This document discusses using foldable books in the English classroom. It provides examples of 9 different types of foldable books like the three-tab book, four-tab book, and vocabulary book. The presenter demonstrates how to make each book and provides ideas for classroom uses. Some benefits mentioned are that foldables are engaging for students, help organize and categorize language, and allow teachers to assess student comprehension through a hands-on activity. The document also includes resources and ideas for extending the activity into projects or partner work.

1. Foldable Books
for the English
Classroom

2. Poll
Who is here with us today? This will
help me with giving examples for
classroom uses.
❑ Pre-K-3 teacher? (ages 4-8)
❑ 4-6 teacher? (ages 9-11)
❑ 6-9 teacher? (ages 12-15)
❑ Highschool or adult educator?
(ages 16 +)

3. Agenda
Construct three
foldable books
See examples of
additional books
Discuss ideas for
real classroom
uses
Discuss why and
how foldables
enhance your
teaching

4. Vocabulary
Horizontal Vertical
Fold
(to fold)
cut
(to cut)
crease
(to crease)
Tear
(to tear)
tab
1/3 one
third
(thirds)
½ one half
(halves)

5. Chat Box
What are some
other vocabulary words
that students might need when
doing foldable paper projects?

6. #1. The three-tab book
Photo from Classroom Freebies

7. ‘Raise your hand’
when you have your paper and are
ready to begin.
Grab a piece of paper to try this
with us!

8. ⅓
⅓
½

11. Venn Diagram
Higher-order thinking skills
of comparing and contrasting.
This type of diagram was
created by John Venn in 1881
(Walbert, 2006.)

12. Poll
How do you feel about using art activities in your classes?
❑ I am comfortable using art activities, and I use them often.
❑ I use art sometimes, but not a lot.
❑ I’d like to use more art activities, but I don’t have the
supplies.
❑ I’d like to use more art activities, but I don’t know what to
do.

13. # 2 The tabbed sequence
book
When you meet
someone new…
When you are leaving a
party…
Greetings for the time of
day…

14. # 3. The four-tab book

15. Chat Box
What are some things you can think of that can be broken
into four categories to be used in a book like this?
For example:
Seasons
(4- seasons)
Transportation
(air, water,
above ground,
underground)

16. Modify the
books any way
you like!

17. # 5. The
Vocabulary Book
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
Brown
Black
White
Cherry
Orange
Banana
Pepper
Blueberry
Eggplant
Potato
Seed
bread

18. ‘Raise your hand’
when you have your paper and are
ready to begin.
Grab a piece of paper to try this
with us!

19. Another book
with 4
categories:
# 6. The
envelope
foldable or
Window
Book

20. 0 Window book
1. Make a square by folding the
top right corner down to the
left side.
2. Take the square, and fold it
the opposite way to make
another crease. There will
be an X through the square.
3. Take each corner, and fold it
into the center point. Crease
the fold.
4. Repeat for all four corners.

21. ‘Raise your hand’
when you have your paper and are
ready to begin.
Grab a piece of paper to try this
with us!

22. # 7. The Mini Book

23. ½
¼
⅛

25. The mini book!

26. https://blog.etsy.com/en/how-tuesday-weekly-planner-with-julie-schneider-aka-yoursecr/
Julia Schneider on “The Etsy Blog”

27. # 8. The shutter fold
One idea:
Draw a house on the front.
Open the book to see all of
the rooms inside with the
matching vocabulary.

28. # 9.
The
Pocket
Book

29. Why do foldables work so well in
the English classroom?
1. TPR – total physical
response
2. Categorizing the language
3. Organizing the language
4. Discussing different uses
5. Low-cost
6. Little prep
7. High student interest
8. Multiple Intelligences

30. Visual/Spatial
(Art-smart or picture-smart)
Logical/Mathmatical (math-
smart or category-smart)
Interpersonal
(self-smart)
Body-Kinesthetic
(body-smart)
Multiple
intelligences

31. Assessment
❖ You can see the learning and comprehension because
this is TPR (total physical response.)
❖ Rubrics are recommended when grading the projects.
❖ RubiStar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

32. Other Ideas
Using it as a study tool
• quiz themselves.
Use them as partner work
• quizzing each other
• for discussion prompts
Project-based learning
Whole class, small group or individual work
You can see the learning happening

33. Resources and websites
Gardner, Howard. Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in
Practice. New York, NY: Basic, 1993. Print.
Walbert, D. (2006). Higher order thinking with Venn
diagrams. Retrieved February 24, 2014, http://www.
learnnc.org/lp/pages/2646
Zike, D. (2003). Dinah Zike's reading and study skills
foldables: The American journey. New York:
Glencoe/McGraw Hill.
RubiStar
Etsy Blog

34. Foldable Books
for the English
Classroom