You could make a book with your child, or help an older child make a book for a
younger child. There are many ways of making a book.
Report Cover
A report cover is a clear plastic folder with a plastic spine that holds pages you put
inside the folder. Buy them anywhere you buy school supplies. They are great for
use with either plain paper or card stock. If you are using cardstock, score it down
the left margin, making a strip just a little wider than the plastic binder strip that
comes with the report folder. This will allow the card stock pages to open easily.
Folded and Stapled Book
If you have a stapler with a long arm, start by folding each sheet of paper, and
the cover, in half. Open the sheets, pile them up on top of each other, and use the
stapler to put 2 or 3 staples along the fold line. Then fold the book closed. The staple
should have the smooth side on the outside of the book. Usually this means you
would lay the pages in the stapler with the fold up.