Mystery Readers can be parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, or anyone else that is a special part of students' lives. They secretly sign up to come in and read a story to the class. They also send in five clues that we read the week of their visit - one clue per day. The clues start off rather vague and become more "revealing" until Friday's clue reveals the Mystery Reader's identity. The kids love having their family members visit!
***This is NOT my original idea. I found it on Beth Newingham's website and altered it to fit my classroom. You can visit her site by clicking HERE.
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| Click HERE to download parent letter, sign up sheets, & sample clues! |
I saw this idea on ProTeacher a few years ago and made my own so it would match my classroom.
On Monday, I write the five clues on sticky notes and place them under the corresponding books. The Mystery Reader's name goes on a sticky note under the question mark. I used Velcro dots to attach the books to the poster board. We read Clue #1 on Monday, Clue #2 on Tuesday, and so on. Then on Friday after reading the fifth clue (and the kids have {hopefully} figured out who it is) we take off the question mark to see if we're right! :) They love it!
Download the pieces below to make your own poster!
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| Click HERE to download! |
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| Click HERE to download all five books! |
If this is your original idea, or you know who thought of it, please let me know so I can give them credit for being my inspiration. :)
P.S. I can't believe I only have 2 more *days* of summer vacation!!!
P.S. I can't believe I only have 2 more *days* of summer vacation!!!
8 comments:
Cute! I also do Mystery Readers!The kids love it! You reminded of one more letter that I need to have ready for Open House :-)
Tammy
Live Love Laugh Everyday In Kindergarten
That's a great idea and I love your bulletin board. I'll have to try this in my classroom.
Swimming into Second
I can't seem to get the parent letter to open up. Is it just me? This is such a cute idea!
Tessa
Spotlight on Kindergarten
Tessa, you should be able to open it now. I forgot to add the link! Thanks for letting me know! :)
love it! When I student taught, my mentor teacher did this with kinders. It was soo fun! :) Thanks for sharing.
http://firstgradejabber.blogspot.com
Love this idea! Thanks for the great printables!
Christine
http://hoppingintofirstgrade.blogspot.com/
This is awesome! I only teach language arts so this is perfect for my class! Thank you ! And thanks for becoming a follower of my blog!
sarah
Love these, thanks for sharing!
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