foldable books for the english classroom by erika weber
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Foldable Books for the English
Classroom
Poll
Who is here with us today? This will
help me with giving examples for
classroom uses.
❑ Pre-K-3 teacher? (ages 4-8)
❑ 4-6 teacher? (ages 9-11)
❑ 6-9 teacher? (ages 12-15)
❑ Highschool or adult educator? (ages 16 +)
Agenda
Construct three foldable books
See examples of additional books
Discuss ideas for real classroom
uses
Discuss why and how foldables enhance your
teaching
Vocabulary
Horizontal VerticalFold
(to fold)
cut
(to cut)
crease
(to crease)
Tear
(to tear)
tab1/3 one
third (thirds)
½ one half (halves)
Chat Box
What are some
other vocabulary words
that students might need when doing foldable paper projects?
#1. The three-tab book
Photo from Classroom Freebies
‘Raise your hand’
when you have your paper and are
ready to begin.
Grab a piece of paper to try this with us!
⅓
⅓
½
Venn Diagram
Higher-order thinking skills of comparing and contrasting.
This type of diagram was created by John Venn in 1881
(Walbert, 2006.)
Poll
How do you feel about using art activities in your classes?
❑ I am comfortable using art activities, and I use them often.
❑ I use art sometimes, but not a lot.
❑ I’d like to use more art activities, but I don’t have the supplies.
❑ I’d like to use more art activities, but I don’t know what to do.
# 2 The tabbed sequence book
When you meet someone new…
When you are leaving a party…
Greetings for the time of day…
# 3. The four-tab book
Chat BoxWhat are some things you can think of that can be broken into four categories to be used in a book like this?
For example:
Seasons
(4- seasons)
Transportation (air, water,
above ground, underground)
Modify the books any way
you like!
# 5. The Vocabulary Book
RedOrangeYellowGreenBlue PurpleBrownBlackWhite
CherryOrangeBananaPepperBlueberryEggplantPotatoSeedbread
‘Raise your hand’
when you have your paper and are
ready to begin.
Grab a piece of paper to try this with us!
Another book with 4
categories:# 6. The envelope
foldable or Window
Book
0 Window book
1. Make a square by folding the top right corner down to the left side.
2. Take the square, and fold it the opposite way to make another crease. There will be an X through the square.
3. Take each corner, and fold it into the center point. Crease the fold.
4. Repeat for all four corners.
‘Raise your hand’
when you have your paper and are
ready to begin.
Grab a piece of paper to try this with us!
# 7. The Mini Book
½
¼
⅛
The mini book!
https://blog.etsy.com/en/how-tuesday-weekly-planner-with-julie-schneider-aka-yoursecr/
Julia Schneider on “The Etsy Blog”
# 8. The shutter fold
One idea:
Draw a house on the front. Open the book to see all of the rooms inside with the matching vocabulary.
# 9. The
PocketBook
Why do foldables work so well in the English classroom?
1. TPR – total physical response
2. Categorizing the language
3. Organizing the language
4. Discussing different uses
5. Low-cost
6. Little prep
7. High student interest
8. Multiple Intelligences
Visual/Spatial
(Art-smart or picture-smart)Logical/Mathmatical (math-
smart or category-smart)
Interpersonal
(self-smart)
Body-Kinesthetic
(body-smart)
Multiple intelligences
Assessment
❖ You can see the learning and comprehension because this is TPR (total physical response.)
❖ Rubrics are recommended when grading the projects.
❖ RubiStar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Other Ideas
Using it as a study tool• quiz themselves.
Use them as partner work• quizzing each other• for discussion prompts
Project-based learning
Whole class, small group or individual work
You can see the learning happening
Resources and websites
Gardner, Howard. Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice. New York, NY: Basic, 1993. Print.
Walbert, D. (2006). Higher order thinking with Venn diagrams. Retrieved February 24, 2014, http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/2646
Zike, D. (2003). Dinah Zike's reading and study skills foldables: The American journey. New York: Glencoe/McGraw Hill.
RubiStar Etsy Blog
Foldable Books for the English
Classroom