T-Shirt Book Art

I am constantly using Pinterest to find new and exciting ways to teach lessons, different activities, etc. that I can use in upcoming practicums and in my own classroom. I have found with older students, it is much more difficult to have these students become excited to read. And how does this link to an art blog you may be wondering? Well, here is the idea I found.......

This teacher had students select their own books to do a project on. They did a presentation to the class, sharing their books with the class without giving away the ending. Instead of writing a report on the book, which has become so standard, and sadly boring, for students, this is a unique way to link it to both art PLO's, and let the kids have some fun. The students were able to present their project by wearing them! Students were all given a t-shirt, and created a summarizing image on the front, and on the back of the t-shirt was information about the book. Such a unique and fun way to have students share and do a book report, and a fantastic way to incorporate Art. Art in the upper grades can become pigeon-holed, and not utilized as cross-curricularly as it should. This is a fantastic idea to have students to do some interesting Art with Language Arts.
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