Reading project ideas

Matchbook chapter summaries super simple and fun project that you can have your students complete during your next novel study.

Book reports don't need to be painfully boring. In fact, they can be a ton of fun! Here are 10 creative book report ideas to use in your classroom.

10 elementary reading fair projects that won our school reading fair. These reading fair boards can give you some ideas for reading fair projects.

The days of dioramas and book reports may be long gone. (Is it wrong that I’m a little sad about that?) Yet the expectation that students read and express their understanding of what they’ve read remains as strong as ever. So what’s a teacher to do? More specifically, what’s a creative teacher to do, when she doesn’t want to rely on worksheets? Get creative, of course! I’ve compiled 9 Fun Book Projects for you. They’re quick and easy to prepare, and best of all, they’re engaging – for both…

These tab books are a super engaging way to make nonfiction book report writing meaningful and fun! Skills covered include main idea and supporting details, nonfiction text strucuture, nonfiction text features, author's point of view, summarizing, and more. A low prep, printable activity that is great for independent or group work with students in grades 3, 4, 5 or 6. Use for any informational text or nonfiction reading passage.

The countdown to spring has begun, and we wanted to usher in the flowers with this awesome bouquet project! With outdoor festivals in the future, this is a great little project to host at your lib…

1 2 3 Come Do Some More "Oh, the Places You'll Go..." Suess Activities With Me! Last week I posted a super-fun “Oh the Places I'll Go” flip-the-flap, writing prompt HAT craftivity. While I was working on that packet, I also designed a craft featuring "...

Make vocabulary instruction and practice fun for students with these 10 Teaching Vocabulary Activities Ideas!

Book reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that will leave them asking for more and, most importantly, building vital reading and analysis skills along the way. 1. Assign one pagers at the end of a novel. One pagers are engaging, allow for creativity, and lead to higher level thinking and analysis. Assigning a one pager is easy and works for any novel. Follow these simple guidelines: • Make it standards…

Each time a book is read, the child gets to add a circle to their bookworm! Fun idea to get kids reading this summer.