Fun and Creative Book Report Projects

Unique and Fun Book Reports:
Projects, Ideas, and Lesson Plans For Teachers

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What activities do you provide your students with after
they have read a book on their own or together as a class?


  • boy and girl elementary school students reading books Are the reading projects and responses that your students complete fun and engaging?
  • Do your activities focus on reading comprehension?
  • Are your students eager to use their best effort to complete their reading projects?
  • Do your activities focus on the entire process of writing a first draft, editing, revising, and then completing a polished final draft?
  • Do you use a grading rubric for both you and your students to evaluate their work?
  • When your students have finished their projects, are they proud of their work and do they provide eye catching displays on your classroom bulletin boards?
  • Are your students eager to begin reading their next books so that they can start working on their next reading response activity?



blue bullet point Fun Reading Resources for Elementary School Teachers If you answered "no" to any of these questions, then you have found the right place to find unique and engaging book report ideas to use with your students!

blue bullet point I have been teaching for 22 years, and I love teaching reading and trying to make it engaging and fun for my students.

blue bullet point The reading response projects that I have created provide students with a unique way for them to respond to the books that they have read.

blue bullet point Whether you are a beginning teacher or an experienced veteran, all teachers are looking for new teaching ideas and teaching resources to promote reading and writing in their classrooms.

blue bullet point I have found a fun and successful method of having my students respond to the books that they have read.

blue bullet point Most importantly, my students love completing these fun projects that I have designed, and they do not even realize that I am also emphasizing the writing process and teaching vital writing skills at the same time.

Examples of Book Report
Project Templates:

Below: The reading response projects that I have created come in a variety of different shapes, sizes, and themes. Your students will find these uniquely shaped book report projects fun and challenging to complete.

Examples of Book Report Templates and Shapes

Examples of Fun and Creative Book Report Projects and Ideas for Templates

Above: The writing responses are different for each book report set and are related to the project's shape and theme.

Below is a list of the book report projects that
are available on Unique Teaching Resources:

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CHARACTER RELATED TEMPLATES:

FOOD TEMPLATES:

ANIMAL TEMPLATES:

NATURE RELATED TEMPLATES:

TECHNOLOGY TEMPLATES:

BUILDING TEMPLATES:

TRANSPORTATION TEMPLATES:

OTHER CATEGORIES:

I hope that your students have

Reading is Fun!

completing these one of a
kind book report activities!




What is the "key" that I use to get my students
to love reading and writing about literature?

the key to learning how to read
  1. I use engaging and creative book report templates.
  2. Each of my students have a reading sticker chart to record the number of books that they have read.
  3. I display all of my students' finished projects in my classroom.

It really is that simple and most importantly, it works!

My students are excited to read books independently
and complete their fun reading projects!

Step #1:

Number 1 Step for Teaching Reading Provide your students with a variety of unique book report projects.

The students in my class read a new book and complete a reading response project every two to three weeks. My students produce a polished final draft that is unique in style, shape, and content. Since my students find these response templates fun and challenging, they are engaged and interested in using their best effort to complete their projects.

My templates emphasize reading comprehension and the writing process, and they also include an art component.

Sandwich Cheeseburger Fun Book Report Projects Idea and Example


Step #2:

Number 2 Step for Teaching Reading Give each student a reading sticker chart to record the number of books (or genres) that each student has read.

All of my students are given an individual reading file. Inside their reading files are: their book, reading sticker chart, book mark, and their first draft worksheets for their book projects. Students proofread and edit their first drafts on their own, with a partner, or with me before they begin on their final draft templates.

When students have completed the final drafts of their reading projects, they receive a sticker on their reading sticker charts.

Reading Sticker Charts Dive Into Reading Books


Download a Free Reading Sticker Chart:

Below is a free reading sticker chart that you can download from Unique Teaching Resources.

Click on the link below the picture to go to the page where you can find more information about this free teaching resource.


Reading Sticker Charts for Books Dog Theme


Step #3:

Number 2 Step for Teaching Reading Display all of your students' projects in your classroom or in the hallway.

