An educator in North Carolina (Instagram handle: fantastically_fourth_grade) created an i-Ready March Madness tournament in her fourth-grade classroom. She explains, "My school uses i-Ready, which I absolutely love. I decided to create an i‑Ready March Madness bracket where my students compete against one another each week to see who passes the most math lessons. One thing I love about i‑Ready is that it shows how many lessons the student actually passes, and the lessons fit the individual student's needs. When I started this competition, I sent a letter home to parents explaining this challenge and how their child could practice at home to pass additional lessons for the March Madness Competition. I know my students LOVE competition, and they absolutely loved this i‑Ready competition. Here are the steps to creating the March Madness display:

1. Use colored masking tape to create the bracket.
2. Print, cut, and laminate letters for the heading.
3. Print out students' names and laminate them to easily be able to tape and move on the brackets.
4. Check the Classroom Usage report to track the number of lessons passed.
5. Update the board weekly!

The students who made it to the 'Final Four' received paper medals and a special treat. My students truly loved this i-Ready March Madness Competition!"