Students’ Favorite Postreading Activities

Karen Gibson, 2004

University of Houston

• Seeing a video of the book you read
• Taking a test on the computer to earn points
• Meeting the author
• Doing an art activity
• Designing a book jacket
• Choosing another book to read
• Making a picture to go with the book
• Acting out part of the book
• Making a puppet show from the book
• Dressing as a character from the book and telling about the story
• Talking to your friends about the book
• Talking to a small group of students about the book
• Keeping a list of books and pages read
• Writing down feelings about the book
• Having the class talk together about the book
• Writing a new ending for the book
• Writing a make believe letter from one character to another
• Writing another story about the people from the book
• Telling the class why you liked or did not like the book
• Writing a summary of the book
• Writing a book report about the book