The Treasure Trove

Corkboard Connections, the blog for Teaching Resources has posted an article about our Free Classbook Publishing Program. Laura Candler has participated in Studentreasures free student publishing programs in the past and decided to share her experience with her fans and followers! Laura does a terrific job providing teachers across the country with valuable resources. She also provides seminars and workshops. For more information, visit her site at www.lauracandler.com. or follow her on Facebook.

Read the Corkboard Connections blog post here:

http://corkboardconnections.blogspot.com/2012/01/your-students-can-be-published-authors.html

Every student has a story to tell, the problem sometimes is giving them an avenue to tell it. Publishing students’ writing encourages the reluctant writer, strenghens their self-confidence, rewards interest and promotes a positive attitude towards literature.

For 15 years Studentreasures has been publishing k-6 students’ writing and illustrations into beautiful, full-color hardbound books for Free! In fact, over 300,000 teachers from 10,000 schools all over the United States have used our Free programs to publish over 6 million students. What we are most proud of is that from our Free programs we have given away 4 Million Free Books! That’s 4 million students that may not have been able to receive a copy of their book for whatever reason. But because our programs provide a free book for the class and for the individual (when participating in our Free School-wide publishing program) students have an opportunity to receive a free copy. No other company can provide this.

Participating in a Studentreasures writing project is an exciting learning experience. Give your students the opportunity to create real books they write and illustrate themselves.

1. Can I put a class photo on the front cover?
Yes, you can include a class photo on the front cover. You can paste or glue and it must be within the rectangle on the cover worksheet.

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2. Can I put photos on the illustration pages?
Photos can be used on the illustration pages, however, they must be scanned.

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3. Can we use White Out on the pages?
White Out can be used on our pages.

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4. What if we have more than 33 students?
You can order 2 class kits and create 2 volumes.

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5. How long does it take to get the books back?
The publishing process and travel time back to the school is 15 business days from the established publishing date.

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6. What is the deluxe binding?
The deluxe binding has a thicker front and back panel, reinforced end tape on the inside of the book, and a bright, multi-colored back panel.

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7. What medium do you suggest for writing and illustrating?
We recommend washable markers for the illustrations because they produce the most vivid reprints. We recommend black pen for the text.

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8. When do I call UPS to pick up the kits?
You should check with your secretary to see when UPS comes to your school. You don’t call UPS, you just need to make package available when UPS comes to the school.

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9. What happens if I don’t return all of the Send Home Notes?
We expect to receive 80% of the notes, signed by parents, to be returned with the completed manuscript. Not returning the notes may delay the publishing process of your books.

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10. How do I print on lined pages?
We are currently working on a template for typing on the lined pages. We suggest using the blank pages for text if you know you will be typing your stories.

Congratulations Sugar Creek Elementary, your students are now published authors! http://bit.ly/cczmQD

Green Springs Elementary students wrote about the ABCs of the American Revolution http://bit.ly/dtCDec