Every month I allowed my students to select a book they found interesting from my cooperative teacher's wide array of books. After having the book for approximately a week and a half, I gave them a book report format they had to fill out. For their last book report, students had to do a hands on book report. Instead of being just a normal book report, I gave them a book report they had to color and 'put together'. The previous book reports were just about writing about the book they read. This book report allowed students to express themselves through drawing as well as writing. It also showed students how all the elements of the story come together to form a complete story.

After presenting my students with the rules for pluralization of nouns, I gave them a document. The document provided had all the rules discussed during class. Students had to cut this document up to create an interactive notebook. After cutting and pasting it in their notebooks, they had to write examples for each of the rules. Instead of giving them a handout quickly, I wanted them to think about the rules that were just explained and come up with their own examples. Once they finished, I went around checking each notebook to see if they had done it correctly. Doing this allowed me to see who understood the rules and who did not. It also allowed me to see where students were having problems. This way, I could explain again those rules and give more examples or exercises.