Language Arts/ Reading Centers.

Crossword Trivia

1. For this activity, students will need to choose a book that they really enjoy.
2. Have them write 20 questions and one-word answers about the story such as:
• Where did the story take place?
• What was the main conflict?
• Who was it that solved the mystery?
• What was the main character’s name?
3. They then need to take their answers and make a crossword puzzle for this story. Have them assign certain answers to be across clues and the others as down clues.
4. They will also need to provide a solution on a separate piece of paper.
5. Have plenty of sample crosswords available for students’ reference.
6. When they are done, you can make a big book of crosswords. When students read the different stories, they can go to the big book and make a copy of the puzzle and complete it for fun.

Re-tell A Story

1. Have books at this center that are about a series of events from a favorite book.
2. Students should pick one of the books to read and try to remember the order of events and some of the particular actions that occurred.
3. They should then retell the story in their own words, recalling as many details as they can without looking at the book.
4. You can also have ESL students retell the story into a tape recorder and compare their memory with the book.