![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I feel that it was a fantastic way for my older students to practice paragraph and summary writing. After reflecting on it, I will make some adjustments to be better prepared for the vast amount of materials and the fun chaos that ensued. I will definitely do this activity again. The littles were tickled to check out a wrapped, mysterious book. The 4th and 5th graders got such a kick out of seeing their completed and decorated books on display and ready for the littles to enjoy. The culmination of this activity was me putting all of the books (about 100) of them on display for the littles (grades K-2) to check out. The goal was to keep the book a mystery until the littles brought them home. The title of the book was nowhere to be seen. Students also had to glue their book summary and a second barcode (since the original barcode was wrapped inside) onto the backside of the wrapped book. I brought some in as well for those that didn’t have any. Many of them did in fact bring in craft supplies. I encouraged students to bring in craft supplies to decorate the outside to make it more appealing for the younger students. Google Docs are easy to share, and your fourth and fifth grade classroom teachers will appreciate the extra writing practice!įor the fourth and final lesson, students used colored paper to wrap their books. Students had to edit and proofread their summaries before I also edited and proofread them. The third lesson consisted of the students typing an original, non plagiarized, summary for their book in a Google doc. (There’s a lot of reading going on here for the fourth grade and fifth grade participants!) Wrapped Books Lesson 3 After reading, I had them read the summary/blurb on the book and/or the summary/blurb in Follett Destiny. Wrapped Books Lesson 2įor the second lesson, partners had to read their book at least two more times. There was still time in the period for partners to read the book they chose. Partners then had to select a picture book, an easy graphic novel book, or an easy non fiction book that is not well-known and one that doesn’t circulate often. Next, students chose a partner to work with. When I kicked off the first lesson with my 4th and 5th graders, I shared a Google slideshow that I created to introduce the project. ![]()
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