Looking for creative book report ideas for a 9 year old?

[Jenny in GA]

There's actually two things I could use help with:

 

1) My 9 year old girl hardly EVER wants to read fiction! If she reads at all, she enjoys things like "The Care and Keeping of You," and she likes American Girl magazine a lot. But I really feel like she needs to read something with a PLOT and CHAPTERS and things, and it's like pulling teeth trying to a) Find a fiction book that interests her; and b) Getting her to FINISH it!

 

2) One thing I think she would enjoy would be a "book report" that's more of a craft. For example, I remember at that age making a diorama of Phantom Tollbooth for school (which I hated and was terrible at, but she would probably like.)

And I remember years ago seeing a site for a "Cereal box book report" where you cover a cereal box with construction paper and have it be a "cereal" about your book.

 

Any ideas/links/etc to help with one or both? Thanks!

 

Jenny

[NanceXToo]

Oh, a diorama would be a cute idea!

 

This isn't a craft but maybe she would like writing a letter to a main character about his or her behavior or how he or she handled a situation?

 

Or drawing a comic/doing a storyboard kind of thing?

 

Or writing a new ending (or adding in a new chapter or adventure)

 

Or making her own little booklet about the book and illustrating it.

 

or painting a mural depicting one or more of her favorite scenes

 

Or making a poster "advertising" the book

 

Or pretending she is a news reporter on the scene describing a major event in the book and video tape it.

[missmoe]

Okay, I know it doesn't have a snazzy name, but it sounds like just what you are looking for. It's full of cool ideas of projects to do after reading a book. I let my kids pick out a project after reading a book.

 

http://rainbowresource.com/product/Independent+Reading+Management+Kit%3A+Literary+Elements/039702/1286485481-2072070

 

 

I have a short review of it on my blog. http://missmoe-thesearethedaysofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/09/education-update-for-sept-21-25.html

 

HTH

Edited October 7, 2010 by missmoe

[coffeefreak]

We're using this book this year:

 

Creative Book Reports

 

I've also been known to google ideas on the internet. Just type in a book you want her to read and you'll get hundreds of ideas for creative book reports.

 

We've also used "How to Report on Books" with a lot of success.

 

HTH!

Dorinda

[....]

My 3rd Grader does something called the Book Report Sandwich.

 

You cut out shapes of 2 pieces bread, lettuce, tomato, mustard, cheese and turkey. These pieces need to be big enough to write a few sentences on. Here's what you write on each piece:

 

Bread: Title and Author

Lettuce: Summary

Tomato: Main Character

Mustard: Setting

Cheese: Climax

Turkey: Plot

Bread: Draw a picture of your favorite scene from the book

 

My daughter likes to do these.

[Kareni]

Take a look at these links:

 

More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports (Note that there are three lists here.)

 

Book Report Alternatives

 

Regards,

Kareni