A different kind of Olympics....

The competition was tonight!  My daughter and 19 of her peers have been preparing since September.  It was exciting, fun and best of all the children were becoming better readers!  Yes, it was the READING OLYMPICS.

My 3 oldest have participated when they were in 5th through 8th grade, but that was a while ago.

How it works is that each TEAM that enters must read FORTY FIVE books!  Ok, there may be a FEW children out there that would be excited about that, but most will dread it.  So, the group leader [usually a teacher] will ask each child to read at least 5 books.  They can read more, but are expected to KNOW those 5 books REALLY well.

The competition consists of 3 rounds with 2 teams facing off against each other answering questions about the books.  It was amazing to see THOUSANDS of people in attendance and there were competitions all week.

The best part was not the ribbons they earn, it's the trip to FRIENDLY"S when it's all over!!