Book Review/Bulletin Boards

Book Review and Bulletin Board

We needed a new bulletin board for February, so I of coarse did my research and looked up different bulletin board ideas on pinterest.  I found a bulletin board on Classroom Freebies that was perfect! This bulletin board a great way to get students reading! This bulletin board allows students to recommend books to their schoolmates in a fun and interesting way.  The students are sharing their love for reading (a book of their choice) and suggesting literature others.
There were several different stages of the project.

1. Review why we recommend books to other readers
2. Explain what is included in a review: title, author, a way to hook the reader, and why you are recommending the book.
3. Provide a few examples of the a book review.
4. Allow the students about five minutes to choose a book that they want to recommend.
*I allowed them to use the iPads to research a book that they had already read if it wasn't in the classroom.  The students loved using the iPads because it also helped them learn how to spell the title and the author of the book correctly. 
5. Have the students write a rough copy with at least FOUR good sentences.
6. The students will then edit their paper for spelling and grammar. (using whatever editing system the school uses)
7. Students will have their rough copy approved by the teacher before they start on their final copy.
8. Using the marshmallow template download (have them printed for the class) the students will write their final in cursive (students may need another marshmallow depending on how much they want to write.  I didn't set a limit on how much they could write! It allows creativity)

9.  To extend the activity (and incorporate technology) I had the students get a laptop and type their review on the scholastic book site!
*** Here is the link for the Scholastic Book Review
This site is awesome because the students are able to type up their review and their age.  The review will be posted under the title of the book so that other students can read the book reviews!
10.  I cut out all of the marshmallows and hung them around a mug on the bulletin board. I wrote around the mug "Warm Up With A Good Book."