Get Caught Up in Reading

Designed by Traci Armbrust

The reading of a book is an intangible accomplishment. Give students a visual, interactive way to review the number of books they've read with this easily-made bulletin board. Simply cut out the webs, names, letters and a spider. Attach them to the board and you're ready to read!

Key Concepts:

Bulletin Boards, Counting, Learning Centers, Literature, Reading, Vocabulary

Curriculum:

CSLP, Language Arts, Library

Machines:

• MARK IV
  Roller Die Cutting Machine

AccuCut® Dies:

• Spider #3 Jumbo
• DJ Inkers Dot
  Uppercase 4" Uppercase
• DJ Inkers Dot
  Lowercase 4" Lowercase
• Web #1 Jumbo
• Book-Closed Large

Other Materials:

• Computer and Printer
• Bulletin Board
• Wiggle Eyes, 3/4"
• Cardstock

Tips:

This web die cut often is used as a graphic organizer. The reading bulletin board is a great demonstration of it's other uses.

Instructions:

1. Cover board with Lime Green paper. Cut letters and webs.
2. Cut a jumbo spider from Black fuzzy paper or felt.
3. Adhere large wiggle eyes onto the spider.
4. Print a name for each student in the class and adhere into center of webs.
5. Cut books out and write the titles of the books onto the book die cuts.
6. When a child reads that book he gets to put that book in his web.