Teachers
The more students engage in learning about the children and country that will receive their books, the more they will learn from the experience. Our hope is to have the KTKI Program tqught in every school in the United States! You will decide how best to integrate the KTKI program into your classroom curriculum depending on the subject you teach and the age of your students. The possibilities are limitless! Document your KTKI project by taking photos throughout the process!
Here are a few ideas:
Create picture books using very basic concepts such as ABCs, 123s, colors, or shapes. Very young students can each create one page to be combined into a classroom book. Older students can create an entire book on their own.
Tell a short story with a picture book. Have the students write and illustrate a short fictional story that has a beginning, middle, and end. Remember, it’s a picture book, so use as few words as possible.
Incorporate writing skills into the creation of their picture book: Brainstorm, pre-write, rough draft, edit, and final draft!!!
Work together by creating a book in small groups or one book for the entire class.
High School Students can make bilingual picture books in foreign language classes, for a country where that language is spoken.
Older students can also raise money for shipping, or run educational supply drives. They can also bring KTKI to the younger grades in their district, or help create presentations and displays for KTKI exhibits.
See more examples of student-created picture books here!
