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My
Family
Foundations for reading
Activities and Strategies
for Development
“My Family” by Ima Kidd
Ask parents to send in several photographs of their family members. Let them
know their child will be using them to make a book.
Cut pieces of construction paper in half and have each child glue one photo
per page.
Ask the child to tell you who is in each photo and what they are doing. Write
down what they say under the photo.
Laminate each page or cover with contact paper.
Staple the pages together to make a book for each child. Cover the staples
with colorful masking tape. The first page should have the title “My Family”
and the child’s name.
Invite the children to “read” their books to each other.
A variation is to get inexpensive photo albums for each child and add the
family photos.
Language Tip
Write “My Family” in the child’s home language.
More Books, Books, and Books
Keep a camera in your classroom. Ask parents to donate disposable ones if
you do not have a permanent one.
Take photographs frequently of the children as they are participating in classroom
activities.
Similar to My Family by Ima Kidd, make class books by gluing the photos
on construction paper, laminating the pages, and stapling them together or use
inexpensive photo albums. Cover staples with colorful masking tape.
Be sure all the children are included in the photos and write the names of the
children under each one.
Put the books in the Reading Area so the children can retell what was
happening in each picture.