Jan. 31, 2007 - Nos Creation Litteraire...
Our Creative Writing book is finally complete. It was published by Glory Press (Mom) yesterday and distributed (to 4 family members) today. The children worked very hard all through the month of December to complete their first publication and we finally found the time to put on the final touches and get it in the mail.
The thought of this project began last year when I read Cindy Rushton's book, Homemade Books! Yes, You Can be a Writer, Too. It can be found here... http://www.cindyrushton.com/onlineshopping.html . This book made me realize that anything the children want to learn can be compiled into a homemade book for all to see.
So last year( while reading the above book) on a local yahoo group someone was selling a binding machine with supplies and I just couldn't pass up this great deal. I began compiling tons of my own papers to bind into books...lesson plan book for me, bible study journals for the kids, etc. When the girls saw me binding my own books, they wanted to do the same. I explained that you need to have a lot of papers compiled to make a book. This got their creative juices flowing.
Logan began writing poems. I found this great website teaching about all the different styles of poetry... http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html and she started writing her own examples of several of these types of poems. Shelby loves jokes and tongue twisters, so she set out to print ones she likes and write some of her own. She also included a drawing of a tree frog that she recently did in her drawing class. Jackson wrote a story about a boy from Kenya based on his own experiences if living there. They each added clip art images to their pages, made a table of contents and introduction page and mom bound it and shipped it out today. We originally thought of doing this as a Christmas present, but life just got too busy, but we did manage to get it out as a late gift. We sent a copy to grandparents and cousins who also homeschool.
This project really got all the children interested in writing and sharing their creations. They are learning so much about grammer, spelling, book writing, etc. and they really don't even realize they are learning. They are having so much fun and I no longer have reluctant writers...they are eager to write. They are enjoying reading more as well as this has piqued their interest in other areas to research, read and write about. I also plan on buying some blank hardbound books for the children to write stories in.
I hope this will encourage you with your little writers. Blessings,
Comments
Feb. 11, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SouthernBelle
That's so cool that you can bind your own books! I'm currently writing a novel; sort of a modern take on Beauty and the Beast. It's still a work in progress - lots of progress. :)
Love your blog!
Emma
