Ideas for Literature Extension Activities
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Create a quiz for the Accelerated Reader Program.
Design a board game to fit with the events of the story.
Write a letter to a character in your book offering advice.
Create a crossword puzzle using vocabulary from your book.
Make a poster to advertise your book.
Perform a “lost scene” from your book for the class.
Compose a poem about a character or theme from the book.
Create a postcard for the setting of your book.
Write a sequel to your book.
Create a timeline using events from the story.
Design a travel brochure using the setting of the story.
Write a headline and newspaper article about an event from your story.
Do a collage using pictures of things from your book.
Write a paragraph about why you would like to be written into the book.
Design a gravestone and eulogy for a character in the book.
Prepare puppets and act out a scene from the story.
Create a scrapbook or photo album for a character in your book.
Look in the Miscellaneous for Sale section of your newspaper and cut out things
that your favorite character in the book might want to buy.
Impersonate a character from your book and let the class interview you.
Rewrite your novel as a picture book.
Write a commercial for your book including a jingle. Present it to the class.
Design a trading card for a character in your book.
Create an ABC book for your novel.
Write a persuasive letter to the school librarian explaining why he/she should
purchase your book for the library.
Write a skit based on your book and enlist other students to act it out.
Add a character to the book and explain what her/his role would be.
Make an 8-page mini book to retell the story.