I was hoping to get a few more ideas, but I will paste below what has been
sent so far and the websites I have found by searching the Web. All of the
ideas I received from LM-NET primarily deal with geographical literacy
instead of a reading program. But the websites that are listed have
incorporated the idea "Amazing Race" in their reading programs. Best of
luck to all of you. Please share your ideas and program plans with me and
others on LM-NET.
Amazing Race ideas:
I have created an atlas lesson using the theme "The amazing race" for my 3rd
and 4th grade students. It keys in on using coordinates, reading map keys,
understanding the question, compass roses, etc. Each student team starts
with a clue (all have the same one) and when they have correctly answered it
they receive the next clue There are 10 total. The first team to bring me
clue #10 with the correct answer wins a small prize(pencil, bookmark or
sticker). Each team is given an atlas and almanac to help them with the
answers.
Sandra Doehler (working on her MLIS through the distance education program
of the University of South Carolina)
Wentworth Intermediate School, Scarborough, Maine.
Steep Falls, Maine 04085
sandydoehler@adelphia.net
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Hello,
Our librarian, Debra Williams from Smiths Station Intermediate School in Al
forwarded me your email. I have created a "Read Around the World" Unit for
my students. I received a grant for next school year to improve on what I
currently do and build up my resources. It is not set up like the Amazing
Race, but we do "travel" around the world with passports and journals. I
bring in guest speakers from the community and we read literature from
Around the World. I will expand on this concept for the next school year.
Let me know if you would like me share ideas further. Are you in the
process of creating a program for your school? I would love to share ideas.
Thanks so much,
Jessica Pine
Smiths Station Intermediate School, Lee County (AL) ISD
Smiths Station, AL.
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I created "The Amazing Race" program based on the program of a high school
media specialist and geared it for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students.
They come to the Media Center to register to participate and they can work
with a partner or by themselves. The program lasts 4 weeks and each week
they answer 4 questions about the world. They use various resources such as
the encyclopedia, atlas, maps, etc. to answer the questions. I print the
questions on yellow paper, fold them like clues, and the students pick them
up when they move on to the following week. Teams that complete all four
weeks earn a certificate of completion and one of the teams is randomly
selected to win a Barnes and Noble gift certificate. I take each team's
picture and put it on a bulletin board with a caption "AHA's Amazing Race
Teams." They LOVE it! See below the week 2 activity for this program.
<http://www.ahacademy.com/mediacenter/Events_and_News_ie.htm>
http://www.ahacademy.com/mediacenter/Events_and_News_ie.htm
Malena Bisanti-Wall, Media Specialist
mbisantiwall@ahacademy.com
THE AMAZING
RACE
Congratulations! You've made it to
Week #2
1. Travel from your last destination to Costa Rica in Central America.
Find this country's capital. ____________________
(name of capital)
2. From there, travel to Argentina. What is the official language of this
country? ____________------_____
(name of language)
3. Fly from Argentina to Africa. What is the name of the ocean you flew
over? ___________________
(name of ocean)
4. Once in Africa, travel to the country of Libya. What large desert
covers most of Libya? ___________________
(name of desert)
Team Members __________________ and _______________________
Your Teachers _________________ _____ and
_______________________
Bring your answers to the pit stop (Media Center)
by Friday, January 26.
The Meade Public Library (Meade, KS) also had an Amazing Race program in
2006:
<http://www.meadelibrary.info/survivor.htm>
http://www.meadelibrary.info/survivor.htm
St. Tammany Parish Public Library:
<http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1179342604137520.xml&co
ll=1>
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1179342604137520.xml&col
l=1
St. Tammany Parish Libraries:
<http://www.sttammany.lib.la.us/kidssrp2007.htm>
http://www.sttammany.lib.la.us/kidssrp2007.htm
Shirley Lukenbill, Librarian
Wooldridge Elementary, Austin (TX) ISD
and Lecturer, School of Information
University of Texas at Austin
sluken@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
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From: Tjnbaok@aol.com [mailto:Tjnbaok@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 12:33 PM
To: sluken@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
Subject: amazing race
I am interested in whatever you find out about this. Our school has chosen
The Amazing Race as our school-wide theme for next year, and I'm trying to
come up with ideas on how to implement it into the library program.
Thanks for your help.
Teresa Weeks/LMS
Arrow Springs Elementary
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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