DLTK's Educational Ideas - Print and Assemble Books
What begins with S?
The mini-books are quite simple with images that should appeal to
young children and simple, repetitive words that children in Preschool thru Grade
1 should be able
to read themselves after hearing it a time or two.
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.).
Use our Letter
S Alphabuddies section to complement the mini book.
Materials:
- printer
- paper (you can use a slightly heavier paper for a longer lasting book)
- stapler
- something to color with (if using B&W template)
Directions:
- Print template of choice. The B&W version is fun for young
children to color in or for older children to color as gifts for younger
ones. I like printing a color cover and B&W pages.
- Color the template pieces if you are doing the B&W version.
Photos aren't for the letter a book,
but the system works the same.
Fold with pictures out
and trim if necessary
stack with odd
numbers on top
staple
enjoy!
NUMBERED PAGES:
- 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.
Mini Book Templates:
Page 1 and 2 (color)
(B&W)
Page 3 and 4 (color)
(B&W)
Page 5 and 6 (color)
(B&W)
Page 7 and 8 (color)
(B&W)
Page 9 and 10 (color)
(B&W)
