The Important Book Project! Writing & art w/ a family portrait ... conferences

Looking for a super sweet, hassle-free, book-based project you'll look forward to using year after year (or even several times per year?)? I LOVE to create and display these about our families around conference time. Looks great in the hallway or on a bulletin board. Families TREASURE them!

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ALL THE INTERESTING DETAILS:

Here is the idea:

1. Read The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown. I'm sure you can find it in the library and on Amazon or even YouTube - it's a classic! Notice the pattern each page follows: say the most important thing, list 3 really great details about it, and re-state the most important thing.

2. Choose a project:

The Most Important Thing About Me… students write about themselves and draw a self portrait. (I have a best-selling self portrait lesson here!)

OR

The Most Important Thing About My Family… students write about their family and draw a picture of them.

OR

The Most Important Thing About _____________... you choose to have them write about anyone or anything!

(btw, I love giving teachers options so you can chose which style you like best and what would be most appropriate for the skills of your students. For each of the 3 project ideas, you get 2 different options of writing paper and 3 different styles of drawing paper). :)

3. Decide what to do with the finished product!

Ideas: Hallway or bulletin board display (especially perfect around open house or conferences when families are walking the halls!) that can be turned into a class book or a special gift to be given around winter holidays, Valentine's Day, or anytime! You could also use this to recognize/appreciate special people like school staff or students.... the ideas go on and on!

I am SURE you and your students will enjoy this project and love it as much as I do!

See how this project turned out in my class!! You'll LOVE it!!!

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REAL CLASSROOM TESTED, STUDENT & TEACHER-APPROVED!

Check out what other teachers are saying about this show:

"I used this lesson together with students' artwork to create a child-centered holiday gift for parents. It was well received, and I will do it again for years to come. Thanks!"

"A cute, simple activity that makes a great keepsake for families."

"Perfect for our principal's retirement. THANK YOU!"

"This is one of my favorite books! Great resource! Thanks!"

"This project went together perfectly with our directed drawing self portraits!"

You can find out more about that, HERE: My FAVORITE Self Portrait Project! Love this!NEW

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