Back-to-school ribbon notebooks
Skills
Inspire young writers with these ribbon-decorated notebooks.
You'll Need
- Spiral notebook
- Ribbon in cooordinating colors
- Scissors
- Pen to hang from ribbon
Learning Stages
By Becca Ross
Kindergarten & First Grade Teacher
I think my obsession with back-to-school supplies connects to the fact that I’m a teacher, but I know there are many other people out there just like me. My daughter and I were at the office supply store the other day and couldn't resist the brightly colored notebooks. We picked up two notebooks, a pack of fun color-changing pens and some ribbon. In just a short amount of time we had some really fun notebooks for back to school!
How to make the notebook
- Choose your spiral notebook, any size will do
- Choose a few pieces of ribbon, any color or pattern will do
- Cut the ribbon into pieces and tie them to the spiral of the notebook
- Trim the tied ribbon your desired legnth
- Optional: cut a longer piece of ribbon, tie one end to the notebook and the other end to a colorful pen
A few ideas for using the notebook
- A journal
- Science notebook to record observations
- Message book for writing notes back and forth with your child
- Gratitude journal: Each day, write 3 things that made your day great
- To-Do notebook: Make lists of things that need to be done each day
- Sketch pad
- Project journal
- Back-to-school gifts for friends or teachers
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