Back in November, I decided to put some construction paper turkeys on a table and ask students to tell me about a book they were thankful for. It was just a random idea, but the response blew me away. The students were far more willing to participate than I ever could have imagined, and many gave incredibly thoughtful and thought-provoking responses. It was really encouraging to read their thoughts.
And what's more, thanks to the good old world wide web, I was able to share these responses with many of the authors themselves through Twitter, and in many cases got responses that I was able to share with the students. It was an incredibly rewarding experience that came at a time of year when it starts to get hard to get yourself out of bed each morning.
This was a simple activity that was extremely easy to set up and cost nothing, because it just used supplies already on hand in the Media Center. Feel free to adapt it and use it in your library. If you'd like to use my graphic (above) feel free to do so, but please provide attribution.
