When teaching middle school language arts, it is good to express some creativity when assessing students. Engage your students with these middle school junior high book reports. Book reports need not be boring retellings of stories. If youre tired of the traditional book report, heres a list of alternatives. In science fair projects, middle school students discover why nitrogen fixing bacteria are important to plant. These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. During my eight years in the classroom, i ruined at least two amazing literary works by assigning horrifically dull reading projects. Cut out a picture of a person from a magazine to represent each charac. Book report ideas 20 ways of looking at the book these activities address multiple intelligences and a range of student ability levels. Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports.
Engaging teaching strategies and learning resources for middle school ela and high school english students. I want to expand on that theme by suggesting 10 alternatives to the book report. Not only is this a compelling book for middle schoolers, but students also had the freedom to design their own newspaper around various writing. These engaging projects move beyond traditional book report formats and. Make sure you include your home or school address in the letter. If a video is produced by their peers, interest will skyrocket. Check out these ideas you can try in a middle school classroom. A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for creative book reports, but they are not all good ideas. Our middle school projects are written and tested by scientists and are specifically created for use by students in the middle school grades. Middle school science projects science fair project ideas. For this report you may choose from any of the ideas listed on the following pages. Spice up those old book reports with some new ideas.
The high schools video lab is available during 9th period if you would like to use school resources to make your video. Book report ideas free english learning and teaching resources from varsity. Students could design a tattoo for a character and then write an essay explaining or justifying their choices. Anne frank flip book could be used for any book flip book projects. Fun language arts projects for middle school synonym.
Handson stem and steam ideas for parent groups to support learning. In chapter 1, he has suggested a wealth of type one. Although this list is designed for middle school, many of the suggestions will. Simple chemical change experiments for 4th graders. In my last post i described 10 ways to cultivate a love of reading in kids. Students read an article from the new york times in conjunction with this project. Make your reading project sizzle with these hot ideas. Independent reading final project options directions. Whilst you may have a wealth of books in your school library it can often be tough to come up with fresh and engaging ways to study literature. Each student presented a book in a project to the class. Use these twentyfive ideas to shake up your bookrelated activities. My only hope is that those middle school students, whose enthusiasm i quashed, found another way to become passionate about literature.
Ideas for creative book report projects by elizabeth stover. See the sandwich and pizza options below and check out this blog for more delicious ideas 4. Once a year we run our official book clubs here in 7th grade. Create a powerpoint presentation with slides for the story elements, as well as a summary and an opinion. Science buddies middle school science projects are the perfect way for middle school students to have fun exploring science, technology, engineering, and math stem. Nov 19, 2019 teaching novels in the middle school classroom. Most of the activities are adaptable across grade levels and are flexible enough for. See more ideas about teaching, middle school and middle school classroom. Take along a camera regular, digital or disposable, photo book, markers, construction paper, glue, white paper. Fresh ideas for creative book reports education world. Students cut out a photocopied image of their subject and glue it in the middle.
Fifty alternatives to the book report teaching ideas ncte. Fun and creative book report ideas for middle school students. Spice up those old book reports with some new, creative ideas. The hope is to provide ideas to have students produce a variety of different projects using different software applications. Ideas for how to do better book clubs in middle school.
Very early on in our book club experiences, students had many ideas for how to make them better. Turn them into creative projects complete with artwork, technology applications, acting or writing with a. On one side of the cover, come up with 10 song titles that represent characters, events, or settings in the book. Take a look at these nine ideas ways to light your creative spark and burn through that project in no time. Beatties classroom this project would be perfect for a book tasting in your classroom.
Sadly, as kids get older, the ideas for handson projects seem to dwindle. Ditch the book report and try these book project ideas instead. Twelve assignments every middle school student should write. Science fair projects for middle school eighth grade. Education world presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt. Make this into a little book of 3 folded pages, stapled in the middle outside paper is for title of book. Youll find a variety of ideas ranging from essaybased projects to artistic projects to technology. Search or browse hundreds of free middle school science fair project ideas that are fun, exciting, and appropriately rigorous for middle school students.
List of ideas for science fair projects for middle school. Just because youre writing a book project for your middle school class doesnt mean you have to stick to the standard report. On the back of the book cover, explain why you are giving the award to the book. Aug 07, 2018 5 easy science projects ideas are 5 different science project ideas that are most suitable for middle school from class 1 to class 6 who are interested in science experiments which can be done at. Use these twentyfive ideas to shake up your book related activities. A teacher page that describes the project and provides helpful ideas to. That reading project can be a real drag on your timebut dont despair. See more ideas about book projects, teaching reading and 4th grade reading.
