Creating class books with your students is an amazing way to promote a love of reading and writing in the classroom. As I sought to find more ways to promote a positive sense of self with my students, I came up with some kindergarten book ideas that were a hit!
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Who Am I? Eye Class Book
After reading the book, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, I wanted to encourage my students to look closer at their own eyes (the shape and colour). I set out some mirrors, an eye shape poster and a book page each student could complete.
My students were encouraged to look at their eyes, then draw on the book page to match. Once they did that, I took a close-up picture of their eyes and printed them out. I glued them to the bottom half of the page. Once they were all done, I bound them into a class book.
Students could look through the book any time they wanted and try to identify each set of eyes. This was harder than I thought it was going to be!
I made a template you can edit in Canva to make your own copy of the Who Am I? Eye Class Book. It is a free download in my Resource Library.
Hair Love Class Book
Another kindergarten book that was a very popular read in our classroom was based on the book Hair Love. We also watched a short movie version to compare and contrast the two stories.
I cut head shapes out of skin-coloured construction paper and put out mirrors, and Colours of the World crayons and markers for students to use and explore.
They were invited to pick a head cutout and then use the mirrors, crayons and markers to create their hair. Once every student completed their page of the book, I bound them together so that they could read it whenever they wanted!
I made a template you can edit in Canva to make your copy of the Hair Love Class Book. It is a free download in my Resource Library.
I Like Myself Kindergarten Book
For this last kindergarten book, I used Studentreasures Publishing to get a published book!
You can use this free program in your classroom – and you even get a free published book. The only thing you have to do is send home order forms to families. They can decide if they would like to purchase a copy of the book (they do not have to).
This is the second time I have published a book with the company; each time, it has been a great learning experience. Students learn about the steps to publish a book: draft, edit, final copy and publishing.
We based our book on I Like Myself. Each student completed the phrase, “I like my…” and drew a picture to match. We got a lot of great responses for this prompt:
- I like my hands because I can draw.
- I like my eyes because I can read.
- I like my legs because I can run.
The books turned out AMAZING, and I highly encourage you to check out Studentreasures Publishing if you haven’t already!
Want to make more class books with your students? This resource contains 40 prompts that you can use the whole school year!
Do you create class books with your class? Let me know in the comments which are your favourite to do!
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Such a great list of books! These ideas will definitely help encourage a love of learning in kindergarten students. Love these book suggestions! They’re a wonderful way to engage children and foster a love of reading early on.