Try Something New Objective: students select a book from a different author. Age approximation: grades K-5: there are two levels of spinners. Materials needed: game boards on laminated cardstock; some toy to select an author: tiddlywinks, jumping frogs, a top, etc. The basic game: –If a student doesn’t know what book to check out, they can either land a tiddlywink, a top, or a jumping frog toy on the game mat to get an author. –The student goes to that author’s section in the library and chooses one of their books. Ideas for enhancement: –I made one primary mat and one intermediate mat. You could make your own of any authors you’ve done author studies for or you will do author studies for. –You can add your own authors on the perimeter of the mat incase their game piece jumps off the mat. –Leave this game out all of the time for students to independently use during book selection.

Try Something New 1 Kevin Henkes Tomie de Paola Mo Willems Cynthia Rylant Doreen Cronin Jon Scieszka Leo Lionni David Shannon

Try Something New 2 Andrew Clements Louis Sachar Lois Lowry Jerry Spinelli Sharron Creech Gary Paulsen Christopher Paul Curtis Kate DiCamillo

Try Something New