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I am looking for ways to extend my son’s learning this year and decided that since he is such a quick reader, that I would add in weekly book reports for him to do. This will help him think more about what he is reading. I am also having him choose more educational books, like biographies and historical fiction so he is learning from these books he chooses for his reports.
I was searching for an elementary book report template to use so we could have it ready to pull out each week. I like simple things without lots of cartoons or color when I print it. I also wanted the questions to be thoughtful and aid in his learning. I was unable to find anything that had all of the questions that I wanted him to answer for his reports, so I decided to make one myself.
Basic book info (Title, # of pages, Author, Illustrator, copyright)
Book rating
Define new words
Setting
Main Characters
Plot Summary
Climax
Favorite Part
Lessons Learned
Thoughts on the book
Space for drawing their favorite part.
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Carla at Preschool Powol Packets says
August 20, 2013 at 1:31 amThanks for sharing these–I’m pinning them to my free printables board!
jib says
August 20, 2013 at 6:20 pmwow very nice. got any tricks to getting a reluctant reader to read?
Karyn Tripp says
August 20, 2013 at 7:32 pmYes! Read to them more often. Then when the book gets exciting- tell them they have to read the next chapter on their own… works every time for my son! 🙂
Jennifer - The Deliberate Mom says
August 24, 2013 at 1:51 pmSo fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
Nikki says
October 17, 2013 at 9:19 amThanks for the book report template! Do you have suggestions to help a smart, 2nd grader understand inferences when he read books at or above his suggested reading level (N) like Harry Potter and Big Nate? We talk a lot about deeper understanding and what is implied by the author but not written – but I’m wondering if there are activities or other things I should do with him to help this. Thanks!
Karyn Tripp says
October 17, 2013 at 12:39 pmI think what has most helped my kids is to read to them regularly. My son is an amazing reader, but I still read a lot to him. I read books at a higher reading level that he would struggle with on his own, Then when we come to difficult words or passages, we can stop and discuss it. I am sure there are still things that he may read on his own that he may not quite understand, but it comes with more experience.
Alisi says
June 18, 2017 at 10:13 pmI love your ideas on teaching maths. I specially love the aids that we can create to help us in teaching. Thank you for an awesome website.