THE READING GAME

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THE READING GAME
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THE READING GAME

• Have fun with
• The Reading Game!

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THE READING GAME

• Promote the Healthy Reading habit
• Encourage a varied reading diet

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THE READING GAME

• Explore the Reading Game
• And you will find
• A world of books
• To exercise their minds

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FIRST BEGINNINGS

• First played World Book Day 1998 at Harlaw
  Academy, Aberdeen
• Now regularly timetabled at Harlaw
• Offered to Aberdeen City school librarians in
  February 2002
• Published by Carel Press
• June 2002

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WHAT IS THE READING GAME?

• A whirlwind tour of the world of books!

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BOOKS AND THEME PARKS

• Bring excitement to choosing books
• Create a reading theme park?

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THEME PARK MAPS

• Create excitement
• Highly illustrated
• Intricately folded
• Anticipation of attractions
• Satisfaction in ticking off the attractions
  visited

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A MARRIAGE MADE IN ORLANDO!

• Visual excitement of theme park maps
• Dashing from one attraction to another
• Marking off the attractions visited
• Apply all this to books - then
• add a whistle!

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WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY THE READING GAME

• The Reading Game pack
• Photocopied set of maps
• Selection of books for reading zones

Enthusiasm!
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Reading Game Samples
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THE READING GAME - YOUR WAY

• Noisy or sedate - you choose!
• Ready-to-go or Pick n Mix - flexible format
• 24 different Reading Zones, fiction and
  non-fiction
• Different book selections for different ages and
  abilities

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PLAYING THE READING GAME

• Groups visit reading zones
• A starter card determines the first zone
• Free choice of zones after the first
• When the whistle blows, MOVE!

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WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ZONES?

• look at the books
• judge the books
• decide what makes a book shout CHOOSE ME!

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CHOOSE ME !

• attractive cover
• interesting blurb
• exciting start

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READING GAME MAP

• Players enter their favourite titles at each zone
  into the map
• Players use the map as their personal list of
  must-reads

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READING GAME EXPERIENCES

• Players
• enjoy the noise and activity
• discover new authors and titles
• clamour to borrow the books

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READING GAME EXPERIENCES

• Teachers appreciate the serious aims behind the
  fun
• encouraging the healthy reading habit
• teamwork
• critical judgement
• communication skills

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READING GAME EXPERIENCES

• Librarians welcome the opportunity to
• showcase stock
• encourage book borrowing
• promote the library as a fun environment

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USING THE READING GAME

• suited to pupils in upper primary and lower
  secondary
• supports national educational initiatives such as
  the Literacy Hour in England and Wales and 5-14
  in Scotland
• special events in public libraries

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THE READING GAME

• HAVE FUN WITH
• THE READING GAME!