...that's when the fun begins.
I was once told by a wise, NOT old, but seasoned teacher that once you finish reading a book to a class, that's when the learning begins.
At the time, I was a bit frustrated at this suggestion. My class didn't have the time to stop and reflect, I didn't have time to create a reflection activity, and quite frankly, I didn't know HOW to help my students reflect.
While I have since improved as a teacher, as Master's Student, in a Children's Literature course, I have been blessed with OODLES, but more importantly, EFFECTIVE and, in my opinion, INVALUABLE ideas for helping students to reflect, think about, analyze, and enjoy the reading process. These go far beyond the book reports and cereal box ideas. In our digital age, students need more and are qualified to produce more.
These include using/creating:
Webquests (questgarden.com, zunal.com, google sites)
Youtube videos (animoto)
Multimedia Poster (glogster.com)
Word Posters (Wordle.net)
Museumbox (Great for Social Studies)
Blogging!!! Responding to a blog!
Creating a professionally illustrated story (storybird.com)
There are many, many, more and I have loved learning and growing as a student, reader, mother and teacher.
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