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Prompt
Book talk
K–8 · English and reading · Present or perform
What students see
Hold up a book you read and tell us the title and author. Tell us what it is about without giving away the ending, and say who in our class might like it.
Why it works
Recommending a book to a specific classmate makes students think about the reader instead of retelling the plot. Classmates often pick their next book from these clips.
How to run it
- Add it to your Space. The Topic comes with this prompt and these settings, and you can edit both.
- Share the Topic link with your students.
- Approve posts as they come in. Until then only the person who posted and Space admins can see them.
Make it yours
Give early readers a sentence frame, such as "You will like this book if...". Keep the posts in one Topic so the class builds its own reading list.