Today's Classroom Activities :
Making a Book
Book It
Writing Watch with your students how a book is made in this engaging illustrated how-to by Aliki at www.harperchildrens.com Then turn a story written by your own class into a big book using chart paper, markers and lots of imagination.
Handmade Books Lesson Plan
This lesson plan will introduce students to the basics of making books. Students can use their finished books as journals, sketchbooks, scrapbooks, or for writing a story or poem.
Make Your Own Books
See how this teacher created a book that serves many purposes. Use it for word families, Mother's Day books, etc.
ABC Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary in the Content Areas
This lesson will engage and motivate your students towards the building of content area vocabulary through the creation of ABC books. At the end of the lesson, your students can share their ABC books with classmates and use them as a classroom resource.
