I need a visual way to track what we've read

[Moxie]

I thought it would be fun to start a "reading log" with all the books we've read this year. Then I decided that I want something more visual and fun. I've seen large trees on the wall with titles written on leaves; any other cute ideas?

[eternalknot]

Same general idea, but we used a caterpillar. Cut out random sized and colored circles from construction paper (in and of itself a project for the kids!) then drew a picture on the front and recorded the title/author/5-star rating on the back and added the circle to the caterpillar's ever-growing body. Ours wrapped around the room :) and had started with just the face. It's since been dismantled but I still reference the ratings my son gave when trying to decide if it's something I'll re-read with my younger child.

 

My daughter was really into space for awhile, so we hung pre-cut stars from her ceiling when she completed each BOB book (while learning to read.) She practiced writing the name on each star.

[RachelFlores]

You could make a paper bookshelf for your wall, scan the covers of the books you read, resize and print them to put on your bookshelf.

 

We have a timeline we are putting the books we are reading on (based on publication date).

 

I remember when I was in ps I had a teacher who had us put racecars up listing every 5 books we read. By the end of the year they lapped the room.

[Guest]

I love this idea! I've been listing the books on my blog, but I think we may start something like this.

[ElizabethB]

The Boise Public Library had a fun set-up for its summer reading program. They had a big net on the wall, and the kids wrote the books they read with their name on fish, then the fish were placed in the net.

[Wyndie]

I was just wondering how to keep track of what books we've read! I love these ideas!

[sibbis]

Great ideas! My kids loved filling out the reading log the library gave us this year. If I put something massive up on the wall they will go out of their minds! Maybe I'll see what they would like to see and get back to you...

[Susan in TN]

You could make a paper bookshelf for your wall, scan the covers of the books you read, resize and print them to put on your bookshelf.

 

 

 

That's a cute idea. We might try getting different size/color strips of paper and write the titles on like the spine of a book.

[abbeyej]

We had a tree, but instead of leaves (it already had a green background) we put apples on, when my oldest was very little. I've also seen an undersea background (with a few rocks and plants) that was gradually filled with various fish.

[kpnick in nc]

I'll always remember from my 2nd grade experience. Each student had an ice cream cone on the wall. Everytime we completed an at-home reading book, she added a paper scoop with the title of the book. I loved watching my scoops grow!