Bookmaking With Kids

Using the ever-adaptable rubber-band binding, the 1st graders I’ve been working with this year made phone books for their final book-arts project. Lots of the kids added drawings to their covers. I particularly liked the one pictured at the top left (click for an enlargement) because it had the most detail: a cell phone in a charger, on a desk, with a task light!

Now take a look at the picture at the bottom right: Even at the end of 1st grade, friends is still a tricky word to spell!

To see pictorial instructions for making this book structure, click this earlier post.