Pumpkin Book Report

Zach is in 4th grade this year and we've come to realize that means one new thing - book reports.  Zach has been anything but excited about these new experiences, but as a mom, I'm hoping that it will help him to realize how important reading is and how much fun you can have with it.  His teacher is very creative and has come up with all sorts of different ways to do book reports other than the traditional typed report.

For the month of September, he read "Hatchet" and put together a poster describing the characters, plot, etc.  For October, he read "Charlotte's Web" and had to decorate a pumpkin like the main character.  I thought this was such a fun idea and we had already brainstormed ways to decorate his pumpkin before he even got the book finished.  Since Wilbur is the main character, we decided to decorate his pumpkin like a pig complete with eyes, ears, little hooves, and a curly tail.  We also added some decorative spider web and a plastic spider on top to represent Charlotte since she was a pretty important part of the book too.  Zach pretty much did all of the decorating (other than the hot glue) - he was pretty proud of the way it turned out!

I think it turned out great!

So far, he's gotten the full amount of points possible on both reports and is always so excited to come home and show us!

This month's report is to read a biography and then dress up like the person and tell the class about them.  Zach has chosen LeBron James, so this should be interesting.  Luckily, we already have a basketball jersey and he wants to take a basketball as a prop.  Even though the length requirement was less than it has been, he's already finished the book and can't wait for his presentation at the end of the month.

Way to go Zach, we are really proud of you and all your efforts in school, especially with reading and your book reports!  We love you!