I'm not really sure what got into me a little while ago, but I went on a menu making rampage! I suppose it all started when I was thinking about reading the autobiography of Ruby Bridges with the kiddos. I'm really excited about it! As I was flipping through the pages of the autobiography I fell in LOVE with many of the photographs, and especially an insert of writing about Ruby Bridges from her teacher Mrs. Henry...so sweet! So, in thinking about reading this book and all that it will entail...teaching background knowledge, certain vocab words, nonfiction text features....I decided to make a menu, or choice board, to be completed during and after reading the autobiography. It's designed to be completed tic-tac-toe style, and students HAVE to go through the middle. Of course that's my sneaky way of making sure that they all complete a very important little project ;) Once I started designing the board and creating the template/instructions for each activity it occurred to me that it could also be used during and after reading a biography, so I created a copy that was edited to include the term "biography." Both of these choice boards and the accompanying instructions/templates have been added to
my Teachers Pay Teachers store and include the following little intro...
This choice board, or menu, contains nine engaging activities for
students to complete during and after reading a biography. The document
contains the choice board and a template/instruction sheet for each
activity described. Students will have the opportunity to write a
biopoem, create a text features mini-book, write a book review using a
template, design a new cover for the biography, create a Bloom's
Taxonomy based "quiz" with an answer key, design a memorial to honor the
book's subject, and more! This board allows students to reflect and
think critically while completing activities which engage them in
writing, illustrating, and creating!
The activities that aren't mentioned
because I couldn't remember them at the time are:
writing a letter to the subject of the book, creating a character bag with 10 items that represent the character and important events in some way, and rewriting a portion of the book in an opposite point of view. That should be fun, right?? I plan to share this with my fellow Reading teachers and to use it with my classes when we read
"Through My Eyes" by Ruby Bridges. I'm excited!!
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