Super Summarizing

Hi Bloggy Friends!
 
This was the guest post that I did for Amber last week, hope you like it! :)

One of my favorite things to teach is Reading. I also love making things with the students, or having them create something to respond to the reading with. I have a fun activity for you today that your students will find pretty cool (it's been kid tested and approved! :) You can use it for summarizing, or critiquing a book (or anything else you can think of!)

First, you need to have a sheet of paper (cardstock, construction or regular). Fold it in half the hamburger way.

Then you need to draw a half circle on the paper (or, as mine turned out, an oval)

Cut it out.

Here comes the fun part! Students are to pick a book (or do this with a book that they have previously read), and they decorate the front of the circle with the title, and maybe some scenes from the book. This is what mine looks like.

On the inside, students can write a summary of the book, or write a critique of the book, what they liked, what they didn't and why.

They can also add another scene from the book on the inside cover, maybe their favorite part. My kids loved doing this year, and they all turned out beautifully. 

I hope your kids love it as much as mine did!

Smiles and Sunshine,
Kaitlyn