Book Report Ideas: Make a Sandwich after reading!

Let me share an idea that incorporates some of the basic ingredients of a good book report and sandwiches in a lot more fun!

First, draw slices of ham, tomato, and Swiss cheese; lettuce leaves; a layer of mayonnaise, and a couple of slices of bread. If you are not good at drawing, you can ask a friend for help, or find good images on the internet.

Then photocopy the drawings onto appropriately colored sheets of paper -- ham on pink, tomato on red, Swiss cheese on yellow, etc. The sheets serve as the ingredients for students' book report sandwiches.

On the top slice of bread, each student writes the title and the author of the book the student has just finished reading.
On the lettuce, the student writes a brief summary of the book.
The student writes about the main character on the tomato slice.
On the mayonnaise, the student describes the book's setting.
The student shares the book's climax on the Swiss cheese.
On the ham slice, the student describes the plot.
On the bottom piece of bread, the student draws a favorite scene from the story.

Students staple together their sandwich layers, then slap their concoctions up on a bulletin board headlined "We're Hungry for Good Books!"

The project makes out of what can be a pretty hum-drum activity. Even better, the bulletin board serves as a menu for students who are ravenous for a good read. All they have to do is grab a sandwich to learn whether a particular book might satisfy their appetites!

You can put a good bulletin board in the school’s library to share these sandwiches!

If you are adventurous, you can make a 3D sandwich like this one, replacing the slices of bread templates for crampled newspaper in the shape of a hamburger bread, covered with a piece of suitable cloth :