Chapter Book Ideas:
1. Create a newspaper that could be found in the town in which the story takes place. What kinds of things are going on in that town? Included advertisements and drawings. This helps students really understand the setting and how it impacts the characters.2. Create a poster to promote the book in your local book store. Some students may even like to create a TV add for the book and record it.
3. Design a board game based on the book. A new pizza box (I've gotten some donated by pleading the poor teacher card : ) Students design a game board based on the story, game pieces and create questions for other readers to answer.
4. Create a comic book based on the chapter book.
5. Design a new book jacket for the book.
6. What happens once the story is over? Ask students to write the first chapter of the character's next adventure.
7. Write a letter from the villain in the book explaining the reasons he/she acted the way he/she did.
8. Retell the story in a poem.
9. Ask students to design ten questions about the book, and an answer key. Ask students to exchange questions to answer.
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Parts of a story
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