‘Book Crossing’ in the classroom – and beyond
This week I heard about a wonderful idea to encourage the love of literacy within our students. The activity evolved from the concept of Book Crossing, where you leave a book behind to be picked up and enjoyed by somebody else. The book and owner are registered through the Book Crossing website and the book is traced around the world.
I heard that at a school here in Melbourne, a teacher recreated this concept with her class. The students drafted, wrote and published their own books that they left lying around strategically in the schoolyard. I am assuming a small message was placed inside to encourage the finder to take a look inside and read. Some books were taken home to share with families whilst others were shared back with the finder’s own class. The new readers were able to give comments on the book and add to a classroom blog.
What a wonderful way to share the love of literacy and have an authentic audience for the student’s creations.
Has anybody tried this concept or something similar in the classroom?
4 comments February 3rd, 2008
