It has taken me a while to get back to posting! We had a great term with Year 6 students using the picture books from the Children’s Book Council Awards. Each student worked with a partner to prepare a showbag of items related to one of the picture story books. We gave them a range of craft material and they had to come up with their interpretations of the text in a minimum of six ways. They also had a crteria sheet which helped identify the areas that the judges look for in deciding the winner of the two picture book categories. They had to use the criteria sheet to identify a range of elements about the texts. During Book Week each group presented their work to all the Year 6 students at our special GRADE SIX celebration during Book Week. I have included a photopeach below which identify all the books nominated for an award in 2010.
Children’s Book Council Awards 2010 on PhotoPeach