Ideas for New Series Titles

For "You Be the Author" week, students could choose a pen name, create an original book title within a chosen genre, or come up with a new book for an existing series. Here are some of the series ideas (publishers take note!):

• Ivy & Bean: The Day with the Chameleon
• Harry Potter and the Fire Ghost of the Black Lake
• Dog Man and the Return of Flat Petey
• The S'mores Camp Fire Touch
• The Bad Guys Fix Social Distancing
• David Farted in Class
• Elephant and Piggie: We Are Going on a Unicorn Adventure
• Pete the Cat Meets the Pigeon
• Fly Guy and Buzz vs. the Scary Slimy Skeleton
• Wayside School has Summer School
• Dork Diaries: Tales of a Not So Fun Vacation
• The Bad Guys in The Happily Not Ever After
• Captain Underpants and the Case of the Missing Toilet Paper
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Big Decision
• Dog Man: The Legend of the Legendary Bone
• Max and the Midknights Storm the Castle
• Super Potato and the Terrifying Toxic T. Rex
• Albus Severus and the Silent Oaks

Maykerspace Projects

A couple of weeks ago, I assigned kids to learn or teach someone how to do or create something. Here are some of the activities they chose: 

Gardening!

Legos!

More Legos!

Home repair! (I am making a note to hire I. as a contractor in 10 years.)

Clay sculpture!

Paper sculpture!

Origami!

Other paper folding!

Cross-stitch!

Baking!

Paint dripping!

Drawing!

Weaving!

Dancing!

Making musical instruments!

Making slime!

Making masks!

Making snakes!