#Battle of the year full
Times for local, district, or county competitions are decided by our members throughout the world and my vary depending on school calendars and the education goals of our members.Ī typical "Battle" is a full day tournament or game, like College Bowl or Family Feud, in which students' teams earn points by answering questions about the books on the book lists. The school battles are held between September and June of each school year. Teachers and librarians may order copies of each book from wholesale distributors listed under 'Order Books' on the home page. School and public libraries may order copies of each book on the list, and local book stores will also have them available. They should keep a summary so they can review this information before their "Local Battle." However, they cannot count books that they have only seen on a video or a movie.
Students may count "books" they have read before. Try to keep the timeframe as short as possible in order to keep kids motivated and focused on the reading.Ī student participates by reading from the book list provided for that year's America's Battle of the Books. Some schools do their competition before the holiday season while others do not start reading till after the 1st of the year and have their competitions in the spring.
The purpose is simply to encourage students to read good books and have fun while competing with peers. America's Battle of the Books is a voluntary reading incentive program for students in grades 3-12.