It's also a fun way to get your students writing and focusing on proofreading skills. I've used this activity with fifth through eighth-graders with equal success at all levels. Have them fold it in half to form a booklet cover. Instruct each student to take five sheets of looseleaf paper, fold them in half, slip them inside the cover, and staple all the pages together. The Quiet Hour Journal is now completed and ready to go.
All communication is to be done via writing.
Write any message or question in your Quiet Hour Journal and pass it to your intended recipient. The recipient is to read your entry and respond in kind. If at any time you run out of bingo chips, you may no longer participate in the activity. At the end of 60 minutes, the person with the most bingo chips will be awarded a small prize. I like to participate with my students during this activity.