Curated OER
Eat and Be Merry - Planning a Mexican Posada
Students plan their own fiesta. They study information about a "posada"
and explain the significance of a pi??ata. Afterwards, they construct a pi??ata to be used for end-of-unit party. in addition, they read a story and answer questions...
Curated OER
Summer Things
In this summer things worksheet, students examine 10 pictures. Students color only those objects that you would not need during the hot summer.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative Creating a New Book Cover
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to create new book covers as an alternative to the traditional book report. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative Character and Author Business Cards
Contains plans for two lessons that provide an alternative to the traditional book report: students create character and author business cards. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative Comic Strips and Cartoon Squares
Contains plans for two lessons that provide an alternative to the traditional book report: using comic strips and cartoon squares to respond to a written text. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Sequence Flower Reports
This is a hands-on book report project. It will be an extension activity that occurs after the reading of the stories The Secret Gardens and/ or The Gardener. Paper Flowers will be designed and put together by each student. Story events...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Powerful Book Reports
This lesson allows learners to identify the critical components of a story while developing expertise in creating and presenting multimedia presentations.
Other
Lisbon School District: Digital Book Reports and Research Projects
Students in Grades 2, 3, and 4 researched wild animals and a person in American history. They wrote and presented reports and created movies. This page presents three examples of their digital book reports in video format.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Appreciation of Literature Through Newbery Books
Students will select a Newbery Medal Award book to read. They will complete one of three projects to reflect understanding of the chosen book. Their projects will be presented to the class in an effort to entice other students to read...
Other
National Museum of Women in the Arts: How to Make a Tunnel Book
Simple instructions on how to create your own tunnel book. These fun books create the illusion of depth and would be great for book report projects.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Reviews, Annotation, and Web Technology
Contains plans for six lessons that ask students to write group book reviews after reading texts in literature circles. Students also learn about research and documentation as they put together their reports. In addition to objectives...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Picture Book Writing Lesson: Relative Report Narratives
After sharing Margie Palatini's charming "bad-situation-that-only-gets-worse tale", Tub-boo-boo, writers will plan a story about a humorous household accident that gets worse before it gets better. Borrowing Palatini's exciting idea from...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Movie in the Making
In this project students will report on a book by describing how they would turn that book into a motion picture. After reading and studying the main components of their novel, students will use their imaginations to explain how they...
Other
Dena Harrison: Reading Workshop [Pdf]
A printable PDF explaining a reading workshop approach to reading accountability and book reports. Several leveled assignments are worth different amounts of points, and students choose which assignments they would like to do in order to...
NC State University
Ncsu: Rubrics & Evaluations
Investigate rubric files for book reports, multimedia projects, and the like can be downloaded at this site for assessment in your classroom.
NC State University
Ncsu: Rubrics & Evaluations
Investigate rubric files for book reports, multimedia projects, and the like can be downloaded at this site for assessment in your classroom.
TES Global
Blendspace: Creating Book Trailers
A nine-part learning module with links to texts and videos for students to use while creating book trailers.
Curated OER
Writing Fix: Beyond the Basic Biography Report: A. Lincoln and Me
The front cover of the book A. Lincoln and Me by Louise Borden.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Mathematical Recipe Metaphors
In this lesson, Barry Lane's books entitled Reviser's Toolbox and 51 Wacky We-Search Reports are used as mentor texts. Used as a refeference, the concept of recipe poems can be instructed to the students and the genre of "how to" books,...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky "I Will Not" Chalkboard
Students can use this writing idea from the book Wacky We-Search Reports by Barry Lane to demonstrate understanding in any content area. Students use the idea of writing "I will not " sentences to show their knowledge of various...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky "I Will Not" Chalkboard
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, this cross-curricular lesson involves having young scholars Learn how to summarize correctly with this cross-curricular writing assignment and prompt.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky "Box of Rocks" Assignment
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson plan, students learn how to summarize properly.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky Smear Campaign
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular instructional activity students learn how to summarize properly.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who Doesn't Want to Be a Millionaire
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.