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Trust\nscottishbooktrust.com\nScottish Book Trust is a registered company (SC184248)\nand a Scottish charity (SC027669).\nContents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-2\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc141707580\" \u0014About this resource\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc141707580 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc141707581\" \u0014How to make a book\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc141707581 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc141707582\" \u0014Further resources\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc141707582 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\nAbout this resource\nThis resource will show you how to create a mini book from one sheet of A4 paper. This quick and easy activity is a fantastic way to encourage children to write and illustrate their own stories or poetry. The resource also contains links to other activities to help children come up with ideas on what they can write or draw in their book.\nIf you are taking part in \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.readingschools.scot/\" \u0014Reading Schools\u0015, the activities in this resource could support delivery of Key Area 2.2.2: Interdisciplinary book projects.\nHow to make a book\nEXA 1-02a/2-02a, LIT 1-20a/2-20a\u000bWe have created a template which is available to download and print \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-resources/how-to-make-a-book\" \u0014out from the Scottish Book Trust website\u0015. Children can also make their own template based on the one provided and design their own cover if they like.\u000b\u000bOnce you have your template, children can follow these instructions or use \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-resources/how-to-make-a-book\" \u0014the video instructions on our website\u0015:\nFold the paper into 16 rectangles along the lines of the template\nBe sure to make the folds very crisp – fold forward, and back\nRip along all of the dotted lines – you will need to fold the paper in half with the dotted lines facing outwards to do this\nWith the images facing down, fold open the flaps so that you have a window shape\nFold down the top row of four rectangles\nFold the bottom row of four rectangles under\nYou should now have two rows of four rectangles, with the back cover in the bottom left corner, and the front cover to the right of the back cover\nFold the bottom row of four rectangles under again and hold up so that the two covers are facing you\nPinch into the middle, so the whole book comes together and the images form the front and back cover\nTo finish, you could tie your book with a ribbon or string\nFurther resources\nNow that you have your book, it’s time to fill it with stories, poems, drawings – whatever you like! Here are some of our other resources which will give children some inspiration on what to fill their book with:\nOur \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-resources/how-to-make-story-sticks\" \u0014Story sticks\u0015 and \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-resources/how-to-make-poetry-stones\" \u0014Poetry stones\u0015 resources are a fantastic ways to generate ideas and inspiration for stories and poetry.\nOur \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-resources/creative-writing-activities-for-upper-primary\" \u0014Creative writing activities for upper primary resourc\u0015e contains lots of ideas to encourage children to create and share stories.\nOur \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand?filterrific%5Bhas_age_group%5D=twelve_fourteen&filterrific%5Bhas_curriculum_area%5D=&filterrific%5Bhas_genre%5D=&filterrific%5Bhas_perfect_for%5D=&filterrific%5Bauthors_live_search%5D=\" \u0014Authors Live on Demand Library\u0015 has over 70 events to inspire children and young people, including lots of events with illustrators who show you how they create their characters.\nYou can replace the book cover of the template with a book someone in your class has read – meaning you can create a mini library of all the books you’ve read with reviews inside them!","cbCaiuYSNpjatVwJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuYSNpjatVwJ","docx",482905,"English","# About this resource\n## How to make a book\n## Further resources","[{\"question\":\"What materials are needed to make the mini book?\",\"answer\":\"You need one sheet of A4 paper and the downloadable template from Scottish Book Trust (or a self-made template based on it).\"},{\"question\":\"What are the key folding and assembly steps?\",\"answer\":\"You can tie the finished mini book with a ribbon or string if you want a secure closure.\"},{\"question\":\"How can children decide what to put inside their mini book?\",\"answer\":\"Fill it with stories, poems, drawings, or mini reviews, using inspiration from related resources such as story sticks, poetry stones, and creative writing activities, plus events in the Authors Live on Demand library.\"}]","How to make a mini book - Quick guide for ages 6-11 | DOCX",1788326756]