What better way to motivate your students than to hold a READING RAFFLE???? I recently used my Scholastic bonus points towards over 50 free books- some for our leveled classroom library and some for the Reading Raffle. (If you don’t have any bonus points, try asking your students’ parents for donations!) I first decorated one of our tables with a shamrock theme and displayed some of the books that I ordered with my bonus points. I made sure to gather books of various reading levels and genres so that all my students would find books that they would be interested in winning.
When my students were engaged with their independent reading, writing thoughtfully in their reader’s notebook, and participating during our guided reading group discussions, I handed them a Reading Raffle Ticket. Download the Reading Raffle Tickets from Google Docs here!
The students put their raffle ticket inside the bucket of the book they were most interested in winning. Some students quickly discovered that some of the buckets only had a few raffle tickets and realized they would have a greater chance of winning that book! (GREAT lesson on probability, right??) We will hold or official drawing on the Friday before St. Patrick’s Day!
In the past, we have used this Reading Raffle idea as part of our Dr. Seuss celebration in March. We host a Bookworm Party in celebration of Dr. Seuss~ you can find more info about the Bookworm Party here. (on TpT)
What to do with the students who are not winners? Well, you can use that opportunity to teach a life lesson- you will not always win the lottery no matter how lucky you think you are
OR you can make these cute little crafts for everyone:
The tags can be attached to some candy wrapped in gold foil or also attached to a pencil.
You can get the St. Patrick’s Day tags for free at our TpT store: St. Patrick’s Day
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
18 comments:
This is a genius idea! =)
I'm so glad I found this idea- it is brilliant. I've never thought of a reading raffle but can't wait to implement it in my classroom one day. What a great way to motivate students!
✰Amber
Sparkles, Smiles, and Student Teaching
I was going to Pin this, do we have permission to pin from your blog?
Love, love, love the Reading Raffle idea!!!
Jodi
fun-in-first.blogspot.com
I did this a few years ago when I had many reluctant readers. They LOVED it! I think I got just as excited as they did! Your display is much fancier than mine was!
Sara :)
Smiling In Second Grade
This is absolutely a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
TeachingwithLoveandLaughter
Thank you for sharing, love the reading raffle idea!
Meg
Third Grade in the First State
That sounds so fun! Such a great idea!
Very cute idea! :) I think I will use it the week before Spring Break. Too cute! Thanks for sharing.
~Maggie
Fun!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
Just found this idea on Pinterest!!! Love. Love. Love. I can't wait to try this out in my library. Oooh ... I am thinking colored grass, colored eggs, baskets. What a treat. Thanks for sharing.
~Sonya (Library Patch)
I also found this idea on Pinterest. I'm so glad I followed it. I'm a new follower and am loving your blog so far!
Joy
Teaching Living History Blog
Great idea! Love the raffle! This time of year the kids are starting to tire a little of the daily five and independent reading. This is a great idea to motivate them to keep them focused!!
kim
mrshsresouceroom.blogspot.com
Yes! Right at the end of each post you'll see a Pin It button for easy pinning :)
I love the idea for the book raffle! I think I need to incorporate this idea ASAP...
☼Kate
To The Square Inch
Thank you so much for the idea! I am trying it this year with all of the first and second graders at my school! I gave you credit, of course, for this wonderful idea!
curiousfirsties.blogspot.com
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Oh i forgot. Books cost no
thing since i use points for them.
This is a fantastic idea!
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