Making Books With Kids Jeanne Styczinski
Stages of Writing Making Marks Pictures Only Distinction Between Pictures and Words Scribble Words- long trail Mock Letters/Letter Like Form Random Strings of Letters Familiar Words Beginning Phonetic Spelling *Initial Consonant *Initial And Ending Consonant *Additional Consonants and vowels
Environmental Support 1. Print Rich Environment Books: add literacy to all areas of your classroom Math: paper, pencils, machine tape, play money, coupons, calculator, counting/shape books Science: charts, science magazines, notebooks, identification books, Dramatic Play: blank shopping list, chalk board, memo pad, pencils, puppets, junk mail, menus, catalogs Blocks: paper, markers, blue prints, sticky notes, building books Art: charts, color words, label materials 2. Anchor Charts *Word Wall- Names of students/sight words *Word Charts- Alphabet/Color/Number/Shape/Theme *Song Charts *Pocket Charts *Sight Words charts *Poem Charts *Word Family Charts *Writing Chart
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3. Tools- in writing area *paper-plain/construction/print scrapbook paper/etc… *writing tools-pencils/markers/crayons/pens/colored pencils *books- different size books already put together *tools- scissors/stapler/hole punch/yarn *clip boards *letter stencils
4. Time/Schedule *Allow time in your schedule for writing (30 min. daily) *Allow time in your schedule for reading (30 min. daily) 5. Expectations-4 Star Writing
*name *pictures *coloring *writing 6. Writing Anchor Goal Chart * pictures * sounds * neatness * spacing *Punctuation
Ways To Practice Sight Words *sight words charts *sand paper letters *glue rubbing/ student names *rainbow writing *youtube: The Sight Word Song High frequency word song rap for kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idexNu0SZpU 100 Sight Words Collection for Children - Dolch Top 100 Words by ELF Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWtMmRZDY-4 The Sight Word Song (Version 1) – Harry Kindergarten music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rmYfo84hyg Sight Words | Sight Words Kindergarten | High Frequency Words | Popcorn Words | Jump Out Words –Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LU2xP18N40 High Frequency Sight Words Part 1 of 5 - Interactive Kindergarten Vocabulary Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWKD2SW994 Dolch Pre Primer Sight Words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljkgdzid6Hc&list=PLZpmnY4fFSCdtb8vebmxw_v5siTOTkhG
Units of Study 1. Illustration/Text Study Things to talk about while reading real books: Illustrations *double spread *color/absence of color *detail/absence of detail *borders *perspective– zoomed in or out *type of book/number/rhyme/alphabet ect… *where is it happening- inside/outside *when- morning/night *show feelings *show movement *words match illustration Things to talk about while reading real books: Text *print manipulations-bold/italics/different size/shape/color *spelling manipulations *punctuation *text layout- where the words are in relation to the illustration *repetition– words/phrase/sentences *people or animals talking- dialogue box *sounds 2. What Can You Write About…
*friends *family *animals *holidays *birthday *interest-fishing/t-ball/barbies/dinosaurs *weather *pets *movies *books *school Predictable BooksI like… I can… I know… School is… I see… I don’t like… I wish… I want My friend… 3. Parts Of A Book *cover- Author/Illustrator/Picture/Title *pages *dedication *copyright *title page
4. Types of Books
*Number *Alphabet *Rhyme *Animal *Fiction *Nonfiction *one topic *real pictures *bold words *pictures label *headings *facts *Fairy Tale *Theme *Opinion *How to books*number the stages *show a process 5. Author Study *Jeanne Styczinski *Eric Carle *Jan Brett *Todd Parr *Lois Ehlert *Mo Willems
Art Projects with Literacy Connection
Fall leaves Jack-o-Lanterns Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Seed Looking at the Sky Life Cycle of a Seed Earth Day- Door/Book/ Poster/T-Shirt Owl Hat- Rhyming words Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Spring Tree Snowman Life Cycle of a Caterpillar My Family Sunflower I am Thankful Pledge Valentine’s day Goals for the Year Kissing Hand Mama, How Does The Wind Start To Blow?
