Fan Books - Click here to download (PPT) the fan book template. Students insert graphics and text boxes about the topic of study, print, cut out and connect together with a brad.
Tall Tale Books - Click here to find step by step directions for creating Tall Tale Books in MS Word.
Lincoln Books - Click here to download the template (PPT) to type Lincoln facts / research / creative writing. Then fold and cut and decorate the front.
Shirt Books - Click here for directions for a great way to publish stories you've either done in a word processor or written by hand.
Poof Book - Click here for directions to make this book for kids to write and illustrate by hand - or - find the PowerPoint template to do a digital Poof Book.
Believe - Christmas Wish List Book - Use this "Believe" graphic (PPT) on the cover and "My Wish List" writing paper (PPT) to have students make their Christmas list. Don't forget to encourage the kids to include peace, and happiness as well as the latest Barbie doll or Transformer.
Christmas Present Book - Take a 12"x18" sheet of construction paper and fold like an accordion into four sections. Use Christmas writing paper (PPT) to paste on four inside pages. Decorate front with gift wrap paper, ribbon, bow, and name tag.
Slit Books - Click here for directions to this non-technology but oh-so effective teaching and learning tool.
House of... Book - Click here to download the black/white house template (PPT) or the color house template (PPT) to fill with clip art or pictures. Then print and assemble the house. Students do their creative writing in Word or Kidspiration Writing View and paste to the inside of their House Book.
TV Time - Students write and illustrate story with at least four different pages in KidPix. Pull the slides into Slide Show and print using Comic Strip option (6 slides per page). Cut and paste the slides into a one long strip. Use the TV Time template for the display device and cut two slits 2 3/4" long in the TV screen. Slide the KidPix story strip through the TV while reading the story.
Pop-Up Book - Click here to download the PPT template for this versatile book. Each student creates one Pop-Up Book page and then glue the bottoms to the tops and make a fantastic class book.
Stars Twinkle Book - Click here to download this Word template. There is a cover and three different star border pages for the students to chose from to write their stories.
Notepad Books - Use colored shaped notepads glued to construction paper to help provide the color or theme for the book. Students use word processor to type text for story and then scissors to cut and glue to paste text into book.
Pattern Writing with songs - Students use lyrics from a familiar song to do pattern writing for a creative writing activity. Publish using clip art and word processor.
Pattern Writing Books- Using the pattern from Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr., to have students write holiday stories for Christmas and St. Patrick's Day and use these holiday templates for books. - Christmas template (PPT) - St. Patrick's Day template (PPT)
PowerPoint Books - Click here to find some ideas of making books in PowerPoint.