Read Any Good Books Lately?

 3rd graders just wrapped up the Fiction unit in Reading. Before delving into the Non-fiction unit, they wanted the opportunity to talk about a book they would recommend to a friend. 

First students drafted their thoughts on a template. This template helped guide their writing so that they could write just enough information to hook the reader, without giving away too much of the story.

Then students created a poster on an app called Book Creator. While the template was the same, students were given flexibility to get as creative as they wanted to entice someone to want to read their recommended book. Once all the posters were completed, students did a gallery walk around the room to read each one of their classmates' recommendations. This also gave them a well deserved movement break! 😀 

The posters are saved in a digital library in Book Creator so that students can reference it when they are looking for a new book to read. We can't wait watch the list grow as they add books throughout the year.