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Bedtime Book Report

Bedtime Book Report

Snuggle up with a bedtime book, then create a bed for its characters and a book report on the bed's comforter.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Recycled Cardboard Box

Steps

  • Step 1

    Have students choose a book to read or have read to them about bedtime or sleeping such as "The Little Book of Bedtime" by Zack Bush and Laurie Friedman or "So That's How They Sleep" by Rishi Obero. As they read the book ask them to picture the characters in their imagination.

  • Step 2

    Have them use a recycled box to create a bed for the characters in the book. They can add embellishments to the bed such as a headboard or posts using other materials if they wish.

  • Step 3

    Ask students to create the story's characters out of Model Magic.

  • Step 4

    Next have them cut a piece of paper to create a cover for the bed and then illustrate a visual book report that shows key features of the plot or characters on it. They can then cover the characters with this bedspread.

Standards

LA: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

LA: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

LA: Add drawings or other visual displays to written text to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Adaptations

Talk about how other animals sleep. How do whales sleep without drowning? Why do bats sleep upside down? Do bears really sleep all through the winter? Help children find the answers to some of these questions

Do students have a bedtime ritual? Perhaps they drink a warm beverage, read books, or tell stories. Some children say goodnight to stuffed animals and objects around them as the little mouse does in "Goodnight Moon."