Creating projects with my kids is one of the things I enjoy most about teaching. The kids get so excited to incorporate crafts and art as a way of displaying their learning.
I wanted to do a holiday project with them this week so we created “Reading Reindeer”.
Don’t they make a cute display?
The first thing the students did was read a holiday themed book. I pulled out all of my holiday books that had a story (I tried to stay away from any that did not have an actual plot). For my struggling readers I used holiday books with characters they were familiar with (Froggy, Henry and Mudge, Arthur). For my readers that are more on grade level I pulled out several Patricia Polacco books, Cranberry Christmas, Berenstain Bears, Christmas in the Big Woods, etc.
After reading the books, the kiddos completed a “book” review. The books the reindeer are holding are the kids’ book reviews. On the outside of the book review they decorated a book cover. Most chose to also do a drawing of some sort on the back, too.
After they finished this part, we made the reindeer. I am always so pleasantly surprised with how much personality each one has, even when using all the same parts. I have included the templates for you here if you would like to use this with your class…
Reindeer Book Review Templates
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So awesome!
These are adorable. Can’t wait to use it next year.