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Students will love creating this collaborative end-of-the-year ABC memory book together. My 3rd grade class works collaboratively to complete this book during the last few weeks of school, and it is always a lot of fun.
I have included a variety of stationary so that you can adapt this project to
meet the needs of students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. The timeline below is a
description of how I use the book, but you can adapt the ideas to best fit your
own classroom.
Timeline
of Activities:
•We
brainstorm
ideas for words that could work for each letter of the alphabet. We choose
words that describe topics and concepts we have studied (such as place value,
endangered animals, or geographic landforms).
We also choose words that represent experiences, such as field trips and other
special days at school. Sometimes we
have to get a little creative because certain letters are difficult! You can
use the planning page to brainstorm as a class, or copy it for individual
students to all brainstorm their ideas.
•I
let
students identify their word preferences,
but I assign
a letter and word to each student.
This ensures that all letters are covered once and a variety of topics are
included from the entire school year.
Some students complete two letters if I have less than 26 students in my
homeroom.
•Students
write a rough-draft
paragraph explaining
the word and the memory with it. For example, if we went on a field trip to
listen to the Philharmonic Orchestra, the student might write about what kind
of music or composers were played and what the experience felt like.
•Students
peer-edit and revise their
paragraphs. I conference with each
student to make sure that the information included is accurate.
•Students
handwrite their final copies on
the lettered stationary provided in this resource. I remind them to write
neatly and press firmly so that the print will photocopy well. I have my
students leave the top blank so they can add their own pictures. I like to
print pictures I have taken during the year so they can paste them in like a
scrapbook.
•I
often let students
design original covers, and
then we vote on the front and back covers as a class. I have also provided
covers if that is easier.
•Once
all students have completed their submission(s). I usually add a photo of each student to the
page. I like to use the little sticker photos that we get from the yearbook
company.
•
I put them in alphabetical order and
photocopy their originals front to back,
including autograph pages at the back. I add the front and back covers, then
staple down the left side like a book.
• When
they are finished, these books make a great scrapbook of learning experiences
throughout the year that all students can take home. I hope you enjoy this project. Thank you for
your purchase!
Table of Contents
Introduction (page 3)
Alphabet Grid Planning Page (page 4)
Color Covers Grades K-6 (pages 5-11)
Blackline Covers Grades K-6 (pages 12-18)
Intermediate Lined Alphabet Book Paper (pages 19-44)
Intermediate Line Alphabet Book Paper with middle dotted line (pages 45-70)
Primary Lined Alphabet Book Paper (pages 71-96)
Autograph Pages
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