ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEMORY BOOK

Make a special place to document your child’s favorite things, important papers, artwork, and awards they bring home throughout the school year. In a few steps, create a Memory Keeping Binder. Fun and engaging activity to do every year in elementary school. Your family will love looking back on the previous years and seeing how your child has grown.

With the craziness of back to school each year, you can complete this activity any time in the first month of school. Your child’s answers will be the same within a month & you won’t feel rushed. We enjoyed doing this after school started.

• The Memory Book is geared for ages Prek- Grade 5. If you wish to continue past grade 5, there is a blank template to use or if before Pre-k. You can start at any grade or just complete for one grade. We started ours in Kindergarten.

How To Make:

Option #1:

Simply Print out and use markers to fill in all of the missing information (Name, graduation year, ages). Place a photo in each frame per grade as you reach it.

Option #2:

1.) Get all of the supplies listed above.

2.) Purchase template.

3.) You will receive a pdf in your email that is registered with Etsy. Open Pdf, then copy and paste the Canva link into your browser.

4.) In Canva, add your child’s name (front, back, on marker for spine) graduation year in the apple (front & back), and age at each grade. Then add a photo inside the frame.

5.) Print pages up until current grade.

6.) Place the cover, back, and spine (side) sheets into the 3 ring binder. I placed black construction paper behind front/back sheets to frame them (optional).

7.) Have your child fill out each sheet (2 total). If their writing isn’t clear enough or too big, fill the answers in for them.

6.) Place the completed sheets into the binder.

7.) Throughout the year add more artwork, awards, and other papers of importance to them inside the additional page protectors.

8.) Repeat next year!

Your kids will love to look back at the past years and see how much has changed!

Happy Creating!