Have
students make an illustrated cover page
for each book they've read. On the back of each cover page they
can write their opinion of the book. Cover pages should be kept
in a personal folder created by each student. It's fun to look back
quickly to see the books read and share the likes and dislikes about
each book.
Karen Alvarez, Vilas School, El Paso, TX, Grade 3
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Assign each student a square of sidewalk.
Give the students a few pieces of chalk and let them draw
a picture from a favorite story in the square. Stake
signs along the walk to show titles, authors, and artists' names.
Janet Adams, Osceola Elementary, Osceola, MO, Grades 1-2
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Explain to your students how important the cover and
title are to a book. Then read a book to your students
without telling them the title or showing them the cover. After
reading the book, give the children a piece of paper to draw what
they think the cover and the title of this book should be. Finally,
display the storybook surrounded by the childrens' covers.
Christine Schmidt, Our Mother of Sorrows School, Cincinnati, OH,
Grades 1-6
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Photo Album: Have students make a "photo
album" of pictures based on written descriptions of settings,
people, animals, etc., in a favorite book. The pictures may be
illustrations or photographs taken from magazines, drawings that
the students have made, or even family snapshots. The "photos"
should be arranged to follow the sequence of events in the book.
Nancy Nickel, Higbee R VIII School, Higbee, MO, Grade 5
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We hope to make "Readers for Tomorrow" by
creating picture books, laminating them, and giving them as gifts
to newborns at the local hospital. We will include a letter to
the parents telling them the importance of reading to their young
children in order to instill a love for books early. The books
will be stories written by the students with very colorful illustrations
to catch babies' attention.
Diane Cotton, Aiken School, Charlotte, NC, Grades 1-8
