Friday, January 25, 2013

Mini Books

Thanks to Ms. Hicks for this great idea!
 
 
This is a link for directions to create a tiny book. Last semester, my student teacher, Rachel Draper, introduced this foldable to my classes and me. Almost everyone loved it. I used it for the first time a few days ago, and my students were genuinely engaged with creating and filling in the tiny book. We simply took notes inside it (from the textbook), but it was "new" and "different," and therefore it was EXCITING. I even had one student tell me she went home and made several tiny books to draw and write notes to her friends.
 
The tiny book only uses one sheet of paper and makes eight pages. With a few extra steps, several more pages can be added. I will be happy to help anyone make a tiny book if they are interested. The directions and diagrams on the site can be a little confusing.
 

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