Teeny Tiny Books
Writing Narratives (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 2: Consolidation / FluencyStage 3: Literacy for Growth
Ages:
7-10
Grade Range:
2nd 3rd 4thFood Groups:
Primary: Motivation For Literacy, Text Structures & Genres
Transcript
This is a little tip about creating a literacy activity for free time. I have the children make little, teeny-tiny books. I've made these books from off-cuts of a stapled, lined notebook, and I cut them into different sizes, and as you can see, they are really quite small. They have a cover, and a number of pages inside. My requirement for this, for the children to do this, is that they have to write a narrative that makes sense, that has to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. It has to have a proper title, with the authors name of course on the front. And one of the things that they have to do, of course, is to write really, really small. And sometimes I say, Then, you better make sure your pencil is sharp, because you're going to have to write really, really small. Are you up for the challenge? And then they go, Yes, yes, of course I am. And they really, really love this. Often they'll come and they say, Please, can I come and make a little, tiny, tiny book?
Activity Objective
The goal of Teeny Tiny Books: Writing Narratives (Virtual Tour) is to promote the enjoyment of writing by creating a very small and original book and to provide students with an engaging way to practice writing narratives.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Pre-make a variety of teeny tiny books for your students and have them available at the writing center. - Explicitly teaching and modeling narrative writing will allow the students to become familiar with the characteristics of a narrative. Review these characteristics on a regular basis, during read-alouds and shared reading activities. - Help your students become more familiar with the characteristics of a narrative by displaying a narrative writing anchor chart. Brainstorm and list the features of a narrative with your students. Posting this chart on a wall in your classroom will provide a tool in which your students can refer during related tasks.
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