One-Person Show:  Perform a monologue, pretending you are the main character (or another significant character) in your book.

Tell-Along Boards:  Use puppets and art to create a Tell-Along Board to later use during storytelling—to retell the most important parts of the story or book you read.

The Press Conference:  Pretend you are the main character in your book and hold a press conference to answer your classmates’ prepared questions.

Book Club:  Participate in a book club discussion with other students and/or teachers in your school who are reading the same book.   

Point of Decision:  List important decisions made by book characters and explain what happens in the story as a result of those decisions.

Now Hear This:  Write a 2 to 3-minute radio advertisement persuading the public that they should buy and read this book.

Puzzle Story:  Discuss the story and then create a puzzle board, including pictures and a discussion of the story. Then pass it on to others who read the story.

Trading Cards:  Create trading cards of favorite figures in your story.  You might use a pattern from a popular sports team. Trading Card Creator

Character Can or Case: Take a gallon coffee can or small suitcase and decorate it to represent a character in your book.  Insert strips of events, problems, or challenges characters faced and/or overcame throughout the story. 

Culture Kits:  Create a kit containing items representative of other cultures described in the book you read.

Rolling the Dice:  Create scenes from the book on the sides of oversized dice. One dice depicts the beginning of the book and the other focuses on the scenes at the end of the book. Dice Printable

Tan gram Tales:  Tan grams are ancient Chinese puzzles. Storytellers use the puzzle pieces, called tans, when they tell stories. You can create a Tan gram Tale in many ways: a) Use your tans to create a puzzle that looks like or represents your character. b) use your tan grams to make a puzzle that looks like the event or place where the majority of action takes place. c) Use your tans to make a puzzle that looks like something from the ending of your book. Printable Tangrams

1.It’s All in the Mail:  Write and address two friendly letters to characters in your book. Friendly Letter Template

2.Quotable Quotations:  Identify important quotations made by different book characters, and explain why each quotation is important in the story. Quotes collector worksheet

3.To Market, To Market:  As a literary agent, write a letter to the publishing company designed to persuade them to publish this book. Letter Template

4.Fast Fact Cards:  Share information from nonfiction books by creating sets of Fast Fact Cards.  Create a minimum of 10 cards. Flashcard Template

5.Catch the News:  Create a news report that highlights your story’s main characters and events. Newspaper Template

6.Signed, Sealed and Delivered:  Write a letter to the author asking questions about the book and/or what it is like to be an author. Postcard Template

1.Posting Postcards:  Pretend you are a character from your book and create postcards to send to their classmates. Postcard Template

2.Quilt:  Create pictures of different scenes and stitch them together to make a quilt. Quilt Template

3.Artistic Timelines:  Students visually sequence events and create timelines. Timeline Template

4.Crayon Conversations:  Draw highlights from your book as you retell the story. Book Report Template

5.Story Tree:  Create a story tree like a family tree highlighting the main ideas in the branches and supporting details in the leaves. Family Tree Template

6.Caricature:  Create a caricature that emphasizes the main characters’ personality with an appropriate background. Caricature Reference Practice

1.The “What” Chart (3W’s):  List information about a topic you’re interested in under three headings.  “What I know already.” “What I want to know” and “What I’ve learned from reading.” KWL or W's Worksheet

2.Mapping the Way:  Create maps or plot routes in the form of a map. Create a key to clearly show the symbolism. Map template

3.Recipe for a Good Book:  Follow a recipe format to put the main idea (dish) and the supporting ideas (ingredients) on an index card and decorate with the tasty delight. Recipe Card Template

4.The Plot Chart (SWBS):  Identify plot elements and write them on a Plot Chart. SWBS Chart

5.Top Ten List:  Create a Top Ten List of the things you learned from this book. Top Ten Template

6.Double Bubble:  Create a Thinking Mapping comparing the book to another book you have read. Double Bubble Template

1.Common Sense Education:  Browse this site for their top recommended tools for presentations and slideshows. See Top Picks Here

2.Glog:  Create your own interactive blog or “glog” at www.glogster.com.  Find creative ways to share your glog with others.

3.Prezi Presentation: Create a  Prezi presentation at https://prezi.com/ with information about your favorite parts of the book, a summary of the book, and other interesting information.  Be sure to present your new creation to your ARC club or classmates, family or friends!

4.Book Blog Entry:  Create a book blog and complete an entry about a book you’ve read towards the ARC.  Include a summary of the book and your personal reaction to the book in your entry.  You can create a free blog at Book Trust.  Share your blog with friends, your ARC club, or your class! Publish user Blogger.

5.Google Slides:  Google Slides – Easy to use, integrated with other Google tools. Or just use power point and make a recording.

6.Short Video Clip Summary: Using a tool like Powtoons at www.powtoons.com or Animoto at www.animoto.com  or Flipgrid or Youtube

7.Book Character Avatar: Create an avatar for a book character using a tool such as http://avachara.com/avatar/