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Templates, lesson ideas and activities to help you make the most of Be An Author month (March). Learn more at bookcreator.com/be-an-author

Be An Author Month 2024

<ul><li>Children who listen to stories are exposed to many new words and can usually understand meaning through context clues.</li></ul> <ul><li>Story vocabulary becomes meaningful and students are more likely to use alternative means (i.e. dictionaries) to consult for definitions of unknown words.</li></ul> <ul><li>Children are more motivated to use vocabulary that they are familiar with and have background meaning in their own writing.</li></ul> <ul><li>By exposing children to new words, genres, and phrases, they are more likely to create or want to create their own to mimic their learning.</li></ul>

From the very start Book Creator was built as a tool for schools, and teachers have shaped every step of its evolution –&nbsp;a unique claim for a powerful multimedia tool like this. Book Creator is your superpower in the struggle to excite students and to share their voice with the world.&nbsp;

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Teachers use Book Creator in many different ways - what will you create?

● Creative writing ● Non-fiction ● Research projects ● Science notebooks ● Portfolios

Teacher created resources that guide student content creation &amp; learning activities

● Digital textbooks ● Parent newsletters ● Yearbooks ● Explore boards ● Staff manuals

Book Creator Resources: RECORD YOUR VOICE

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Social Skills Volume 1

I Am More Powerful Than You Think

The Letter Aa

My Pet Monster

EL Education ELA G1:M3 Performance Task

E-Portfolio

Book Creator Resources: REFINE YOUR VOICE

The World Is My Audience 7: Explore

Vowel Teams

Creating Journals with Book Creator: Activity Ideas for Every Classroom

I'm a Principled Digital Citizen. Are You?

Science Lab Notebooks in Book Creator

15 Social Studies Projects for Book Creator Classrooms

Learners who are actively engaged in the learning process can verbalize their thoughts and ideas more easily and effectively in oral or written forms.

Students who engage in expression, especially verbally, often show better interpersonal skills, empathy, and self-awareness. 

Oral language skills support students with vocabulary enhancement, grammar acquisition, and overall language and speaking fluency. (i.e. effective communication)

Allowing students to use their voice facilitates differentiated instruction as teachers can better understand learning styles, preferences, and challenges when reading or discussing content aloud.

An entire month dedicated to inspiring every student to embrace their creativity, articulate their thoughts, and harness the strength of their voice.

Since 2022, it's a month filled with motivating and educational activities to focus on writing across the curriculum.

Turn students into authors and see how by creating and sharing digital books, magic can happen!

There are many research-based benefits of students reading, writing, or telling their stories in educational and cognitive development.

Diversity, inclusion and representation are growing priorities in many school districts, as we learn more about the impact on learning. Crafting stories that are representationally diverse and equitably inclusive are at the core of our values at Book Creator.

Read Ken Shelton's blog post <a href="https://bookcreator.com/2023/03/why-representation-matters-crafting-an-equitable-learning-environment-for-all/">Why representation matters: crafting an equitable learning environment for all</a>

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<ul><li>Book Creator templates&nbsp;to help with reading and writing</li></ul> <ul><li>An&nbsp;Activity Journal&nbsp;for every day of the month!</li></ul> <ul><li>Webinars&nbsp;throughout the month to support and inspire you</li></ul> <ul><li>A very&nbsp;special milestone&nbsp;to celebrate and a giveaway coming in March!</li></ul>

#TWIMA

Little Emma

Help The World

Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 

Little Fish

Girls Don't Play Basketball

Voices Unbound: An Anthology of Young Writers

This year, Be An Author Month is about&nbsp;Finding, Refining,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Recording your VOICE&nbsp;to share your amazing stories!

“Voice” Doesn’t Mean Your Actual Speaking Voice

At Book Creator, we embrace diverse modes of communication, and are passionate about ensuring an inclusive learning environment for all, which is why leveraging technology, such as our platform, ensures students who are unable to use their physical voice, still have a voice in their writing, reading, and storytelling experiences.

Book Creator Resources: FIND YOUR VOICE

Using Book Creator for Differentiated Learning

Supporting Language Learners with Book Creator

Ideas for Using Collaboration in Book Creator

Teach your First Lesson: Teacher Guide

The 5 Pillars of Literacy & Book Creator

Schools & Districts Toolkit

Publish books and see how often and where they are being read around the world with Reader Analytics. Quickly share with Parents and School Community with QR Codes and Links

Embed Book Creator right across the curriculum – every subject, every grade level, every type of content. Students and teachers alike love using it, from daily sight words to school newsletters to comic strips. Welcome to your school’s most inspiring blank canvas.

<ul><li>Our brains can process an image in as little as 13 milliseconds, as compared to reading words which takes an average of 250 milliseconds. </li></ul> <ul><li>The more stories we listen to and imagine (or view illustrations) the faster our processing and comprehension will become.</li></ul>

In a research study on language processing, Dr. Hasson’s team compared the brain activity of a storyteller with a listener using&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brainfacts.org/glossary/#fmri" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fMRI</a>. The listener’s brain activity mirrored that of the storyteller’s with just few second delays. The synchronized activity appeared not only in basic language processing areas but also in high-level networks involved in understanding meaning.

Literacy &amp; Cognitive Development

Personal Narrative Template

Fantasy Novel

ELA#FoodSagas

Daily Writing Prompts (for older students)

Book Creator & Me (3-5)

All About Me Journal

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Jon Smith

Head of Literacy Learning

Senior Teacher Success Manager

With over 15 years of experience in education as a Principal, teacher, and literacy coach, she brings a unique perspective to our team. She is a wife and boy mom x3, who loves reading, tacos, and travel.

Jon is here to help teachers and students get the most out of Book Creator, drawing on 19 years as a special education teacher and technology specialist. He is a husband, father of 3, loves golf and is a certified auto detailer.

Every student can access the learning experiences you design, even your most reluctant learners!

Go to <a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">read.bookcreator.com</a> to check out a few of the 200 million books that teachers and students have created!

Sharing examples of student work is a great way to show off the capabilities of Book Creator! If you have time, we recommend you send teachers to read.bookcreator.com to discover example books on their own.&#160; Alternatively, pick a hand full of books to show teachers, customized to your audience. Some of our favorites are on the following pages!

Stories can be so powerful that the neural activity in our brain is five times our normal activity. Compared with processing data, a story engages up to 7 different regions of the brain as we imagine the experiences we see, smell, hear, or taste.

Great stories do another thing - they trigger the release of neurochemicals that sharpen our focus and connect us on an emotional level. Stories that elicit distress and empathy also motivate a desire to help others. The distress or tension results in the production of cortisol and sharpens the listeners focus.

Develop teamwork skills - allow students to work together on books in groups or classes Community connection - run collaborative programs between schools and districts Flexible collaboration - enables group-working both in person and in distance learning

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When I'm 100 years old...

Societies Where Women Rule

My Journal

Biography Project Template

Science Activity Book

The In Between

The Magical Mustache

Stuffy Stories

It's easy to dive straight in and learn through creation. Create a new book and try adding as many different types of content possible. Have fun!

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