Reading 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…

Create a view of a book scene through a keyhole, point of view reading activity

No more boring book reports! Check out 26+ FUN, creative and unique book report ideas and free printable projects too!

A Book Report Project Your Students Will Love!

Includes rubric with 15 check points. Rubric guides students to a high quality product. Includes character head template. Includes pictures of 10+ student examples. Great for summer reading projects.

Visualizing the text is such an important reading strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. This reading teacher's blog post shares teaching tips, strategies, activities, and resources for teaching visualizing in your classroom (reading crafts, posters and graphic organizers). Helpful for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade teachers.

Passion projects have changed my relationships with my students forever.

Teaching blog post on using genre crafts to teach genres in the upper elementary classroom

These Printable Punchcard Bookmark are the perfect way to help your kids track their reading and motivate them to reach their reading goals! From overthebigmoon.com!

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.