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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Natural Twig Journals

For Teachers K - 12th
Artists of all ages participate in a very basic bookbinding technique incorporating a dimensional object and simple fastening method. They create their own book to use as a sketchbook, writing surface or scrapbook. The results are...
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Website
University of Washington

University of Washington: Historical Book Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about various aspects of the traditional art of bookmaking from the binding, printing and illustrations, to the papers used. These galleries and descriptions are a complete resource on this topic.
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Activity
Other

National Museum of Women in the Arts: How to Make a Rubber Band Journal

For Students 3rd - 8th
These simple journal directions open the door for creating some unique and innovative handcrafted books. All it requires is a stick, rubber bands, hole punch, and paper.
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Graphic
Art Institute of Chicago

Book Bindings by Mary Reynolds: A Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
A visual gallery of bookbindings by surrealist artist Mary Reynolds. Much of her work is inspired by Marcel Duchamp and adds an interesting flair to her pieces. You can view information about each piece by clicking on the image.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Arts and Crafts

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia details how the term "arts and crafts" came into existence and lists a wealth of links to other encyclopedia articles on different types of arts and crafts. Links are provided for additional...
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Article
wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Make a Hollow Book

For Students 9th - 10th
If you have a hardback book you don't want anymore this is a creative idea to recycle it. Use it as a secret storage place or a spring board for some art ideas.