Secondly, have your students or children make a list of what topic they want associated with which letter. For example, do they want Aa to be associated with apple or aardvark? Or do they want to create a puzzle, such as Aa is related to Zoo because Animals live in zoos. Let your students or children be very creative in this process. If they get stuck, don’t give them an answer right away. It is best to have them think through the process. If they do hit a block, have them look in a dictionary or encyclopedia for ideas.
Next, have your students or children create the presentation using the program. Each slide or page will be devoted to one letter. On that slide, have your student or child type the letter and the name of the topic. Encourage your children to jazz up the letters by using different fonts or WordArt if they are using a Microsoft product. Once all 26 slides have been created, your students or children can add the pictures.
Finally, have your students or children proof their ebook for presentation and spelling. Your students or children will also need to add a cover page with a title, their name and any appropriate graphics. If you have time, you can help them to add animation and sound.
If you are a teacher, I would suggest devoting time for students to look at one another’s ebooks and to critique one another. You can also expand this into other electronic books, like a farm animals ebook or a class ebook. One class created an ebook based on the pattern found in Eric Carle’s book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
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