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Fold-Up Mini-Book
One sheet of paper becomes an 8-page book: a cover, six story pages and an “about the author” page on the back.
Prints on one landscape sheet. See how to fold it, or get the blank mini-book.
- Ages
- All ages (grades PreK–5)
- Time
- about 40 minutes
- Part of a story
- Make a book
- Kids practice
- making a book, sequencing across pages, writing about yourself
What kids do
“Fold it, draw it, write it. Now you are an author too.”
- Fold the sheet into an 8-page book (see how to fold it).
- Design the front cover: a title, a picture and your name.
- Draw and write one part of the story on each page.
- Draw yourself and write about the author on the back.
How to run it
- Follow the fold guide on the Make a mini-book page: it takes about three minutes.
- Print single-sided. The upside-down pages are meant to be that way.
- Little kids draw a page each; older kids add a sentence or two per page.
Talk about it
- What did you put on the cover to make people want to read it?
- Which page has the most exciting picture?
- What did you write about yourself as the author?
Take it further
Make a class library box and lend your mini-books to each other.
Draw first, then write
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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