famous authors. Now, throughout the month of March, we are introducing authors and then voting on which ones we like best based on their stories. To vote, each child comes up and whispers their vote in my ear. They know that they are not supposed to share their vote or ask anyone else about their vote. This prevents plenty of drama that could ensue! Plus, they love getting a chance to have a secret!!! 

An added bonus is our “People’s Choice Award!” Everyone in the building can vote for their favorite author. This provides an opportunity to talk about data collecting and tally marks! (I voted for Beverly Cleary, a childhood favorite!)

Lastly, I wanted to demonstrate to the students that anyone can be an author! So, I put myself in the book battle with a book I created in college about positional words. I hope they like it! Our class will also be creating and sharing stories all month and working on a secret joint story that will include ideas from all of my little authors. I can't wait to share that project in a future post! Stay tuned! 

Here is a freeeeeebie! I hope you can use this “People’s Choice Award” chart one day. J