The Magnolia Room's Book Report Calendar

Month

Type of Book (Genre)

Due Date

Project
In lieu of Halloween costumes, dress up as the subject of your
October
Thursday, book and come in as a mystery guest and tell the class about your
Biography or Autobiography October 30
life.
Novemb
er

Your Choice

Tuesday,
November
25

Decemb
er

Folk Tale, Fairy Tale, Fable,

Myth or Legend

Thursday,
December
18

January

Caldecott Honor Picture

Book

Thursday,
January 29

February

March

April

May

Book Talk: Tell the class what you liked or didn't like about the
book. Would you recommend it to others? -OR- Make a diorama
(a small box showcasing a 3-D scene) that shows the main
characters, setting, and possibly the problem in the story.
Make a mural of a major scene from your book and illustrate it
with moveable characters (drawn characters.)
-ORWrite
a letter to a friend telling him/her about all the imprtant elements
of the story.
Pretend you are the main character
in your story. Write a letter to
a friend explaining what happened to you in the story.
-ORComplete an 8-frame report of the sequence of events: fold a large
sheet of construction paper to create 8 equal parts. Label each
scene with a sentence.

Thursday, Turn a chapter or more of your book into a picture book. Illustrate
February 26 the cover and include at least 10 illustrations with you new text.
-ORWrite a summary of your story in paragraph form.
Write a paragraph or more in hamburger form sharing what you
Thursday, learned.
-ORInformational Nonfiction
March 19
Create a
model of something from your book to share with the class.
In your neatest handwriting, write out and illustrate your favorite
Thursday,
poem on posterboard.
-ORMemorize and perform a
Poetry
April 23 poem for the class.
-OR- Write a poem of your own using what
learned
from
your book.
Read a cookbook oryou
how-to
book.
Choose
a recipe or skill to share
with the class. Make a snack to share with the class from one of
Sign-up for
Nonfiction Craft, Cookbook
the recipes in your cookbook. Include a printed copy of the recipe.
a date inor "How-to" Book
-ORCome to class and demonstrate a craft or
class.
skill.
Newberry Medal Fiction