Reading Fun

To teach kids how to write effective questions, prove their answers using the text, and how important it is to read the book, I play "Stump Mrs. Mulder."  Kids make up questions, and I have a certain amount of time to answer it.  Their questions have to be specific, and they need to know the answer and the page number to prove it.  They may make up inference questions, and I make a big deal if they do, but they still need to know the page that caused them to infer the information.  I typically let them win once.  We don't play it a lot, but it's a great game for Mondays when we need to refresh their minds.  It's also fun on Fridays, too.