subject: Some Tips to Create a Classroom Big Book [print this page] Some Tips to Create a Classroom Big Book Some Tips to Create a Classroom Big Book
Big book is very useful for the classroom. Teacher can use it as media for teaching. With a big book, students can see clearly the picture in it and they can get involved in learning process. In addition, with larger books, you can make a shared reading experience and promote a reading habit. It will be more effective if they design and make the book by themselves, they can be encouraged to get involved in learning process. You can help them for it.
The first thing you have to do is to prepare all he tools you will need such as large paper, staples or brass fastener, and art supplies including markers, crayons, and glue. You have to have those tools in your hand so that you can easily help your students make the book.
After preparing all things you will need, you should choose the theme for the book. It can guide you on what you have to do next. You can help them design a traditional story book. The theme may be the family. With the theme, you will be able to tell your students what they should do.
Then, write the story together with your class. You can write the traditional story with your students since the book will be for your class. Define the character and ask your students to work for the rest. Ask them what is going to happen next until you have adequate pages for the book.
The next thing you should do is to let your students design the pages for their own. You can let one students decorate one age and another student for another page. Instead, you can ask them do t in group. They can draw pictures on that page or draw some pieces of pictures from a magazine. However, if you plan to make some big books, you can alternate the decoration for the page.
After finishing decorating your book pages, you and your students have to put that loose pages in order. It is very important in order to get the story flow in order.
The last thing you have to do is to bind that story book. Depending on the thickness of the book, you have to o for the right binding method. If it is just a few pages, you can use the staples. Instead you can also consider brass tack.
