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Read on the Radio. Contact a local radio station to set up a time where students can read motivational book descriptions or "Why I Like to Read" blurbs on the air during National Library Week, Turn off the TV Week or Reading is Fun Week. Book Critics. Ask students to study the reviewing styles of movie critics in the newspaper and imitate their styles in a review of their own, using a favorite book instead of a movie. Ask the kids to give it a thumbs up/down or a stars rating. Have the review submitted to the school paper. That's a Rap! Retelling a favorite story or responding to it in the form of a rap will tie together a popular art form with kids’ creative abilities. Dear Abby. After partially reading a story, have students write a "Dear Abby" letter in the persona of the main character asking for advice on what to do next. For added interest, students who have not read the book may respond in Abby’s voice with advice, which may humorously differ from the character’s actual actions. Cartooning. Understanding and enjoying a story at any age is increased through illustrations. Ask students to illustrate any short stories they have read by creating a comic strip of the adventure to share with the class. Telephone. The oldest group of students constructs an original oral story and selects representatives to tell the tale to the next age group of kids. Representatives continue to deliver their rendition of the oral story until all classes have had an opportunity to hear and relay it. Have the youngest group of children tell the story for video or audio tape to be shared school-wide. Happy Birthday, Author! Have a celebration to honor an author or poet. Read some of students’ favorite selections and discuss similarities in different novels, poems or themes. Shakespeare, R.L. Stein, or even Shel Silverstein can be fun people to discuss, and students will have a genuine interest in their writings. RIF Around the World. Enrich kids' knowledge of other cultures by selecting international books for distribution and hosting an "Around the World" celebration. Students, faculty and parents can organize a fair that includes food, clothing and music. The students can do research about different cultures or focus on their own family history. |
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