I believe that every child's work should be displayed, not just the "best" ones. I have found that this motivates all of my students to use their best effort.


Cheeseburger Sandwich Book Report Bulletin Board Display Banner

Since my book reports are large and colorful, and I provide a free display banner for you to use on your bulletin board, it is easy to make a brilliant bulletin board display of your students' work!

Fun Book Report Projects For Elementary School Students

My students are proud of their final drafts and enjoy evaluating their own work using my grading rubrics. They love to see their projects displayed in the classroom, and they later place them in their educational portfolios to show to their parents with pride.

Fun Book Report Projects and Ideas for Elementary School Students


All of my book reports
include the following components:

Elementary Students Love Book Reports and Reading
  • assembling directions
  • first draft writing worksheets (the writing lines on the first draft worksheets match exactly with the writing lines on the final draft book report templates)
  • final draft book report templates
  • color final draft book report templates of the project for you to use as a finished example to show to your students
  • grading rubric for both the students and the teacher to fill out
  • five page color banner to display on your bulletin board
  • most of these sets include bonus accent pieces for you to use as decorations for your classroom bulletin board display


Reading Sticker Charts:

If you are interesting in using sticker charts to motivate your students to read, be sure to check out my reading sticker charts page. By using reading sticker charts, you can easily track how many books each student has read.

Reading sticker charts are a great motivational tool to encourage your students to read books and to read across a variety of different genres of literature!




If you are interested in viewing the sticker charts found on
Unique Teaching Resources, please click on the link below:

Reading Sticker Charts




Examples of Book Reports That Are
Available on Unique Teaching Resources:

Cheeseburger Sandwich Book Report Projects Classroom Bulletin Board Display
Above: Cheeseburger Reading Project


School Bus Book Report Projects Classroom Bulletin Board Display
Above: School Bus Reading Project


Cooperative Group Projects Ideas For Students Castle Example
Above: Castle Reading Project


Turtle Book Report Projects and Templates For Elementary School Students
Above: Extra Large Turtle Reading Project


Fun Book Report Projects Ideas Cell Phone Templates
Above: Cell Phone Reading Project


Free Book Report Project Templates

Above: Free Project to Download: Dog Reading Project


Monopoly Game Boards Fun Student Book Report Projects
Above: Monopoly Game Board

Rocket Shape Space Theme Book Report Projects and Templates
Above: Rocket Reading Project

Butterfly Writing Templates for Book Report Projects
Above: Butterfly Reading Project


Computer Shaped Book Report Projects and Templates
Above: Computer Reading Project


Birthday Cake Book Report Projects Elementary Classroom Bulletin Board Display
Above: Birthday Cake Reading Project


Movie Video Camera Writing Templates Student Book Report Projects
Above: Movie Camera Reading Project


Star Shaped Book Report Projects and Writing Templates
Above: Star Reading Project


Radio Book Report Projects and Writing Templates Fun Reading Activity
Above: Radio Reading Project


Main Character House Book Report Projects and Writing Templates
Above: House Reading Project


Favorite Book of the Year Book Report Projects Ideas and Examples
Above: First Place Trophy/Favorite Book


Sandwich Book Report Projects and Writing Templates Bread, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Meat

Above: Sandwich Reading Templates


Biography Book Report Projects and Newspaper Writing Templates

Above: Biography Newspaper Response Templates


Cause and Effect Tree Creative Writing Templates Book Report Projects

Above: Cause and Effect Tree Templates


Wanted Poster Main Character Book Report Projects and Templates

Above: Wanted Poster Templates


Fun Pizza Shaped Venn Diagram Templates and Book Report Project Ideas

Above: Pizza Venn Diagram Projects



Fun Book Report Project Ideas For Teachers From Unique Teaching Resources

Thank you for visiting this book reports page.

Please be sure to check out the other pages on Unique
Teaching Resources
for a large variety of fun lesson plan activities
that will engage your students in learning and save you valuable time.

Heidi McDonald

Creator and Website Manager
Unique Teaching Resources


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