DLTK's Make Your Own Books - Growing Together
Building a Bird House

Feel free to make as many copies as you need (just don't sell them as they're meant to be free for all to use. *grin*).

• If you imagine a 'real' book for a second, you know that each page has printing on the front and the back.  We're going to fold the pages to make it like a real book.
    
  • Ignore the cover for now.
      
  • Fold each page along the center dotted line so the images are on the OUTSIDE and the blank sides of the paper are on the inside (imagine you're making a greeting card).  
      
  • You can use a glue stick, if you like, to glue the pages together (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COVER!)
        
• Stack the pages, so the odd numbers are on top and the folded edges are lined up.  Trim with scissors or paper cutter if needed.
    

COVER PAGE:

• Fold the cover page along the dotted line, again with the images on the outside.
    
• OPTIONAL:  You can laminate the cover page or print it on cardstock if you want it to be more like a real book's cover.
    

ASSEMBLE THE BOOK:

• Open the cover page (like a folder) and slip the pages inside so that when you open the cover you'll see page 1 -- the unfolded edges of the pages will go against the folded part of the cover.  
    
• Close the cover page and tap the book so everything lines up.
    

• Put three or four staples along the edge to hold the book together.
    
• Trim again, if needed.
    
• Flip through the book once, carefully folding the pages to make the book easier for the children to read.
    

PRINTING THE TEMPLATES

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
     
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 
    
• There'll be less trimming to do if you also turn off the headers and footers.

Fold with pictures out and trim if necessary

stack with odd 
numbers on top

staple

enjoy!