The magic elements and feisty friendship will appeal to beginning readers. Get 10% off your first order at the scholastic store online when you sign up. On the front cover, write the title and the author of your book. Great inclass or homework assignment for individuals or partners. Sample book topic ideas studentreasures publishing.
Discuss the difference between a book cover the front of a book and a dust jacket paper covering found on a hardback book that is usually illustrated and includes front and back flaps, that protects the binding of. A helpful site for all of the projects listed except for. Use this template as a graphic organizer and prewriting for students who will create a book jacket. Directions alternate book jacket assignment requirements. Choose 1520 alphabet books to help give your students examples of how they work around themes. The book cover design templates in wixie each have a rubric already attached. After examining many book covers and dust jackets, students recreate a cover or dust jacket for a. Second grade book projects its time to put your reading comprehension skills to work. You will be using materials provided by your teacher to fold and create a book jacket. My students typically complete their book jacket in in three 30minute.
This year, you will be expected to read and do projects for seven books. There are historical references here that will need explaining, especially for younger kids, as will the information in the collages. Students explore book covers of a variety of books then create a new cover for a. Students have acquired enough skills to work independently but are still full of wonder and curiosity. Preschool kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade. Please click the links below for book jacket directions and set up. Esol summer reading book jacket project the illustrated man by ray bradbury mr. See book jacket project rubric product to grade project. Art projects for is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites. Explain that he will be designing a new book jacket. Create a book jacket project book jacket templates. A homemade book jacket is a great way to personalize either books youve purchased or books youve written yourself. Updated book jacket project grade 4 dear parents and student, we have decided to break the fantasy book jacket into 3 parts. This template allows students to create a book jacket for.
Each student will create a book jacket for the book they are reading. Glue the front and back summaries down on each flap in writing order. They add illustrations with details of each genre and explain how each text belongs in its genre. Jun 8, 20 this template allows students to create a book jacket for their book report. Help your 7 or 8 year old advance their reading ability with our variety of grade 2 paperbacks, hardcovers, games and toys for sale at up to 30% off.
Roberts at edwards middle school, the illustrated man by ray bradbury. Here find art lessons including drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture which have been designed for students in grade 2. Design a book jacket printable 1st 3rd grade teachervision. Age 7 or 8 is a time when kids have a huge range of reading levels.
Find crafts to go with the stories a lost button and the kite, as well as instructions for making your own frog and toad puppets. Make a book jacket project i absolutely love this idea. Each month you will be assigned a book genre, and either a book project or book comprehension questions. A common assignment given to middle and elementary school students is to design a summarizing book cover. Animals, realistic fiction, nonfiction, biography, mystery, or fantasy. Write 510 quotes from the book that are important to.
You may complete a second book jacket project for reading extra credit. Humor and family stories, as well as mystery and fantasy tales, are great for second graders, and weve. These frog and toad crafts for first grade students are the perfect accompaniment to the books in the arnold lobel series about the two friends. Books that have been dramatized as movies often have a second version of. Your task is to create an alternate book jacket to share with the class.
When you go to the bookstore or the library to pick a book to. Second grade is the sweet spot when it comes to reading. In this case they are asked to advertise a book that you enjoyed during summer. Generally, kids in second grade are 6 to 7 years old. Include the author, title and a picture on the front cover and a three sentence description of the story on the back cover. Gather the kids and some colorful paper, chalk pastels and a bit of glitter to create this festive reindeer. Receive book suggestions, reading tips, educational activities, and great deals. The first thing you will notice about the summer reading project. This project is creative and exciting for them with almost no prep involved for you.
Create a book jacket worksheet is it begins by setting a purpose. Discuss with your child how the book jacket is used to entice the reader and give information about what the book is about. Book report writing activities for kindergarten, first and second grade. Students should be finished reading their books this week to give themselves plenty of time to. Show students the books that you have gathered for this activity. Next, lay out a large sheet of drawing paper or construction paper. Book projectsreading miss kestels 5th grade website. Please click the link below for actual examples of turned in book jackets. Art projects for kids is a collection of fun and easy art projects that include hundreds of how to draw tutorials.
Its up to you to select the books and projects you will share with the class. Finally they discover that magic works best when they work together. The challenge at this age is finding good books theyll stick with. A book cover design should not only give the viewer an idea of the content and mood of the book but should also be eyecatching to encourage students browsing in the library like customers. Genre book covers project students create book covers in a variety of genres. Place the book, spine down, on top of the paper and fold each end around the covers, leaving around 4 inches on each side. Students are engaged when there is a real world connection to their assignments.
