Students at Overlook Elementary celebrated pre-Thanksgiving today in a unique way: students in grades 5 and 6 were tasked with a “Turkey Bowl Reading Challenge” to enter the TURKEY BOWL Games!
Students participated in the “Reading Challenge” from September through November, earning points through the Accelerated Reader program by reading books. Each book read was worth a number of points based on book level and difficulty. After reading the book, students took a quiz on the book and earned points for answering the questions correctly. The students who earned at least 15 points took part in the Turkey Bowl Football Games held today, the day before Thanksgiving.
The Turkey Bowl game and rules are similar to Ultimate Frisbee, but with a football. The teachers were coaching their teams and football team players from Abington Senior High School joined in the event to coach and referee the games – while also encouraging their younger peers to continue to read and be leaders at their school.
