Teaching Tip of the Month

This month's Teaching Tip comes from 101 Ways to Love a Book.

Here's a fun way to help test your students' reading comprehension after they have all read a new book.

Host a Game Show

You can create a game show to teach people more about your favorite book. Contestants can be asked a series of questions based on several different topics. Possible topics may include "Characters," "Conflicts," "Places," and "Big Changes." Create a large game board on your classroom chalkboard. Award points or small prizes to students individually or in teams.

Another game-show idea is to ask contestants to answer progressively difficult multiple-choice questions and allow them to ask for assistance from friends. You might choose to structure your game show in this way, coming up with easy questions, then more difficult ones about your book. Allow students to ask for assistance in answering questions as needed.

Whatever method you decide on, make sure you assign some students to be contestants and others to be your "studio audience." For additional entertainment, videotape your game show to watch at a later date.

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