The Lakewood Elementary Library Media Specialists were awarded a grant by the Lakewood Ranger Education Foundation (LREF) to develop an activity for 5th graders across the district. They called it Battle of the Books.
The Battle engaged students from all 7 Lakewood elementary schools in reading several different books in book clubs throughout the school year (I didn't catch all the titles, but one of them, Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly, is a recent personal favorite). Then the district librarians worked with the children's librarians at the Lakewood Public Library to stage a Jeopardy-esque event.
It was my first venture into the Auditorium space at the Lakewood Library - WOW! The stage, screen and lighting created the perfect mood for the competition. Each team played two rounds and then the top two point-getters were paired for the final round.Congratulations to Lincoln for coming away the top winner, and to Harrison for being runners-up. Although Horace Mann didn't finish at the top, they played a strong round against Hayes, giving me plenty of chances to cheer for our participants: Nathan Bruwer, Karleigh Estep, Rian Fetting, Kelsey Karban, and Lauren Lamparyk.
I hope Battle of the Books will become another great Lakewood tradition. It has all the right stuff: kids, books, and community partnership 📚💜💛😊
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