Fall Bulletin Board Student Lesson Create a bulletin board to highlight books read by students this fall. NATIONAL STANDARDS • English Language Arts: Reading for Perspective K-12 - Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works. • Fine Arts: Visual Arts K-4 - Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols and Ideas Main • Students select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning. OBJECTIVE • Develop reading comprehension skills as students add leaves to a reading tree for every book they explore this fall. BACKGROUND Encourage reading with a literature bulletin board as students return back to school. Students post their name, date, recent book read and author’s name on individual leaves. Consider differentiating instruction based on grade level and student needs. For example, the teacher may instruct students to draw a scene, list favorite characters, briefly summarize the plot or reflect on what they learned from selected books onto their leaves. The teacher can post a recommended book list or bulletin board guidelines onto the display for student reference. Daily reading improves comprehension and vocabulary skills, which are integral to learning across curriculum. Improve fluency and inspire students to pursue reading beyond the classroom for leisure fun and intellectual growth. MATERIALS Ellison Dies Used Ellison Equipment Required Ellison SureCut Die Set - Lollipop Alphabet, Capital Letters 3 Inch Ellison SureCut Die Set - Lollipop Shadow Alphabet, Capital Letters 3 Inch Ellison SureCut Die - Leaf, Maple SM Ellison SureCut Die - Leaves, Tiny TY Original Ellison LetterMachine XL Ellison LetterMachine Ellison Prestige Pro Ellison Prestige SpaceSaver Ellison RollModel Machine Ellison Prestige Select Other Items Used Materials and Tools Used Construction Paper, 9" x 12", 50 Pack Xyron 900 System Book Lists Tape Scissors Continued 25862 Commercentre Drive Lake Forest, CA 92630 800.253.2238 FAX 800.253.2240 Page 1 of 2 ©2009 Ellison All rights reserved. CCD09-0241 Fall Bulletin Board Figure A Figure B Figure C INSTRUCTIONS • The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson. 1. Cover the bulletin board in sky blue paper. 2. Die-cut the title, “Fall Into a Good Book,” using 3" Lollipop Alphabet and 3" Lollipop Shadow Alphabet in fall colors. Mat the letters and adhere the title to the poster. 3. Using construction paper in two deeper shades of brown, start tearing different size strips and layering them on a lighter piece of tan construction paper. Die-cut XL Bare Tree from completed multi-colored paper. If a larger tree is desired, free form the trunk and branches from the layered paper (Figure A). 4. Die cut small or tiny Maple Leaf shapes from red, orange, yellow and green construction paper (Figure B). 5. Arrange leaves on the tree branches (Figure C). 6. When the leaves already adhered to branches on the bulletin board have been filled, continue adding leaves around the tree (see Main Photo). Page 2 of 2 25862 Commercentre Drive Lake Forest, CA 92630 800.253.2238 FAX 800.253.2240 ©2009 Ellison All rights reserved. CCD09-0241