Creating Books

for K-6
Kaitlin Johnson and Sophia Oliver
Introducing
Ourselves
Welcome! I am Kaitlin Johnson I am Sophia Oliver
-Sophomore at ESU -Sophomore at ESU
-Majoring in Early Childhood -Majoring in Early Childhood
Education Education
-Enjoys time with family and friends,
being outside, and learning new
hobbies

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 Let’s get started!
Grab a pen/pencil, piece of paper, or
notebook and feel free to take any notes!

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Why Creating
Books?
▹ Suitable for both teachers and students
▹ Stimulates students Imagination
▹ Expands their understanding of a concept being
taught in class
▹ Provokes students to ask questions

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Technology
Needed
What will you be using to create your book?
▹ Any computer whether that may be a Mac, PC, or Windows
▹ I-pad
There are also many apps that can help with creating a
book such as:
▹ Powerpoint/Google Slides
▹ Canva
▹ Powtoons
There are many options out there that will be perfect
for your needs!

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Choosing A
Topic
There are many questions to consider when it comes to choosing a topic for
your given book
▹ What are you currently teaching your students?
▹ What is a concept that your students are struggling to understand?
▹ What is a concept that your students are not looking forward to
learning about?
Books are a great way to get students interested!
▹ How can you incorporate a lesson into a book?
▹ How creative can I get?

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 Collect all
Images that -It is important to collect every image that will be used and ensure that it
will be used is from a credible site such as creative commons
-Always remember to site your sources if you gather images or videos
from sites such as google or youtube

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Rough Draft
- It is important to create a rough draft start to finish before creating
your final draft

Include
- What you plan to say
-The images included
-Eye catching decorations and animations

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 Time to put
everything
together and ▹ What is the theme of your book?
create!! ▹ Would there be characters?
▹ Where is the setting?
This is where your imagination and
creativity comes into play!
▹ Think about how many pages you
would like your book to be

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For any additional questions you can
contact us at:
Kjohnso103@live.esu.edu
sro9909@gmail.com

Thanks For Listening!!

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