Materials
- small tent
- blankets
- cooking utensils
Instructions
- 1. Set up a small tent in the classroom or outside. Talk about pioneers with the children.
- Encourage the children to pretend to be pioneers. They can use blankets to set up inside the tent and use the utensils for "cooking."
Instructions
1. When children have a purpose for their writing, they are more easily
engaged. Making a book can make the writing area more appealing. When
children are participants of making a book they feel a sense of ownership
and pride.
2. Start by sealing the envelope flaps to the inside of the envelopes (do not seal
them closed) to make a permanent pocket to store things. On the outside of
each envelope, write a concept, question, and so on (see suggested ideas
below). The child puts the answer or response inside the envelope pocket
3. Bind the pages together as desired, and make a cover to support the books.
4. Following are some suggested ideas for books:
* Name Book: Ask children to bring in a picture of themselves. Laminate for
durability. The child's name is the title of her book. Page one is the first
letter of the child's name, the second letter is the second page, and so on.
Encourage the children to write each letter on separate index cards. Ask
them to glue letter cutouts and pictures of things beginning with the
letter sound to the cards. They finish by putting each index card into the
correct pocket. The child's picture goes in the last pocket.
* Color Book: Depending on the children's skill level, you can use colored
envelopes, color white envelopes with markers, or write the color words.
Prepare labels with each color word to be a tool for this book. Encourage
the children to find objects, cut out things, insert pictures, and so on to
represent the color page.
* Word Endings: If children are at higher skill level, write word endings on
each envelope. Children can use consonant or blend cards to spell words.
The pages of specific objects may also go into the envelope pocket.
5. The possibilities for this kind of book are endless. For example, children could
make "Me Books" to introduce themselves at the beginning of the year. These
are also great for reviewing animals, community workers, different buildings,
numbers, shapes, months of the year, dinosaurs, different textures, and so on.
