We've heard from several teachers who loved receiving scrapbooks filled with messages from students. "When I'm having a bad day or feel that I'm getting nowhere, I page through that book and remember the lives I have touched," reports Mary Austin of Bridgewater, New Jersey. This keepsake book gets the entire class involved. It sits on a desk, so a teacher can glance through it whenever she needs a boost.
| Prep Time: Weekend Project | |
| What you need: | |
| Poster board
Scissors Hole punch Photos, artwork, and/or colored markers Glue stick 1-inch bookrings (available at office supply stores) | |
| Seasons: Year round | |
| Materials: paper | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Cut the poster board into cards measuring 7 by 5-1/2 inches: you'll need 1 card for each class member, plus 5 extras for the stand. |
| 2. | Use a hole punch to make 2 holes at the top of each card as shown. |
| 3. | Send a card home with each child, to be decorated with photos, artwork, or colored markers and a positive message to the teacher. |
| 4. | To create the stand, make 2 double-thick pages using extra cards affixed together with a glue stick. |
| 5. | Fold the remaining extra into thirds and glue its flaps to
the double-thick pages as shown. Attach the students' pages to
the stand with 1-inch book rings (available at office supply
stores).
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