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All About Me! Use Photos to Write Stories
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Activity Time | 45 to 60 minutes (can be done over different days, but ideally within two weeks) |
| Publisher |  |
Activities & Projects
Grades K – 2 | Activity & Project
Encourage children to connect words and pictures by having them write their own captions for family or magazine photos.
Grades K – 3 | Activity & Project
Using either a print or online template such as Tikatok, children can honor special people in their lives by creating personalized books.
Tips & How-To's
Grades 2 – 4 | Tip & How-To
Write a story together and you'll encourage creativity, help reading and writing skills, and have fun!
Grades K – 3 | Tip & How-To
Help children make the most of their writing by teaching them about revising and editing, two important parts of the writing process.
Printouts
Grades K – 2 | Printout | Writing It Out
Channel children’s fondness for talking about their own lives into a creative project by helping them write an autobiography.
Grades K – 12 | Printout | Learning New Skills
Three Ways to Bind a Handmade Book
Use one of these three techniques for bookbinding to make children’s and teens’ multi-page texts easier to keep, share, and display.
Podcast Episodes
Grades K – 5 | Podcast Episode
Emily and guests recommend the perfect books to take along on your summer vacation.