However, many people will stop and look at a book in a bookstore, because it has a welldesigned, attractive dust jacket. You may choose the book project format from the attached list. Write the title of the book on the top line and underline it. Find book jacket lesson plans and teaching resources. English as a second language spanish french german italian. Does the cover art reflect the content and mood of the book. Most of the activities are adaptable across grade levels and are flexible enough for wholegroup, small group, or individual assignments. Many teachers are partial to this literature assignment because it contains elements of crafting, allowing more room for creativity, and provides students with a new way to summarize the plot and theme of a book. Your teacher may ask you to design a book cover that contains a. This project would be perfect for a book tasting in your classroom.
Second graders still benefit immensely from someone reading out loud to them. This fun book cover design project is a unique way for students to prove their reading of an independent or class novel. Become a book jacket illustrator for this creative and fun project. Weve rounded up some of the best books that have come off of our publishing press including a book turned into a movie. Students create their own version of a jacket for a book they read. In this project, each layer of this book report sandwich covers a different element of the bookcharacters, setting, conflict, etc. Creating a book dust jacket from scratch youve probably been told never judge a book by its cover. Thursday, august 18, 2011 2nd period for this book project, you will create a book jacket about the book you read with ms. Instead of a new pet they create a glop monster, and they accidently make their classmates hair disappear. This year, you will be expected to read and do projects for six if you books in fourth grade and eight books in fifth grade. Not your grandma s book report harpursville middle school. Below are the components your book jacket must have. Explain that the class will be looking at numerous book covers and dust jackets so they can see. Choose one book from the fifth grade summer reading book jacket project list.
Book jacket project description page grading rubric halfpage design example photos of a completed book jacket book jacket template. Sep 1, 2017 this book jacket project is an equal mix of writing and creativity that. Some are really ready for chapter books, while others are just getting the hang of storytime in general. These projects may, but need not be, computer generated. Using a book from your home as an example, talk about what is included on the front cover, such as an image, the title of the book, the author and illustrators name.
Take a minute to think about the book jacket designs that you have seen. Take an 11 x 14 piece of white paper and fold it as follows. This book report project is an equal mix of writing and creativity that students love. Any book that interests them see the reading level here and then figure most 2nd graders read at 1.
Points for neatness and creativity will be included in your grade. Printables for 1st2nd grade printables for 1st2nd grade printables for 1st2nd grade these free printables are perfect for kids aged 67. Create a rubric or checklist to help guide student work during research, writing, and final book cover design. As a class, look at the covers for several books you have read. A fun adaptation to this project is the book report cheeseburger. There are hundreds of creative science projects to engage fifthgraders in an experimental, handson way. Third grade book projects home christ the king school. Book report projects book projects school projects library lessons library books library ideas elementary school library elementary schools teaching schools. All fifth grade students are currently reading a book they have selected for a project that will be worked on at school and finished at home. The generic worksheets, games, art activities, and teaching ideas in this book are ideal for core literature as well as for individualized reading. If you use wixie, use the embedded rubricmaking tool. By the 5th of each month, you must turn in the book selection form signed by both you and your parents. It is up to you to select the books and projects you will share with the class. Second grade books for sale the scholastic parent store.
Parents need to know that though this is a picture book, its really aimed at middlegrade kids. Students explore book covers of a variety of books then create a new cover for a book they have read. May 28, 20 make a book jacket project i absolutely love this idea and i am having my 3rd graders begin it next week as an end of the year project. I always said that some animals like elephants, zebras and giraffes.
Students create a book jacket that covers a book they have chosen to read. Make a book jacket for either your favorite book or one that you read and thought could be represented better. Explain that the class will be looking at numerous book covers and dust jackets so they can see what information is found there. If youre looking to update your secondgrade books collection, here are 50 of our favorite recent titles and series to inspire your blossoming readers. Make a book jacket project i absolutely love this idea and i am. Posted on march 21, 2016 may 14, 2019 categories 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, book structures, libraries house of doom in the school cafeteria show kids how to fold a 3d house from a plain old piece of paper, and one of em will always make something really, really scary. The book must be read completely on or before the due date. Third grade book projects this year, you will be expected to read and do projects for four books.