Hunger Games Week March19-23, 2012

[Elaine]

Our high school library is considering sponsoring a week's worth of activities centered around the Hunger Games series and upcoming movie release. 

 

As of right now we are considering a T-shirt and movie poster raffle to raise money for our library scholaship, as well as a themed bake sale. 

 

We've seen a few board games and lesson plans floating around out there that we may decide to host.

 

Do you have any suggestions or recommendations?

[Shauna Dalton]

Don't have any suggestions at this point, but sounds like a great idea. I'd be interested to see what others are doing.

[susan]

Sound a great idea, there is a board game available on amazon :Training Days strategy Game as well as everything from T shirts/kneesocks/earrings studs/bookmarks/posters/wall calendar etc but have to organize some promotion/activities for all those non-readers to inspire them as well.Any further ideas would be happily received....end of week of course a movie visit with all the fans...am still thinking!

[Deborah Lyman]

Are the cakes going to be "face cakes?"

[Claudia Palframan]

Not really a reply...but...
Our English Language Arts head is having a Hunger Games event during that week. I have offered to assist her and have had all my suggestions shut down. She can be very insecure and is in that position for this school year only. I think, as the school's librarian, I need to be involved. I suspect my involvement will be limited to hanging a poster or two.

Any suggestions? I am new to the school and this is my first year as a libtarian after many years as a para (I do know my stuff-and I think she's afraid of my expertise)

Thanks!
Claudia

[susan]

Hi Claudia,

what "events"is your beloved head going to do...?I am looking to be inspired with other than the usual thought I mentioned above.

[Patti Rickert-Wilbur]

Claudia,

Plan your own idea or event, tell her what you are going to do, and then ask if she wants to coordinate her event with yours. It can just be a little thing like a drawing if you are on your own wthout much time. You could just make an announcement for the kids to stop by the library and put their name in the hat for 2 tickets to the movie. That way you aren't really stepping on her big plans (whatever they are) you are just creating a nice gesture and goodwill for the library. DO you have a faculty member whom you feel comfortable with that you can invite to help you? 

[Jean Taylor]

Dictionary.com has some word games and vocabulary lists; I found one last week that was "SAT Vocabulary from The Hunger Games." If you click on the tab for Word Dynamo and do a search for Hunger Games, there are several different vocabulary games for students to play online.

 

[Patti Rickert-Wilbur]

I am going to do a trivia type competition for our Middle School students.. The winner and runners up will get tickets to the movie.  I'll let the students bring lunch nto the library on that day and have some treats. Easy. The only problem is that I'm going to need TONS of questions!

[Patti Rickert-Wilbur]

Susan,

   I can't find the board game.  Do you know what it's called?  Thanks.  Patti

[susan]

http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Training-Days-Strategy/dp/193569...

Amazon.com/ The Hunger Games/ Training Days Strategy Game/ Toys & Games

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the best selling book comes the hunger Games: Training Days Strategy Game. Coinciding with the final book in the trilogy being released this Fall. Training Days game allows 2 - 6 players to follow in the footsteps of their favorite tributes. High quality from WizKids / NECA.

Product Description

Based on the bestselling book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the Training Days game allows players to choose Tributes from their favorites Districts and challenge each other to matches of wits and skills. 

Hunger Games includes:

• 18 Tribute cards
• 45 Challenge cards
• 4 Reminder cards

• 3 Dice
• 1 Approval Rating Card

• Effort tokens and score tracking tokens

[Patti Rickert-Wilbur]

Thanks!

[Suzanne]

I've created a trivia contest over the book (in two rounds) using a Jeopardy template for PowerPoint. I have it, along with a flyer for advertising, available online on a new wiki I created. Anyone may modify and use it for noncommercial purposes. To access my materials, go to http://librarianresources.wikispaces.com/. I don't think the students will come across it because I chose not to have this wiki indexed by search engines in the settings. Hopefully, they won't come across the link on here either.