Suggested books for gift lists are popular and can be compiled by media specialists, teachers, and students. Holiday periods can help students gain insights into cultures and customs. Background information can greatly contribute to understanding. Since Halloween remains as a controversial observance, teachers have been known to dress up as their favorite book characters, and students can do the same. Some classes may do further study about characters and share stories or give interviews with other classes or grade levels.
Students also can do living scenes from books.
One teacher led her students to develop a living wax museum scene that came to life as other students gathered to observe. Encourage Summertime Reading Summertime reading lists can be helpful. These lists may include some books that help prepare students for the next year's work, and they also should be recreational, age, and grade-level appropriate materials that keep students engaged in reading all summer long. Sometimes teachers can arrange for these books to be available during summer school hours from the school library or through public library summer reading clubs. These efforts may be led by one teacher, a team, or an entire school.