March is Reading Month Bundle includes everything you need to have a fun and successful March is Reading Month!
Included in this bundle is:
Digital Breakout: Library Lock-Out!
March is Reading Month Daily Activities Calendar & Reading Logs
Emoji Reading Logs
Emoji Bookmarks
We suggest using the Digital Breakout to kick-start March is Reading Month, the Daily Activities Calendar to get students reading each day, the Reading Logs to keep track of their reading and goals, and the Emoji Bookmarks as prizes!
Here is a description of each of the above resources included in this bundle:
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RESOURCE 1: Digital Breakout: Library Lock-Out!
Celebrate March is Reading Month with a breakout! In this Digital Breakout, students will work in teams to find clues in our custom breakout website: Library Lock-Out!
Library Lock-Out Storyline
Congratulations! You and your class just found out that you have taken the lead for the reading competition at your school! You have had a close race with the class above you and will need to keep the pace otherwise you may not win. Your class had just finished reading all of their books and headed down to the library to get more, but only arrived to find that the library doors have been locked!
You look around and find a pile of books neatly stacked next to the library’s door. On top there is a note that says,
“If you really think you can win this year’s reading competition, you surely are mistaken! You can’t win if you don’t have books! We added several locks not even the teachers know about, so asking them will only use up your precious time since the reading competition ends today! If you’re really that good of readers, then answering a few of our riddles shouldn’t be a problem, right? We will enjoy our winning for the second year in a row by the end of the day! Later!”
Work together and solve the upper class’s riddles so your class can check out your books and win this year’s reading competition!
**When DOWNLOADED, please read all the files in order beginning with the file, “1. START HERE…pdf” Doing so will answer any questions that you may have and will help the “I can’t figure this out problem” that people run into if they only open the breakout file.**
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When to Use this Breakout
This can be used anytime of the year or during your March is Reading Competition. We love to use this breakout in our classroom to kick-start the month and get students excited about reading! It also makes a great Parts of a Story, Plot, Story Order and Reading lesson!
Our breakouts can be used as team-building activities, holiday activities, library centers, close-reading activities, and much more! The set-up has already been done for you! Students will work together using problem solving, critical thinking, and communication. Classroom team building will be key for each group’s success.
What Makes Our Digital Breakouts different from other breakouts?
Our digital breakouts are NOT just a link to a website!
Each of Our Digital Breakouts Include:
Digital Breakout Content Pages
Digital Breakout Background
Session Outline
Step by Step Directions
Teacher Record / Scoring Sheet
Student Work Sheet
Understanding the Locks
Custom Breakout Website
Each website contains ALL info/history included!
No Google Searching needed!
This guarantees safety in every classroom!
Answer Key
Clue and Reflection Cards
QR-Code
Breakout EDU Compatible
Common Core and ISTE Standards
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IMPORTANT: Technology Required
You will need to have access to electronic devices such as PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, iPads, tablets, or phones.
All devices will need to have access the internet
Access to Google sites (public). Or just use the site not logged in!
No Google accounts or Google Classroom required
Can be used through Google Classroom, if available
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Q&A: DIGITAL BREAKOUTS
I’ve never done a breakout before, is this still for me?
Yes! We have included a seven-page breakdown of what makes a breakout and how to run it smoothly in your classroom especially for students who have never used them before. Once familiar, you will be able to just post the website and let them work!
What is a Breakout?
A breakout is an activity where participants work in teams to search for clues to solve puzzles and try to “breakout” of a room or break into” a room or locked container within a specific time frame.
What is a Digital Breakout?
A digital breakout has its origins from both the popular escape rooms and the hunt-and-find games. However, instead of physically unlocking a box or door, participants will enter codes varying in letters and numbers into a lock (a.k.a. Google Form) which will then only unlock when all correct codes are entered into it.
Customer feedback also mentioned the benefit of using a Digital Breakout: “I had gotten some paper escape rooms before and while my kids loved them it was a lot of prep. I loved how easy this was! My kids also loved it and got so excited each time they got one correct. Looking forward to purchasing more of these!”
What are the Benefits to Doing a Breakout in My Classroom?
TO HELP YOUR CLASS DEVELOP:
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Communication
• Resourcefulness
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Motivation and Engagement
THEY HAVE MANY USES, SUCH AS:
• Extending a lesson or concept
• Reviewing for a test
• Search and research practice
• Reinforcing concepts
• Building critical thinking skills
• A class game or activity
• Reinforcing teamwork and communication skills
• Valentine’s Day technology activity
• Reinforce 3 digit addition and subtraction
What grade levels are Mr and Mrs Rooster’s breakouts designed for?
Our breakouts are crafted for 4th-8th Grade, but we have been told of third graders, honors students, and high schoolers enjoying these activities as well! We include several resources in our breakouts to meet the needs of all teachers and students, such as clue cards and recording sheets. We want to give you an opportunity for all your students to work together and contribute in these amazing team-building activities!
How long should it take students to break out?
