Mini-Books, Flaps, Folds and More!

Websites that teach you how to make mini-books and flaps of all kinds for use in Portfolders:

• http://teacherweb.com/tx/cadwallader/cchavez
  Many bookmaking examples.
• http://jennysartspace.com/bookart/accordion.html
  Accordion books including triangle.
• http://www.eggplant.org/ideas/visual/animation.html
  Flipbooks.
• www.drstamping.com/cf9.html
  Coffee filter book lesson.
  www.drstamping.com/cf1.html
  Coffee filter book photos.
• www.bydonovan.com/templates.html
  Templates for: origami, cards (for every occasion/unit study), envelopes, pop-ups, bookmarks, mini-books, frames, 3-D.
• www.speechtx.com/one_sheet_book.htm
  Quick way to make a little book.
• www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room
  Make a paper bag book.
• www.drstamping.com/skewerbook.html
  Directions for a piano-hinge skewer book. Very unique!
• gort.ucsd.edu/preseduc/bookmkg.htm
  Pamphlet binding to make a small book.
• www.inkspirations.com/wovenmessage.html
  Woven secret message card/booklet.
• www.blewa.co.uk/project1/teachers
  Simple folded book.
• www.drstamping.com/accordian1.html
  Make an accordian book, a hotdog book, and an accordian puzzle book.
• jennysartspace.com/bookart/accordion.html
  Accordion books including TRIANGLE!
• www.makingbooks.com/projects.html
  Bookmaking projects.
• wildwood.homestead.com/expandbook.html
  How to make an expandable book. Huge file, need patience to see this one!
• www.easyfunschool.com/article1349.html
  How to make Book Report Sandwiches. Other info could be put on a "sandwich" for your Portfolders!
• www.sff.net/people/Brook.West/bind/bindit.html
  Japanese bookbinding. We use this hand sewing technique to bind thicker, larger, student books. Very secure!
• world.std.com/%7Edeanb/zgg/book
  Five-stitch book binding.
• www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html
  More than 30 free shapebooks to print, with or without text lines.
• abcteach.com/directory/babysitting/shape
  Shape books.
• www.teacherview.com/WritingCenter/shape_books
  Shape books, with and without lines.
• www.drstamping.com/tagbook_ls.html
  Lesson on making tag books.
• www.drstamping.com/kadenbook.html
  Cute mini-book.
• projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/explorers/popup.htm
  Making a pop-up book.
• www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html
  Excerpt from How to Make Pop-ups by Joan Irvine. Make a talking mouth pop-up card.
• www.edu.uleth.ca/currlab/handouts/popupbooks.html
  Info on pop-up & movable books.
• projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/explorers
  Pop-up book directions.
• www.kizclub.com/animalcrafts.html
  Pop-up circus, books on dinosaurs & insects.
• www.dickblick.com/lessonplans/castles/
  Plans for elaborate castle pop-up.
• clarke.lexingtonma.org/teams/explorer/popup/popex.htm
  Examples of student pop-up books. Directions.
• door.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/popup.html
  Photos of published pop-up books.
• www.markhiner.co.uk/producing.htm
  Describes process of producing a pop-up book.
• www.janineanderson.com/techniques.htm
  Inspiration Book Pendant, Skewer/Piano Hinge Book, Passport/Portfolio.
• www.kidsgardening.com/growingideas/projects/current/pg1.html
  How to make/bind a field journal for nature journaling.
• www.sdmart.org/education-plans.html#book
  Lesson plans to make seven different types of books. Excellent instructions.
• http://www.educationstation.ca/greatideas/FlipFlaps.php
  Flip-flaps.
• www.birdsongbookarts.com/teacher_resources/opposites_book.html
  This photo of a “Double Signature Opposites Book” may help you to make opposites books with your students.
• library.thinkquest.org/J001156/makingbooks/makeown.htm
  Instructions for making 10 books: peekaboo, mini, double hinge, graduated, lift up, cloth covered, pull tab, unfolding, pop-up, wallpaper.
• www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_scrapbooking
  www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_lnb_gutter/text
  Scrapbooking tricks to use in Portfolders.

   

Graphics:

• http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/htree/Curriculum/ThinkingMaps.html
  Graphic organizers with suggestions on how to use them.
• http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm
  Graphic organizers.
• http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10559
  Paper dolls to print.
• www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html
  List of graphic organizers to print. Charts, wheels, graphs, maps, webs.
• www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6293.html
  Graphic organizers, mostly language arts, some math and general subject.
• www.kizclub.com/lifecycle/lifecycle1.html
  Life cycle wheels: butterflies, ducks, frogs. We used the idea to make our own on ants.
• www.notebooking.org/build/index.html
  Build-Your-Own Journal Page generator, by topic.
• www.notebooking.org/build/timeline/index.html
  Build your own timeline to print.
• www.billybear4kids.com/TinyTitles/TinyBooks.html
  Print these pages... cut the pages out... staple the pages together... and write a tiny story.
• stampimages.com
  Download images of actual stamps to use in "Passports" as you study other countries.
• school.discovery.com/clipart
  Clip Art Gallery.
• www.arthursclipart.com
  Endless clipart!
• www.lib.utexas.edu/photodraw/portraits
  Selection of portraits of historical figures.
• www.waterfordpress.com/game1.html
  Color print PDF files of animals to match & mystery animal accordian folds. Also geology, weather, plants. Worth checking out!
• www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/books
  Enchanted learning site--activity & coloring books to print.
• www.ivyjoy.com/coloring/pdflinks.html
  Huge list of links to PDF coloring books.
• www.dltk-teach.com/minibooks
  Printable mini-books for kids.
• www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link
  Flipbooks to print on solar eruptions, Northern lights, solar flares.
• curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/notes/graphicorganizers/graphic/
  Library of graphic organizers to print. Excellent!

Examples of other student folders:

• www.notebooking.org/
  Describes homeschooling with notebooks.
• www.mrsdryzal.com/minioffice.html
  Reference folders for writing workshop.
• www.ebsary.com/sonny/Scientist_Sonny
  Lapbook photos.
• www.homeschoolunitstudies.com/TG/scrapbooking.htm
  Examples of scrapbooking as a learning tool.
• www.papalongleg.com/Pages/Lapbooks.htm
  One family’s lapbook site, including photos and links.
• www.geocities.com/highland_heritage/shutterbooks.htm
  Description of shutter books with many examples of how they can be used. Many links for creating books with children.
• familyclassroom.net/hsboys/articles/21.html
  Details on a lapbook for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff.
• www.waldsfe.org/Snap%20Shots/brazil_flapbooks.htm
  Photos from one family’s flapbooks on Brazil.