Reading Olympics Challenges

Rainwater Reading Olympics 2020-2021 for K - 5th

“A School Year of Reading Challenges”

You will be given 7 reading challenges, one activity per month, beginning in October. Choose which challenges you would like to complete this school year.

If you complete 5 challenges, you earn a BRONZE medal

If you complete 6 challenges, you earn a SILVER medal

If you complete 7 challenges, you earn a GOLD medal


All challenges will be posted on this page. You may work at your own pace.

All challenges are due by April 23, 2021.

Medals will be awarded at end-of-year ceremonies.


OCTOBER CHALLENGE--Read a FICTION book and fill out the October Challenge Form

NOVEMBER CHALLENGE--Go to the online database Pebble Go. Follow these instructions to get to Pebble Go.

Read or listen to an article you find interesting then fill out the November Challenge Form

DECEMBER CHALLENGE-- MAKERSPACE TIME! We finished this sticker board. Take a look! Let's Stick Together Board #1 .

To play a NEW BOARD, click on this Let's Stick Together Board #2

Click on a letter color, then find the matching letter square. You can place 20 stickers per day. What will the final picture be? Try to figure out what the picture will be and make a prediction using the December Challenge Form . (*hint-It's cold outside!)

JANUARY CHALLENGE--January is Internet Safety Month. Try playing at least one 'land' in the Google game Be Internet Awesome:

Tell me one awesome way you can stay safe online using January Challenge Form .

FEBRUARY CHALLENGE--Do you LOVE to write stories? Try creating your own story using a story maker site such as https://www.mystorybook.com/ or https://www.abcya.com/games/storymakeror an app such as Draw and Tell.

Use the February Challenge Form to tell Mrs. McElveen 2 features you like about the website or app.

MARCH CHALLENGE--It's March Madness! Go to the World Book Kids database by following these instructions. Enter the topic Basketball in the search bar. Read or listen to the article titled "Basketball". Use the article to answer the questions on the March Reading Olympics Form.

APRIL CHALLENGE--April is National Poetry Month. Read a poem from a book, or read a poem online . Fill out the April Reading Challenge form.

FINISH ALL CHALLENGES BY FRIDAY, APRIL 23!