Classroom Books
I’m in Kindergarten First Day of Kindergarten Birthday Book 100 Days of Kindergarten When I grow up Peace Book Color Words The Whole Alphabet Kindergarten Class Mrs. Jeanne, Who Do You See? Willabee Wallabee Woo From Aaliyah to Trish Doors Our Alphabet Number Book Green Eggs and Ham Rhyme Book Mrs. Wishy Washy Mud Book
Hand Outs
A-Author Study AC- 4 Star Writing AC- Color Words AC- Color Words AC- What Can I write about? Environment Print Alphabet Book Number Book Counting Eggs Birds Dinosaurs Earth Day Environmental Print Environmental Environmental 5 Little Birds- Math Halloween Helper Community I see color Leaning our shapes Mrs. WIshy washly My 1st ABC’s # books Pumpkin, pumpkin Shapes/Color Spider Counting Fall colors The Mitten Who Do You See? Who lives in the Arctic Sight Word- Popcorn
Ideas For Different Types Of Books
1. I Love My School Shoes!/Guess Who’s Shoes? Take pictures of everyone’s shoes. Top- I love my -------- shoes! Middle – picture of student shoe. When you lift up the picture of shoes/ flip up- students face underneath. Student can write name. My name is ____________ Bottom- Guess who? 2. Who Am I? Flip Book- Under flap is picture Bottom of page My name starts with B. Who Am I? 3. Mouse Shape, Ellen Stoll Walsh Create book making objects with different color shapes. Then have students write about it on the bottom 4. Grouchy Ladybug, Eric Carle Take a picture of student with a grouchy face. Put on ladybug art project. 1-8”x 8” red construction 6-1”x 3” black construction Black paint for spots Bottom of page I get grouchy when ____________
5. Community HelpersCircle flip-book. My school, My Town, My State, My Country, My world 6. Planting A Rainbow- Lois Ehlert Number book. You can copy book for students to make or put book together and put blank pages for students for write their own story. 7. Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom Look who’s in our room? Have students make chicka-chicka tree 1 brown 2”X9” trunk 4 green 2X6” leaves letter stickers/ letter ink-stamps Have students put the letters in their name on the tree. My name is _____________. 8. Birthday Book During the year when a student has a birthday make them a birthday book. Each child makes a page and writes 2 birthday messages. Then put it together as a book for the child to take home. 9. 10 Black Dots- Donald Crews Have students think about what they could make with different numbers of dots and write about it. Make a class book. 10. Family Picture *individually students can bring in pictures of their family put them in a book and then write.
*everyone in the class brings in a family picture and writes about it and then make a class book. 11. Moon Phase BookStudents can write about the different stages of the moon. Full, Half, and Crescent. Students can cut out shapes from different construction paper and then write about it. 12. What Do Plants Need? Staple 4/5 pages together and have students on each page write and illustrate what a plant needs to grow Water, Sun, Soil and Air). 13.When I grow up… Have student on a white board draw a speech bubble and in that speech bubble have them write what they want to be. Take a picture and make a book. That could be the cover of their book or put into a class book. 14. Life Cycle Of A Butterfly Staple 4/5 pages together and have students watch and record the stages of a butterfly (caterpillar, caterpillar getting bigger, eating leaves, chrysalis, butterfly, let go outside). 15. Favorite Cereal Ask students to bring in the box from their favorite cereal. Cut off the front of the box. On sentence strip have student write: name eats type of cereal.
Jeanne eats Fruit Loops for breakfast. Jeanne’s favorite cereal is Fruit Loops. Cover: Our Favorite Cereal Hole punch and bind with metal rings. 16. Kindergarten Photo Booth During a special event in kindergarten (Halloween) set up a photo booth for students to express how they feel. They can write in the speech bubble what they want to say and later print it and make a book. 17. Envelope Book Staple or punch and put on a metal ring several envelopes. This book works well if you are writing a book with small pieces (number books, nature books, sequence books, rhyming book: hat/cat/fat/mat/bat/sat/ Guess Who?: student name/ picture inside). 18. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle Copy pieces for the book. Have the students color and cut pieces out. Students glue into a pre-made flip book and then write their own story. Pre-made Book4” X 18” Sheet of paper and cut 4” strips and then cut them down to: 8 pages: 4X4, 4X6, 4X8, 4X10, 4X12, 4X14, 4X16, 4X18 19. I’ve Got The Whole Alphabet In My Mouth 20. Autograph Book
Students can practice reading classmates names. 21. Sentence Strip Book I can __________. Students write what they can do. 22. Pencil Pocket Number Book/ Students could make their own with a zip-lock bags Attach several pencil pockets together with book rings. Label each pocket with a number. Child select the number to toys or other small items and place them in the pocket. (Could also be used with letters and sounds.) 23. Long Story Students write story out on a paper tape from an adding machine. Student when done can roll up and put a rubber band to keep it together. 24. Napkin/Greeting Card/Post Card Cut paper the size of the napkin for greeting card and staple 4-5 sheets inside to make a book.
25. Environmental Print Book Students use newspapers, magazines, etc… and cut out pictures to write about (food, wish list of thing they want for Christmas, book from book orders, animals, etc…) 26. Number Book, Jeanne Styczinski Mama, How Does The Wind Blow?
Papa, Why Does The Sun Shine? Students make up their own number story by cutting out objects from paper they made or scrapbook patterned paper, magazines pictures, etc… Students can make an individual book or a class book.
