Its always a challenge to find the perfect costume to fit a favorite book. Were going to have some exciting new ideas for world book day 2018. Then create a scrap book for your character, cutting out pictures from magazines or drawing the mementos he or she would have in a scrap book. I am not the only teacher at my school who gets into the halloween spirit by dressing up as a favorite childrens book character. Theres never going to be dressing up that i love more than a book character costume. Teaching ideas to use with freak the mighty book units. Most of the ideas will provide teachers with a clear idea about whether students actually read the book. For world book day we went on the lookout for photographic evidence of teachers getting dressed up. Link your experience to no more than four situations that occurred within the text.
Books where main character is a teacher score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and. Start with the main characters like harry potter and hermione granger, then consider secondary characters like luna lovegood and ginny weasley. Are you a teacher looking for a good costume to wear on world book day. Each grade level has to pick costumes of characters in one book and the students vote on the best group the winners get an hour and a half of coverage so they can leave campus for lunch. Write an acrostic poem about the book using the letters in the title of the book or the name of a character or author. As a tiein to your career education program, challenge each student to create a resume for a book character. World book day 2020 falls on thursday 5 march, but its never to early to start thinking ahead and planning events for your school. After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics. Each year i choose a different character from a book to be for halloween. Hopefully, this list will inspire you to find a fun book costume that works for you. If you havent read the book holes, you are in for a real treat.
These teachers and students always meet the challenge. Turn up to school wearing your scruffiest clothes and clutching some cleaning implements and a pumpkin. If you liked my number books 1120 which are listed in my tpt store, you will love these. These costumes are sure to create a mic drop experience this coming halloween. Perfect for a grade level of four and could be fine for male teachers as well. I got really into the idea when i taught in a district that didnt allow halloween costumes and instead encouraged kids and teachers to dress as characters from. Check out these classic book character outfits for inspiration. If youve been feeling a little stuck for inspiration for this years book week, weve put together some easytoassemble costume ideas that will impress the little ones and help you get into the spirit of the book week. If mary poppins was a teacher, we think the first thing shed do is use that magic flying umbrella to beat the morning traffic.
She is also one of the easiest characters for female teachers to dress up as because many of the components of her outfit are everyday basics. The finished books contain 6 pages where students can list character traits for the main characters. Students will fill in the chart with quotes from the book related to a specific characters spoken words, looksappearance, actions, thoughtsemotions, effect. Our favorite book character costume ideas are all super. As a ten year old with red hair, i was totally obsessed by pippy longstocking. Six lastminute world book day costumes for teachers. Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scenes from the book. Shes quite a flamboyant character as well, so if thats a word that describes you, you might just have found your ideal world book day costume. A wedding dress that you dont feel enough people saw you in the first time, a broom and a shameless desire for attention. Beatties classroom this project would be perfect for a book tasting in your classroom. Were sharing with you some ideas for your girls on what book character they can go as for this years book week.
Raise your hand if youd rather get a novel than candy this halloween. Oct 21, 2015 last year, i shared my favorite teacher halloween costumes based on book characters. The full book unit for freak the mighty may be found on teachers pay teachers. If you want easy book character costumes for teachers, ms. I wouldnt be surprised if most of you already have more than half of whats needed for this costume. Were afraid you dont have that luxury, but with this costume, you do have everything you need to take part in world book day. Speaking of harry potter, there is a lot of amazing book character costume ideas within the wizarding world of harry potter. What better costume for a teacher than one which promotes a love of books. Oct 16, 2019 22 creative book character costumes for teachers and students.
Mar 07, 20 for world book day we went on the lookout for photographic evidence of teachers getting dressed up. Fortunately, lowcost and simple does not mean boring. World book day 2015 teachers share their favourite books lisa spiller and sarah marsh thu 5 mar 2015 10. Think about all the kinds of mementos you would put in a scrap book if you had one. Whether youre looking for halloween costumes or ideas for book character day at school, these fun and easy book character costumes for kids and teachers are sure to be a hit. In this book, author david isaacs, an educationalist and parent, offers ideas and suggestions on how parents and teachers can help childrens allround development. Halloween book character day,teacher dress up ideas. Yes, even they love a good dress up day and i love these fun costumes.
It has a large collection of resources and tools designed to meet all age and skill. And all the ideas will engage students, help make books come alive for them, and challenge them to think in different ways about the books they read. This post will hopefully give you a few ideas if youre looking for inspiration. To celebrate childrens book week, education world presents 25 great ideas from teachers ideas that are sure to get kids across the grades excited about reading. Storybook character costumes character diy costume dress lie a book character for kids dress like a book character for teachers word book day costumes for teachers. Favorite book character costumes for kids on halloween.
Mar 05, 2015 world book day 2015 teachers share their favourite books lisa spiller and sarah marsh thu 5 mar 2015 10. Draw the main character from a book you have recently read. See more ideas about book characters dress up, character dress up and book character costumes. The unit includes graphic organizers for an interactive notebook and game activities covering vocabulary, constructive response writing, and skill practice to use with the novel freak the mighty by. Dress up as your favorite book character and have a happy bookish halloween. I picked out the costumes that seemed easiest to put together because who has time to get their hands dirty or glittered. I just wanted to share a few of my favorites that ive worn over the years. My character education kit comes with 32 scenarios on task cards for each of the character traits we do but of course you could make your own.
