Play Dough
Give children a handful of play dough and ask them to mold something from the story. Tell classmates how what they made relates to their story.
Hat
Challenge children to make a hat to represent their book. Have a parade and let children discuss their books.
Bookmark
Put out the scrap box, scissors, and markers and let them create a bookmark that represents their book.
Pantomime
Children get to pantomime a character or event.
Song, Rap, or Poem
Let children make up an original song, rap, or poem about their book.
*This would be fun to do with a partner or group who read the same book.
Advertisement
Each child stands and has a minute to “sell” their classmates on a book. Older children could write their advertisements.
Illustrate
Let children draw or paint pictures about their books.
Puppet
Puppets can be made from lunch sacks, paper plates, sticks, or socks.
Put out the scrap box, scissors, and markers and let them create a bookmark that represents their book.
Children get to pantomime a character or event.
Song, Rap, or Poem
Let children make up an original song, rap, or poem about their book.
*This would be fun to do with a partner or group who read the same book.
Advertisement
Each child stands and has a minute to “sell” their classmates on a book. Older children could write their advertisements.
Illustrate
Let children draw or paint pictures about their books.
Puppet
Puppets can be made from lunch sacks, paper plates, sticks, or socks.
Quilt
Give each child an 8” square and ask them to illustrate their story. Punch holes in the corners and tie together with yarn.
Chain
Each child writes their book title on a strip of construction paper. Staple together to make a “story chain.”
Dress Up
Children dress up like their favorite character and tell about their book from that character’s point of view.
*Hint! One teacher said they did this at her school instead of Halloween costumes.
T-shirt
Bring in old white T-Shirts and decorate with fabric markers.
Email
Write an email or letter to a character.
*Write a letter to the author.
Sequel
Invite children to write a sequel to their story.
Ending
How would you change the ending of your story?
Cartoon
Make cartoons of events in a story.
Give each child an 8” square and ask them to illustrate their story. Punch holes in the corners and tie together with yarn.
Chain
Each child writes their book title on a strip of construction paper. Staple together to make a “story chain.”
Dress Up
Children dress up like their favorite character and tell about their book from that character’s point of view.
*Hint! One teacher said they did this at her school instead of Halloween costumes.
T-shirt
Bring in old white T-Shirts and decorate with fabric markers.
Write an email or letter to a character.
*Write a letter to the author.
Sequel
Invite children to write a sequel to their story.
Ending
How would you change the ending of your story?
Cartoon
Make cartoons of events in a story.
Make a class graph of favorite books or authors.
Sandwich Board
Cut a file folder in half. Write the title, author, and illustrator on one side. Illustrate on the other half. Punch holes and tie on string so children can wear them and have a parade.
Mural
Several children work in a group to create a mural of a book.
Several children work in a group to create a mural of a book.
