This task requires a small investment, but I'd say it's worth it for the excitement it generates. Over Christmas, I bought some extremely tiny blank books off Ebay. They are not expensive (less than £4.50 for 12). I knew the students would love them.
Today I began the session by showing the children my own miniature books (top photo) which I filled in when I was about 14. Then the brief I gave them was to write a story about something very very small. The very very small thing has to be in danger at the start of the tale.
We discussed possible subjects for the story, ants and butterflies, koalas lost in the jungle and shrunk-down giraffes. One Y6 wanted to write about the tiny book itself, and another decided to write non-fiction about the lives of shrimp. They got their heads down and wrote and wrote. I don't yet have permission slips from the parents to feature the children on my blog, but you can see them on the school website here.
Only one word of caution: the books are moderately fragile, so the children mustn't bend the spines right back or pages will come away.
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