 There
are many ways to make books in the classroom
- Whole
class book through dictation -
children dictate to the teacher who writes the story on pages for
children to illustrate
- Whole
class book created by pages of individual children -
each child or
pair of children creates one page; the separate pages are bound together
 Small
groups -
children in a small group write the story or informational piece to
be included in the book
- Pairs
of children (same ages) -
class buddies or partners from different classes write the book together
- Pairs
of children (different ages) -
an older child works with a younger child to write the book
- Individual
child writes -
The child can write a simple story put in the form
 of
a book or a piece created by using the writing process of drafting,
writing, revising, and editing
- Individual
child dictates -
the child dictates his/her story while an adult writes it down in
neat printing
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