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 CroninJon

Scieszka

Leo Lionni

David Shannon

Try Something New 2

Andrew Clements

Louis Sachar

Lois Lowry

Jerry

SpinelliSharron CreechGary

Paulsen

Christopher Paul Curtis

Kate DiCamillo

Try Something New