Sixth Grade Students Race to the End of the Year for Accelerated Reader

Sixth grade teachers at Blair Pointe have challenged their students to read books in their lexile and pass the tests through Accelerated Reader. This nine-weeks, the students are participating in the AR 500. For each book at their lexile that they pass, they receive a racecar. They must earn four racecars to earn a spot in relay races they will have at the end of the competition.
The teachers can see an excitement in the students once they pass their test to earn their car and attach it to the racetrack in the hallway.
"The race makes me think that my points from reading have more of a reason," said Amelia Reed.
Jace Johnson added, "Earning a prize makes me want to read more, so I am glad we are doing this."
The end of the year goes quickly and sometimes students slow down and think ahead to summer, but at Blair Pointe, the sixth grade students are still going strong and racing to the end of the year in a positive way.