Celebration+Ideas

SPEED DATING - girls sit, boys rotate they talk for 5-10 minutes about their summer reading then rotate to the next 'date'. VIDEO MESSAGES - I have done this by setting up a camera in the back of the room and had kids talk to the camera for 5 min. about their reading - gave some talking points. - then had a day when they watched them on laptops. They love watching themselves. Need to know moviemaker basics and be comfortable with it to do this. READING SOCIAL - cookies &juice and a few pointed focus questions to share - like a cocktail party for middle schoolers where the focus of conversation is summer reading. BOOK TALKS - I imagine one per day to start the day for the month of September. Each class starts with a book talk from a student 5-10 minutes. BOOK BASKET BROWSE- kids make a book basket that includes the books they read over the summer with an index card/ summary/ breif explanation of what is in the basket. Allow a day for classes to browse baskets. (shoe boxes, baskets, clear plastic bag, some container) SOMETHING WRITTEN/ ARTISTIC TO DISPLAY IN THE LIBRARY?