Meghan has decided to join the Battle of the Books team at her school this year. Between her normal classroom reading obligation plus the B.O.B. team, this translates into a whole lotta reading going on! I realized that we’re going to need some way to keep it all straight! Originally, I thought I’d make a wall chart for her to record the books she’s read . . . but then I thought that a cute little Book Journal might be more fun and easier to use. After perusing the internet for book log ideas, I went to work creating my own.
For the inside pages of the journal, I used Microsoft Publisher to create a two-sided log sheet for Meg to enter the important information about the book, including the title, author, number of pages, summary, difficulty, rating, and even some new vocabulary words learned. I formatted it to fit two pages per 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper and then cut them apart with my large paper trimmer.
Next, I designed the cover in Photoshop. I used some digital scrapbook paper and ribbon from Ronna Penner for the background, a digital element from Rhonna Farrer for the title frame and some clip art I found in Microsoft Publisher to make a cute, custom book cover. I printed it out, and adhered it to chipboard with gel medium to create the front and back covers of my notebook, which I eventually spiral bound with my Bind-It-All. I think it turned out so cute!
Meg squealed with delight when I gave it to her, so I think I can call this quick and easy project a success! Hopefully she will use it to stay organized, and will be proud of herself when she fills every page with the wonderful books she’ll be reading this year!
Take a peek . . .
I have so many things to say about my trip to Trees for Tomorrow with Reilly and his classmates . . . and I want to do it justice. The trip was amazing, and I’m still churning the whole experience around in my head. A real post will come very soon, but when I saw this quote today, I knew I had to jot it down before I forgot, because it beautifully sums up the experience.
