Fifth Grade English Transforms Books into Board Games

In the fifth grade English classes the students work on Independent Reading (IR) throughout the year. Once a chosen book is approved, each student begins reading and follows short term reading goals to ensure the book is completed by the given due date. Following the completion of each IR assignment, the students complete a unique project that illustrates, identifies, and explains the characters, setting, and sequence of the story.

The final IR project for the fifth grade students was to create a board game that corresponded with their chosen free choice IR book. Their board games illustrated the characters, setting, and important events in their chosen stories. Students had to create the game board, provide games pieces (some students used the 3D printers in the DREAMlab), and write directions explaining the rules of the game. The students then played the board games during the final week of school.

The project was enjoyed by all as friendly competitions arose to see who could win each game! You can see pictures of some of the games HERE.