"This is Me" - A 4th Grade Bookmaking Lesson

This lesson combined Language Arts, Illustration, Oragami, and Bookmaking! We discussed autobiographies and students began using markers, card-stock, and their yearbook photos to create a front and back cover. They then filled out worksheets all about them to give them some ideas for their books.  


I then showed them what our pages were going to look like, and they then took a planning worksheet to complete as a rough draft before drawing and writing on their final pages. 


I demonstrated the paper folding for the pages at the demonstration table, and again at the front of the room with a much larger piece of paper, while students followed along step by step. They also had a step by step handout in front of them for even more reinforcement. Onces all of their colorful pages were folded and properly glue together, I showed a few examples of in-progress and completed books so they could get some inspiration for their illustrations and embellishments. 


They really had a great time with this lesson and put a lot of thought and effort into them. They turned out to be a great keepsake!

IL.25.A.3e - Visual Arts: Analyze how the elements and principles can be organized to convey meaning through a variety of media and technology.

IL.26.B.3d - Visual Arts: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create 2- and 3-dimensional works and time arts (e.g., film, animation, video) that are realistic, abstract, functional and decorative.

IL.28.D.3c - Present a simple, original poem or story based on a model.