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Building lifelong readers is one of the most important things we can do in our classrooms. The benefits of reading are wide-ranging, from improving vocabulary skills to boosting cognitive development, concentration skills, and curiosity for learning. So, how do we get young learners excited about reading and sharing what they’ve learned? Check out our free book report template printables .
Four different activities are ready to print to help you take a new spin on your next book report assignment for fiction or nonfiction books. Students will love filling in their mini book report one-pagers or making their selections from the choice board to share details about what they read.
Worksheets Included:
My mini book report—fiction and nonfiction.
These book report one-pagers are a great way for students to reflect on their readings as they complete different sections of the worksheet. There’s a version for both fiction and nonfiction.
Book Report Choice Board
Give students choices on how they want to complete their book report assignment. This choice board offers eight fun options, from designing a comic to creating a playlist or writing interview questions, so students can let their creativity guide them.
Designing Water Bottle Stickers
Students are obsessed with stickers. In this unique activity, students will design water bottle stickers that the main character of the book would love to have, along with a short description of their choices.
Give students fun-filled books to choose from
Animal adventure books from The Nocturnals are the perfect way to get your upper elementary students excited about reading. Paired with nonfiction companion texts that explore nocturnal animal facts, this series is great for hi-lo readers. Visit The Nocturnals World for more free printable activities and educator guides.
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The Editable Book Report Choice Board file includes a choice board template, a scoring rubric template, and 40 choice board activities with descriptions that allow students to leverage their strengths and interests. Adapt the activities as desired and cut and paste them into the choice board template.
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When I first started using novel studies , I felt like I had to have elaborate packets of text-specific comprehension questions for each book we read. I was concerned about comprehension, accountability, and assessment. However, time and experience has taught me that students really thrive on choice and that there are ways to still provide rigorous reading practice without novel-specific activities. Enter, literacy choice boards!
How Literacy Choice Boards Work
Each choice board has a variety of activities that appeal to different learning styles. As a teacher, I determine how many activities students need to complete from each board and if there are any requirements. For example, sometimes I might ask students to select one activity from each column or row.
Then students complete the activities in their reading journals during independent reading time. These activities can also become great discussion points during reading groups or centers when students share their journals. The work provides me valuable information about students’ comprehension and can also be used as assessments if needed.
Ready-To-Use Literacy Choice Boards
If you’re just starting out, differentiated choice boards are a great choice. My students always have these in their reading journals. The boards include dozens of prompts for responding to text and can be used for independent responses or literature circles. They meet many different learning styles and cover Bloom’s Taxonomy too.
I also have two free choice boards for incorporating writing and vocabulary into your novel study. Each one has 9 different and creative ways to respond to almost any novel.
You can download all four literacy choice boards for FREE here!
When you want your students to practice specific reading skills with their novel, I recommend using skill-based novel study choice boards . There are 33 different options here to practice fiction and nonfiction skills, including 5 specific genre related boards.
More Ways To Respond To Text
If you need even more options, my students also love these reading response task cards . I use these to engage students in thoughtful discussions and written responses about their reading all year long. The goal of these cards is to move your students beyond basic, literal understanding of what they are reading and branch out into inferential, critical thinking. Plus just like choice boards, they work with almost any book!
Mary Montero
I’m so glad you are here. I’m a current gifted and talented teacher in a small town in Colorado, and I’ve been in education since 2009. My passion (other than my family and cookies) is for making teachers’ lives easier and classrooms more engaging.
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Click to Download Book Report Templates Building lifelong readers is one of the most important things we can do in our classrooms. The benefits of reading are wide-ranging, from improving vocabulary skills to boosting cognitive development, concentration skills, and curiosity for learning. So, how do we get young learners excited about reading and sharing what they’ve learned? Four different activities are ready to print to help you take a new spin on your next book report assignment for fiction or nonfiction books. Students will love filling in their mini book report one-pagers or making their selections from the choice board to share details about what they read.
Worksheets Included:
My mini book report—fiction and nonfiction.
These book report one-pagers are a great way for students to reflect on their readings as they complete different sections of the worksheet. There’s a version for both fiction and nonfiction.
Book Report Choice Board
Designing Water Bottle Stickers
Students are obsessed with stickers. In this unique activity, students will design water bottle stickers that the main character of the book would love to have, along with a short description of their choices.
Give students fun-filled books to choose from
Animal adventure books from The Nocturnals are the perfect way to get your upper elementary students excited about reading. Paired with nonfiction companion texts that explore nocturnal animal facts, this series is great for hi-lo readers. Visit The Nocturnals World for more free printable activities and educator guides.
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Students LOVE having a choice in their book reports. Options are varied to appeal to all types of learners. All book report options must include a one-page written summary. Happy teaching! Thank you for your purchase! Please take the time to leave feedback on this product and you’ll receive TPT Credits for future purchases.
Book Report Menu: Students LOVE having choices in their Book Report! Students may choose the option on this book report choice board template that best suits their learning style and personality. All book report choices must include a one-page summary page as well. This resource includes Book Repor...
Tired of the same old book report? Get your students invested in showing you about their novel with this novel study choice board. There's a time and place for book reports, but there are better and more engaging ways to check for understanding!
Dec 5, 2024 · **Digital Download** Book Report Menu: Students LOVE having choices in their Book Report template! Students may choose the option on this book report template that best suits their learning style and personality. All book report choices must include a one-page summary page as well.
Mar 5, 2024 · Book Report Choice Board. Give students choices on how they want to complete their book report assignment. This choice board offers eight fun options, from designing a comic to creating a playlist or writing interview questions, so students can let their creativity guide them.
The Editable Book Report Choice Board file includes a choice board template, a scoring rubric template, and 40 choice board activities with descriptions that allow students to leverage their strengths and interests.
Aug 16, 2024 · This is a collection of book report ideas or activities to do at the end of the novel. This a collection of my students' favourite product choices in my classroom experience in grades 4 to 8.
When you want your students to practice specific reading skills with their novel, I recommend using skill-based novel study choice boards. There are 33 different options here to practice fiction and nonfiction skills, including 5 specific genre related boards.
Sep 20, 2021 · Create your own reading choice boards for fiction and non-fiction texts! Pick and choose your favorite prompts, and instantly increase student engagement!
Oct 28, 2024 · Book Report Choice Board. Give students choices on how they want to complete their book report assignment. This choice board offers eight fun options, from designing a comic to creating a playlist or writing interview questions, so students can let their creativity guide them. Designing Water Bottle Stickers. Students are obsessed with stickers.