It really depends on the grade level and their experience with the Breakout concept. The younger they are, the longer it may take, while the older they are, it should go faster, but if they have no experience with breakouts, it will most likely take any group longer the first few runs. Once students are familiar with it, they will have an idea of what to look for; it is the developing of that mindset. Our Breakouts are planned to have a maximum of 40 minutes each session with a teacher flexibility allowing all students to enjoy with clue cards, no clue cards, or however you prefer!
What technology is required?
Since it is a DIGITAL breakout, you will need to have access to electronic devices such as PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, iPads, tablets, or phones and all devices will need to have access the internet. In addition, our custom made websites are Google Sites, so you must have access to Google Sites Public. Oftentimes, teachers can work around this by using the site with the students not logged into their accounts. Check with your tech support before purchasing if you are unsure if your students will have access to Google Sites Public. Google accounts or Google Classroom are NOT required, although our breakouts can easily be used through Google Classroom, if available.
I am having trouble opening files. What should I do?
Sometimes the TpT website glitches and has trouble downloading files. If this happens, we recommend dragging the file to the desktop and extracting the file there. If this still does not work, please e-mail us at mrandmrsroostertpt@gmail.com with the name of the product, purchaser, and the date of purchase so we can help you specifically. Thank you.
Are these activities 100% digital or would printing be required for each breakout?
You have multiple options to choose from, one of which is 100% digital. There is a helpful Understanding the Locks page which can be posted as an attachment or printed off to help students. The Clue Cards could also be read to the student groups by the teacher or they could be printed off and handed to the students. Printing is completely optional. All of these breakouts are on our custom websites and DO NOT require any printing or setting up stations, cutting, packaging, etc. These are truly a ready-to-go activity! Other options do include printing. For example, if you would like to print off the Understanding the Locks page or the Clue Cards, that is completely your choice. Do what works best for you and your students!
RESOURCE 2: March is Reading Month Daily Activities Calendar & Reading Logs
Get students excited about reading for the entire month of March is Reading Month with our Daily Activities Calendar! For each day of March, the daily activities calendar gives students a fun and creative way to read each day. We included a wide range of activities to get students reading in many different ways! These activities include giving them fun places to read, different topics to read about, suggestions of people to read to, and more! We chose activities that students could do either at home or at school or a mixture of both to meet the needs of all teachers.
Example activities include:
Read a joke to a friend!
Read a book in the dark with a flashlight!
Read a book to someone older than you!
Play a board game and read the instructions first!
Read the lyrics to a song and sing it!
AND to keep track of their reading all month, we included reading logs! We have three different reading logs so you can choose the log(s) that will help your student meet their individual, class, and school-wide reading goals. Each reading log has a box at the bottom for them to total their reading for the month. The three reading logs include keeping track of the number of:
Minutes
Books
Pages
WHAT THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES
One page document explaining how to use the product and all that is included
Letter to Families explaining the Daily Activities Calendar. It is ready to print and distribute!
March is Reading Month Daily Activities Calendar
Blank March is Reading Month Daily Activities Calendar so you can write your own activities on a calendar, if you wish!
3 Reading Logs: Number of Minutes, Number of Books, Number of Pages
Suggestions of additional resources for a fun and successful March is Reading Month
ADDITIONAL NOTES
We suggest printing the Daily Activities Calendar and Letter to Families back-to-back to save paper
All of the pages included in this product are black and white for easy printing and copying
We purposely created this calendar with numbered activities in grid format (not as a March calendar with days of the week) so you can use the same calendar year after year without needing to reformat or re-download the calendar.
15 Emoji Bookmarks that are sure to put a smile on the faces of your students!
13 of these bookmarks contain catchy phrases with Emoji Faces. The other 2 contain just Emoji Faces. Samples of these bookmarks are provided in the preview.
All of the bookmarks are ready to print and use! The are in pdf format and will need to be printed and cut out. A sample bookmark page is included in the preview. Laminating the bookmarks before cutting them out will help them to last longer. You can use the bookmarks as a way to kickoff March is Reading Month, as rewards for meeting reading goals or finishing the daily calendar, or however you see fit in your classroom!
Give your students a SMILE with these reading logs! Reading logs are a great way to encourage students to read at home! Your students can use these reading logs weekly, monthly, or for the whole school year! These reading logs are perfect for March Is Reading Month as there are 16 spaces to record what they have read. Thus, if you print the reading log on 2-sided paper, there will be enough spaces for the entire month of March to record on one sheet! Just have students keep this paper in their “Go Home Folders” so they can keep track of their reading at home and you can still monitor their progress at school.
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT READING LOGS INCLUDED
Both reading logs require students to record the date, book title, and parent signature (this is a wonderful way to get parents involved in their child’s reading!).
One of the logs also has students record the number of MINUTES that they read and the other one has students record the number of PAGES that they read. We have worked in different schools where March is Reading Month has students compete in different ways, so we made both options available for you to choose from. The line at the bottom for students to record the total number of minutes or pages is there to aid in any reading competitions or to help students keep track of achieving their individual reading goals.
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS SUGGESTED WAYS TO USE THESE READING LOGS IN THE CLASSROOM.
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