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?

[Patti Rickert-Wilbur]

Thank you so much!  I can't wait to check it out.

[Shauna Dalton]

Okay, we are planning a big school-wide event for middle school. The last 2 periods of a Friday, we are randomly selecting one person per homeroom to compete in the "Games." (of course, there may have to be alternates) All students will go to the gym to see the selected warriors compete in a variety of challenges. Each homeroom has to contribute something such as a snack, drinks, slap bracelets, etc.. and then the lone survivor gets the entire bounty to take back to their homeroom. We don't have all the details worked out yet, but are super excited!

[Deborah Lyman]

Hi.  I love this idea and took it to use as a daily trivia question in the library leading up to the premiere. 

However I was "challenged" today with the very first question.  Who wants to kill Katniss "slowly and painfully?"  The answer is actually Clove not Cato.  A group of HS special ed. students who read it as a class were very upset and ready to kill me "slowly and painfully."   In the story Clove sits on Katniss and promises to kill her slowly and painfully FOR Cato, but he isn't the one who says it.

[Barbara Boyer]

Our PE Department hosted a Hunger Games activity using swimming noodles in the gym during a lunch time. You are only allowed to hit below the knees. Anything above you are out.  If you are hit below the knees, you have to lie on the floor and do 5 sit-ups.  It was great fun, no blood, and even more excitement about reading the books!

[Holly Matthews]

Some kind of a nerf-like archery tournament could be fun.