Baggie Book Activity
Materials:
14 Ziploc baggies, all the same size (sandwich, quart, or gallon size)
stapler
needle and thread or staples and floor tape
30 papers cut to fit baggies- tag board works well if available
scissors
permanent marker
To prepare:
1. Stack the 14 Ziploc baggies together with edges and corners matching. An adult can
staple these to hold them in place. Sew through the stack on the closed ends (not the
zipper ends) by hand with needle and thread, or have an adult sew them together with a
zigzag stitch on the sewing machine. Sometimes it helps to punch holes along the edge
to make sewing easiest. (See illustrations.) If all this seems too complicated, staple all
the bags together instead and then use floor tape to wrap around the edge and staples
for an attractive binding.
2. With a permanent marker, label each baggie with a letter of the alphabet, starting
with A and ending with Z or label the pages that students will create. Leave the very
first baggie blank so that it can be used for the book cover. Start labeling with an A on
the next page of the baggie book. Continue to Z, labeling a letter on each page of the
baggie book. Then set aside.
The pictures:
1. Students will each be given a piece of paper with a letter of the alphabet labeled on
the paper. Students will illustrate and/or write about the topic that they have been
learning about that connects with the letter of the alphabet that they have been
assigned. For example, if learning about community helpers, the student with the page
for A might draw and write about an astronaut. For T, the student may draw and write
about a teacher.
2. When each page is complete, slip it into the labeled baggie book on the correct
alphabet page.
3. Remember to make a cover page with a title fo the book and illustration along with
the authors of the book- Mrs. Smith’s Kindergarten Class. Also create a “The End” page
too. Don’t forget to have each student put their name on the page they created!
Variations:
• Create a Number Baggie Book, painting 1 object on the first page, 2 objects on the second page, 3
objects on the third page, and so on.
• Create a very easy book by simply stapling a grouping of paintings together, whether it is alphabetical or
not. Papers should be the same size or trimmed to be the same size.