One of my favorite things about the American Girl dolls is the fact that I can read and share their stories with my daughters. We love to read and discuss the books. I love the fact that they promote reading and history. My oldest daughter has read all the books and now her two younger sisters have started to read through the collections as well. My oldest daughter started a reading journal when she was younger, and it was so much fun to look back and see what she was thinking and feeling when she read the books so many years ago. I thought it would be a lot of fun for my two younger daughters if we created a reading journal to record their reactions to the stories so they could look back at them later, too. Reading journals are really easy to create.
For this project you will need a 3 ring binder, paper, markers, stickers or an old American Girl catalogue. We used a binder with a clear see-though pocket on the front so we could decorate and insert our cover. If your binder doesn't have a see-through pocket you can decorate the binder itself (or you could even use a spiral notebook or journal).
Here's Ava's journal.
Adeline's journal.
Next decide the type of information you'd like to record about each book you read. We used the headings: title, author, number of pages, time it took to read, summary, what I liked best, questions about the book, and my thoughts and feelings. We created a chart on the computer and printed out pages for our journal. You could also use blank or lined paper and write the headings down.
We decided to even color code our pages for different types of books. We decided we'd like a different color for each character, but you could also classify your books based on genre, etc.
Read and record your reactions to the book. You can make notes in your journal as you read or wait until you finish the book before you write your entry. Feel free to personalize your journal in any way you like.
Have fun!
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