Coding itself is a bit abstract for my kids to grasp. Work with your teacher to find new and creative ways to express your understanding of the story. While i still have students run their conversations, i do give them ideas of what to discuss in their book clubs so that they have a starting point. Take a look at these nine ideas ways to light your creative spark and burn. Each child rewrites the story, and divides into 8 parts. Rewrite the book for a kindergarten or 1st grade audience. Arts sanborn central school forestburg, sd middle school book reports this quarter you will prepare and present to your class a book report project about an ar book you have read.
These middle school junior high book reports are great for any classroom. Each time you visit with your mentee, take a picture or two of what you do. Video projects also offer a new way for students to. Apr 10, 2017 ideas for how to do better book clubs in middle school april 10, 2017 april 10, 2017 pernille ripp in 2015, i wrote a post discussing how i was doing book clubs with my 7th graders and how their ideas had shaped our process to be more powerful.
These book projects for high school students cover a variety of thinking levels, learning styles, and range from low. Each student presents their book report in the shape of food. It wasnt that they didnt want to do book clubs, it was that they wanted to have meaningful conversations. Use these examples of projects created by students to inspire technology integration in your middle school classroom. Whether you have chromebooks, ipads, pcs, or macs in your classroom, you can use technology to. There are ways to finish your project that will show your enthusiasm and make your teacher sit up and take notice. Readers choice if none of these projects is a good fit for you, you may propose a project that uses your unique talents to demonstrate your understanding of the book that you read. See more ideas about teaching reading, book report projects and book projects.
Here are, in my opinion, ten of the best creative book report ideas. Video projects are a great way to engage younger students for longer stints. He has been teaching for about 25 years and during that time has. With several projects for each genre, this book will easily take you and your students through the school year. Biomedical engineering project topics for high school. Make common core and ngss come alive in the classroom with integrated projects for design, electronics and fabrication. The following list of math project ideas are perfect for keeping your students engaged during the final weeks of the school year or at any other time as. Dec 08, 2014 handson learning is the best kind of learning. Book report ideas notes, handouts, powerpoints varsity tutors. Sample student technology projects for using chromebooks in middle school. Mark tully is a mathematics teacher at oak middle school in.
Make this into a little book of 3 folded pages, stapled in the middle outside paper. Illustrate a scene or character from the book on a tshirt. He has been teaching for about 25 years and during that time has served as mathematics department chairman and as a mathematics mentor teacher. Draw and color the book cover, and place the book award ribbon on the cover. Use short sentences and ageappropriate words so that they can read it easily. Students may choose one of three stories and reflect using the flip book project.
These multimedia projects were created by students using wixie. Once your students have completed their projects, be. The purpose of this web site is to provide projects for middle school age students using computers. Make a photo album of all the activities you do together each time you meet. Oct 26, 2010 more ideas than youll ever use for book reports. Students research a person from history, or a character in a book they are reading, and summarize their findings in the form of a trading card. Ten great creative book report ideas minds in bloom. Creative video project ideas for students biteable. Middle school junior high book reports page 1 abcteach. Easy middle school coding projects for beginners look.
Although these projects are designed for particular genres, they are flexible enough to be used with any. I dont think they are an effective way for a student to demonstrate understanding of a book and i dont think they help students enjoy or appreciate reading. So today we are going to explore 25 proven activities that can be applied to any book and at any age level. Twelve assignments every middle school student should write is a revision and expansion of garys earlier book, middle school writing projects. If you notice big eye rolls or hear lots of groaning when you mention the words book reports, its probably time to shake up your repertoire of book related activities. Great books for middle school book clubs pernille ripp. Thats why compiled this list of 100 handson activities for middle school and high school students. Although these projects are designed for particular genres, they are flexible enough to be used with any genre and any book.
A list of excellent student design projects for middle school. Mark tully is a mathematics teacher at oak middle school. Readers choice if none of these projects is a good fit for you, you may propose a project that uses your. With this book, gary has offered a roadmap for both using writing and teaching writing in the middle school. The classic book report isnt the only way to think about books. And thats what i like about these easy middle school coding projects for. Elementary school students generally have short attention spans. The collection of lessons and projects in this book. Heres what teachers of grades had to say middle school.
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