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Book Making

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Overview-Students will use clipart to create a storybook for younger students to read. The book will target grades K-2.
Technology components include using clipart, inserting html to give proper credit, printing pages, and word processing.
Materials
contact paper
cardboard
glue
stapler
computer
printer
Examples of K-2 Reading Material
Internet Access for clipart (may be modified so students create their own illustrations)
Students are to create an illustrated book.
Before you begin...
  • Review or teach students how to adjust font size and color
  • Talk to students about illustrations and perhaps the

     Caldecott award for superior illustrations in children's books.

  • Teach or review the components of a story.
  • Have students cut and paste the images they wish to use onto a word document. In case you don't know, students will right click on images and pick "save-as". The images should be saved to a file you've created prior to the project entitled anything you like. Students should save their images under their name.
  •  Print these images Have students free write a story using the images as sparks to their imagination Have students read their free write and organize their story.
  • Next students should edit their story. They need to make sure the reading level is appropriate for K-2.
  • Students will then rewrite their story including the changes made in the editing process Students should get an ok from teacher and go over to the computer and type their story.

Make sure students do this so the words may be cut out.)

Making the Book
Take two pieces of card board of equal size and lay them side by side with about a fourth of an inch gap in the middle on a piece of contact paper. Make sure the paper is about 1 inch bigger than the cardboard on all sides.

 

Use a piece of paper, any color you choose, and cut it the size of the two card board pieces plus the center space. Firmly push card board onto the contact paper. Next firmly secure the piece of paper you cut to the sticky spot in the middle Cut a diagonal slice in the contact paper at each corner Fold the contact paper down onto the card board. You now have your book cover Insert the book pages into the cover. The best way to do this is to staple them. Ask your teacher for help.
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