Reading Comprehension
Strategy: Book in a Box
Appropriate Grade Level: Kindergarten – 5th grade
Procedures/Steps:
1. Have students get a box, or make one from an empty cookie box. This
box will focus on a specific book or author.
2. The box should highlight the characters, setting, or conflicts in the
book, or illuminate an author, and provide detailed information and
fun activities.
Step 1
Step 2
Have students get a box.
The box should illustrate major points of book.
Comments and/or tips:
-For an example of Charlotte’s Web, the student might have a spider on one
side, and the following sides could spell out pig, terrific, or humble.
-Another side may be a maze that leads Templeton to the fair.
-The remaining sides might display a significant quote from the book and
information about the author.
-The students can present the boxes in class and place them on display for
classmates to see.
-Having students respond to literature in this manner demonstrates their
creativity, and emphasizes the important elements of the book.
Source:
Kovarik, M. (2006). Meaningful responses to literature. Kappa Delta Pi
Record, 42(4), 178-182.