Status of the Class

A fabulous 4th grade teacher and myself were talking after school one day and decided that we wanted a better way to keep up with our students reading.  Something that would be the kids responsibility and easily visible!  We created the "Status of the Class."

Each morning when the kids come in they write down the initials of the book they read and from page to page what they read.  For example: "HP 68-104" meaning Harry Potter and they read pages 68-104 that night.

If you forgot your book at school you highlight your box in yellow and use the title of the book you read instead.

If you are abandoning a book from before, you highlight your box in red and prepare to have a conference with the teacher. :)

If you finished a book, you highlight your box green and begin filling out your reading response card.

This allowed us at a glance to see how students are finishing books.  

Sundae Reading Incentive

This year we had a reading competition at school, which required 3rd-5th graders to read 25 "just-right" books.  We had pit-stops along the way to share our classes progress. The first two pit-stops my class took home the trophy!  After the second win, we fueled the fire for the other classes.  I told them that IF they beat me, the winning class could make me into a human sundae!

A 3rd grade class beat our class by 1 book!

The kids had a blast making me and the first grade teacher who also lost into human sundaes!  We had