The student shared the book's climax on the Swiss cheese.On the mayonnaise, the student described the book's setting.The student wrote about the main character on the tomato slice.On the lettuce, the student wrote a brief summary of the book.On the top slice of bread, each student wrote the title and the author of the book the student had just finished reading.The sheets served as the ingredients for her students' book report sandwiches. Then she photocopied the drawings onto appropriately colored sheets of paper - ham on pink, tomato on red, Swiss cheese on yellow, etc. The teacher commissioned a friend to draw slices of ham, tomato, and Swiss cheese lettuce leaves a layer of mayonnaise, and a couple of slices of bread. In a recent posting to the Gazette, one teacher shared an idea that incorporates some of the basic ingredients of a good book report and sandwiches in a lot more fun! In addition: Ideas for cyber book reports!Īre you a teacher who keeps saying "I wish I could find a way to make book reports more fun and interesting for my students"? Education World offers 25 ideas that might help you do just that! Education World presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt.
Tired of the same old book report formats? Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports? Spice up those old book reports with some new, creative ideas.