5th grade finished the year off reading the exciting mystery novel, The Westing Game.  Students speculated over the "murder" of Sam Westing with predictions after each chapter.  We played detective along with the tenants of Sunset Towers and analyzed the clues to the mystery.  A major theme in the story was the game of chess.  After reading the novel, each student created their own unique chess set.  Below are a few examples of the creative chess sets of 5th grade.