The July reading challenge at My Little Bookcase is Play with Your Books. This is a great family challenge, but it is also a wonderful culminating activity for a classroom reading project.
In this challenge, readers are asked to create a game around a favorite book - using characters, plot turns or settings. This is a great activity to tap into both the creative side as well as providing a chance for students to show off their comprehension of the story. Games can be created by individual students, or as a reading group activity. Sharing their games is a great way for one group to introduce a new book to their classmates.
There are many suggestions at the My Little Bookcase site that can be adapted to either home or school use. The deadline for submissions is July 31 - still plenty of time to enter! Prizes are for Australian entries only, but this wonderful idea can be done by readers everywhere.
Site owner, Jackie, is also going to be compiling a PDF of all of the game ideas submitted, which will be available as a free download. What a great resource for teachers and parents alike!!
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