Last year, i shared my favorite teacher halloween costumes based on book characters. Text to self is a great opportunity for students to become introspective. Create each minibook from a single piece of paper, folded to form a book. Johnson, a second grade teacher, has become famous in our building for her spot on impressions of none other than junie b. Over 30 classic and unique story book costumes for boys, for girls and for adults. We held a book character parade around the school to show off our costumes. Students cut out a photocopied image of their subject and glue it in the middle. Just put your daughter in a flowery dress or a navy pinafore dress, with a white shirt underneath and you have one of her. I find that kids really like to share their ideas and this is a great time for them to really think about real life situations and how they should react when faced with different challenges. See more ideas about book character costumes, character costumes and teacher costumes.
Teaching ideas for holes by louis sachar book units teacher. Book character dress up ideas relief teaching ideas. Halloween book character costume ideas for teachers. Literacy ideas is a place for english teachers, students and parents to learn about writing and reading. This activity does take a bit of planning, so the sooner you get started, the better. See the sandwich and pizza options below and check out this blog for more delicious ideas 4. How about one of these book character costume ideas from the favorite childrens picture and chapter books. Ive linked to many costumes you can buy and some you can make. Based upon a book you have just read, share a story about yourself that is related to an event or character that was in the book. After lunch, change into your wedding dress you shall go to the ball, enter your classroom with a. Im glad i have this since my school dresses up for halloween and parades around the school. Or bring them out during spirit week or the next book character day. The official world book day website has been collecting ideas submitted by teachers for years, so its well worth checking out the full list here but to save you time, weve picked out our favourites that will promote reading and get kids excited about.
Basically a simple or lastminute costume idea for just about everyone. Just be sure to bring chocolate cake for all your students. Oct 27, 2014 if you havent read the book holes, you are in for a real treat. Fresh ideas for creative book reports education world. It is probably best done in the form of a written recount. Many of the ideas involve making choices, organizing information and writing. Day teachers share their favorite reading activity ideas.
Eight great themes for reading celebrations plus 12 great activities for reading. Children of all ages love dressing up and national book day or world book week offer pupils the chance to engage with their favourite books and inject a sense of fun into the study of literature many costumes suitable for teachers can be pulled together at relatively short notice, but some. Show them as a baby, middle aged and as an older person. If its too late for you to host your book character day in october, dont worry. Toy story themed costumes offer a ton of ideas, and creativity on a short time crunch. There are 11 pages in each book for a total of 110 pages all together. Book week dress up day will be here before you know it. Halloween book character costume ideas for teachers saturday, september 28, 2019. World book day gives children the chance to dress up as their favourite book character, from harry potter to dr suess and matilda to miss trunchball.
Be inspired by these creative costumes perfect for world book day or. The student should include in the resume a statement of the applicants goals and a. I got really into the idea when i taught in a district that didnt allow halloween costumes and instead encouraged kids and teachers to dress as characters from childrens literature. Travers novels, is one of the most iconic characters in childrens literature. If youre looking for costume inspiration for world book day 2018, take a look at our stepbystep videos and resource sheets, to help you dress up as your favourite book character in a cheap and easy way. The emphasis is on character building, approached from the viewpoint of moral habits. Im already researching a fresh new idea for this year. Inspiring artsbased activities and character education curricula by lindsey joiner nov 15, 2011 4.
Then, they draw lines from the image to the edges of the paper, like rays of sunshine, and fill in each section with information about the person. This is a great theme for a large number of grade level teachers, paras, and student teachers. This year marks the 70 year anniversary of the cbca book week, with the theme of books light up our world. Whether you are a middle school teacher or a preschool teacher, book characters are a wonderful way to incorporate seasonal fun into your literacy block.
I think this is one of the best teacher costumes for book character day, especially if you have coteachers or a teachers aide in the classroom. Character analysis graphic organizer use this chart with any book whole novel, book section, chapter, or picture book. Each student presents their book report in the shape of food. Dress up as famous chemistphysicist on halloween, give short autobiography report, extra credit. When my school had a book character dressup day, i told my dad i was going to be pippy. Book character costume ideas we are having a book character day in august this coming year to correspond with our reading pep rally we do. Aug 01, 2015 this year marks the 70 year anniversary of the cbca book week, with the theme of books light up our world.
The big book of therapeautic activity ideas for children and teens. The popular lauren child character is a good one for lastminute panics. Last week, i went down an internet rabbit hole looking at book character costume. Jul 19, 20 book week dress up day will be here before you know it.
Teacher to teacher ideas in the top teaching blog scholastic. Easy book week costumes for primary school teachers. This year, the costume ideas youll find arent limited to book characters. Oct 25, 2014 what better costume for a teacher than one which promotes a love of books. When i needed a book character costume, for book character day, i knew immediately which character, from which book to choose. If youre a relief teacher you never knowyou may be called in to work that day. As a book report template, the center image would be a copy of the book cover. Design a poster or new book cover depicting the climax of the story. See more ideas about teacher costumes, book week costume and book character costumes. Book character dress up ideas for teachers book character dress up ideas.
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