How to Write a Class Book About Things Learned in Second Grade
Creating a class book about topics covered during the academic year is a wonderful way to recap and review what the group has learned and accomplished. This project is simple enough for second-graders to participate in with a little assistance. You can make this as a keepsake to remain in the classroom and as an item that students can take home. Your students and parents will enjoy seeing their children's work presented in a class book.
Things You'll Need
- Construction paper
- Art supplies (markers, pencils, pens, crayons)
- Copier
- Laminating machine or adhesive laminating paper
- Hole punch
- Three-ring binder
Instructions
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Brainstorm as a class about the topics you've learned during the year. Explain that you will be creating a book to represent these lessons. Write the students' responses on the board. Decide on favorite lessons. You will need one lesson for each member of the class.
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Transfer the lesson titles to strips of paper. Fold the strips and place them in a bowl or hat.
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Instruct the students to draw a strip. This will be the page of the book that the student will create.
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Provide construction paper (lighter colors work best) and art supplies for your students.
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Present guidelines as to how the students should decorate their pages. Ask them to draw a picture and provide a sentence or caption.
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Make copies of the students' pages on the copier. Make enough copies so that each student will have one copy of each of the pages.
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Laminate the original pages with a laminating machine or with self-adhesive laminating paper.
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Punch holes in the left sides of the construction paper with a three-hole punch.
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Place the laminated pages into the binder.
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Hand out each student's copy of the pages of the book and have your students punch holes in the pages and place them in three-ring binders to take home.
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References
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