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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 1 - INTRODUCTION

Here is another series of videos looking at creative ways in which children can review books. Reading for pleasure is so important and I am hoping these ideas can help promote this in school giving learners creative ways to explore their favourite books.
This first video is a little introduction into reading including a discussion about Whole Class vs Guided Reading.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 2 - TWITTER

Here is the second idea in this series looking at creative ways for learners to review their reading books. In this idea, we explore using twitter as a way to promote constrained writing. Constraints are a great way to promote creativity. This is also a great example of abstraction, an element of computational thinking so links well in that area.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 3 - LIPOGRAMS

In this next video looking at the creative ways for children to review their reading books we are going to explore Lipograms. This is another great constrained writing idea that promotes creativity and embeds computational thinking through abstraction.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 4 - AMAZON REVIEWS

Here is the next idea in this series looking at creative ways to review books. In this idea, we explore using the real world platform to share our thoughts and ideas about our books on Amazon. As these reviews will then feature on the Amazon page for the books, it makes the reviews purposeful and authentic.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 5 - IMOVIE TRAILERS

Another idea for creatively reviewing books. In this video, we look at creating professional looking movie trailers for the books we have read. This can be a great activity for children to do to not only show an understanding of the story but persuade others to read it too.
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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 6 - VLOG REVIEWS

Vlogging can be such a powerful way for children to share their knowledge and understanding about any topic. In this video, we look at creating vlog book reviews. Children can write their script first and by performing their writing, give the writing an authentic purpose.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 7 - SEESAW REVIEW

Here is another way in which learners can creatively review their reading books. This is a great alternative to the previous idea if children's faces can't go online or children don't want to be on camera.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 8 - BOOK REVIEW WEBPAGES

Here's another creative way for children to review their reading books. In this video, we look at creating a web page to review the book they have been reading. These review websites can be published online or even tweeted to the authors to again add a real purpose to the task.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 9 - PODCAST REVIEWS

Podcasts are becoming more and more popular and it has never been easier for learners to create their own and publish with the world. It is such a powerful way to make writing purposeful and also improve oral fluency.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 10 - TRUE/FALSE QUIZ

Here is another creative way for children to explore their reading book. In this video, we look at creating a true or false quiz about the book we've just read. This can be a great way for children to demonstrate their understanding of the story in a creative way.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 11 - BOOK REVIEW QUIZ

How about getting your pupils to review their reading book by creating their own interactive quiz? This idea will give pupils the opportunity to showcase their understanding of the story, they can improve oral speaking skills and embed key IT skills.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 12 - BOOKFLIX REVIEW

Here is another creative way for learners to review their reading books. I have seen plenty of schools using the Bookflix Reading Display idea. I don't know where it originated but this idea adapts that and is the first step in creating an interactive Bookflix display.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 13 - QR CODES

​If you have a school library, why not use this idea for pupils to share their reviews via QR codes. This allows any other pupil to watch/read reviews of the book before they take it out to read themselves. This is a great way to share a lot of the previous ideas shared in this series.

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BOOK REVIEW IDEA 14 - INTERACTIVE AR DISPLAY

Using Augmented Reality, learners can share their book reviews by creating a class interactive book display. This can be based on the Bookflix idea or any other Reading for Pleasure type display. This can be a great way to promote reading and share your passion for reading.

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MAKING YOUR CLASS LIBRARY INTERACTIVE

Here is the step-by-step tutorial linked to this video I shared recently.

As HP Reveal is no longer available, EyeJack is the best alternative and this video demonstrates how you can use it to make interactive reading displays.

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