Children can make books from drawings, marks, words, photographs, collage or things they want to share. Offer a few paper choices and help them put pages together when they are ready. A book can begin with a single page.

Start with a reason

A book might hold an invented story, something a child knows, a memory, noticed details or an idea of their own. Keep the four idea cards nearby only if they help. Children may choose a different subject or start making before they know what their book will become.

DOWNLOAD (DOCX) 📝

DOWNLOAD (PDF) 📄

DOWNLOAD (Zipped JPEGs) 📂

← Back to ‘Mark Making & Early Writing’