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Re: Book reports
By Michelle

One of my supervising teachers did Pringle's Potato Chip reports. The kids each brought a can of pringles and were allowed to munch on them while reading their books. When the cans were empty, they wiped them out. They
put items in the can representing various parts of the story. When they presented their reports, they pulled the items out one at a time and told about them. They saved the title for last and the other kids tried to guess. I've also seen teachers have the kids cut "potato chips" from construction paper and write/draw responses to questions. You could also do something similar with paper

bags if you don't want to use chip containers.

I also like sandwich or hamburger book reports. Using construction paper, create the different parts of a sandwich - bread (2 slices), meat, mayo, lettuce, tomato, cheese, pickles, etc. Have students write about a different story element on each one. Stack up your sandwich parts and staple them together like a flip book.

Of course you can always do a mobile, too. They look good hanging from the ceiling. You can also have kids create ads or board games based on their books. I also like having them assume the role of the author and be interviewed either by you or by another student.