After I shared my latest Sketchbook Project with my son's class, his awesome teacher had the class make their own sketchbooks! They were all assigned the same theme, "Family Matters" and created their books entirely on their own ~ choosing the paper, sewing the binding and filling the pages. They plan to make their own classroom sketchbook library so they can check out their classmates' books, just like the Arthouse library in Brooklyn.
The books are absolutely adorable and the kids put a lot of work and care into them. Some glued photos of their family inside, but many of them drew pictures that illustrated the stories they told about their families.
Some of the stories inside are hilarious. One of my favorites says,
"My grandpa's name was Granpapu. I don't know much about Granpapu, except that his great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather fought in World War II."
There are also stories of a grandpa getting kicked out of a movie theater (for laughing during serious parts), a grandma throwing away a gift of pizza into the hay because it was unfamiliar, mischievous uncles playing pranks, and all kinds of plans for the future, including having a flying house with jets on the bottom so one can go to work and keep the family floating safely nearby at home.
I'm really thrilled by the students' creativity and impressed by what a group of 9-year-olds can do!
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Oh my gosh, what a sweet project! This seems like the perfect item to be tucked away for 20 years and then the child can read it and giggle at their thoughts when they were little. I say this after my mom recently brought me my writing workbook from elementary school. So sweet & silly all at once.
These are SO great! Your son's teacher sounds like an absolute gem!
And I completely agree with SaylorMade - I have a bunch of drawings and mini 'books' from my early school years and they still crack me up, I'm glad they've survived the years!
How fun ~ I've also saved some of my childhood homework. We should definitely save these for posterity. As your little ones grow up, I'm sure you'll tuck away some of their creations!
Thanks, Emily! I'm very lucky this year ~ completely adore my son's teacher. :) Would love to see some of your and Jeannine's early works! haha
Hi Kimi! What a nice project! I teach in 2nd grade and I know kids are capabale of a lot of creative things.
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Family Matter! Sounds great for kids to learn. What a nice topic Ms. S chose! As an educator you are doing best for kids!!
I love the wacky Grandparent stories! What a fun project!
Thank you! I did enjoy your beautiful paintings, too. I love it when a school assignment brings out so much of the child's own personality and creativity. Nice to meet you!
Arigatou, Chiori-san! I bet E-kun would have made an awesome book for that assignment too. :)
Definitely also one of my favorite parts! Hope you're doing well, Kye, and recovering easily from the surgery. xo
Cool project))
In children, there is always an inspiration and imagination;))
Thanks! They do consistently impress me! :)
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