I posted about My Reading Marathon and I tweaked it for non-fiction.
My kids don't make a peep while we do this...it is magical!
My next marathon will be poetry.
Set a timer for 10 minute intervals:
Box 1- Design a book cover with title and author
Read for 10 minutes
Box 2- Write a list of questions you have about your topic
Read for 10 minutes
Box 3- Draw a Photo or Illustration with a caption
Read for 10 minutes
Box 4- Write any interesting or new vocabulary with definitions
Read for 10 minutes
Box 5- Draw a diagram, Chart, Map, Graph or Timeline and Label
Read for 10 minutes
Box 6- List important facts about what you learned
Here are the kids working..so focused.
Here are some final projects:
love this idea! what a great activity for those in-between big projects/studies!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to keep the students engaged, motivated to read and creatively thinking.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Great idea. :)
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My kids love reading marathons! So fun!
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Love this! I plan to use it next week! Thanks! I'm your newest follower!
ReplyDeleteThis activity could be adapted for any genre or book. Please try it...your kids will love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteYou are fabulous! I appreciate your willingness to share.
ReplyDeleteHi! Jenny (the sweet lady who posted right before me) is my co-worker, and she just shared your idea with me after school! I LOVE it! I am so excited to try this with my kiddos! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for the comments! I love getting them. I hope your kids love them as much as mine do. I have out a POETRY marathon that I hope to squeeze in soon!
ReplyDeleteKelly, thank you for the wonderful idea! I do a lot of foldables with my kiddos, but I like the structure & timed intervals of this activity. With ideas as great as yours, I am anxious to start the new school year
ReplyDeleteI did this same thing only with fiction last school year (http://jessicaywinston.blogspot.com/2011/12/reading-marathon.html)
ReplyDeleteI never got around to making a nonfiction marathon so this will be helpful.
This sounds amazing! I would love to see your poetry marathon.
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