AccordionBookThisbookisavariationofanaccordionbook.Therearemanyformsofaccordionbooksanddependingonwhatelementsyouincludethebookscanfunctiondifferently.Thisbookhascoversandaspinepiecethatmakethisbooklookandfunctionlikeatraditionalbook.Thisbookformcanbereadlikeatraditionalcodex,andalsobedisplayedshowingallofitspages,likeasculpture.Tosimplify,simplemakethebookwithoutthecoversandspine.Grades/AgeGroup:3-12TimeRequired:

Prep:30minutesTeaching:20-30minutes

Materialsneeded(sizesandpapertypescanbeadjustedasdesiredforyourclassneeds):

1. 3”x24”textweightpaper(1)2. 3”x25”textweightpaper,(1)3. 1½”x3”textweightpaper,(1)4. 5½”x3”textweightpaper,(2)5. Scissors6. Pencil7. Gluestick8. Bonefolderorpopsiclestickforfolding(optional)

Procedure:

1. Startwithyour3”x24”and3”x25”textweightpapersandlaytheshorterpaperontopofthelongerone.Makeascorealongtheedgeoftheshorterpaperwherethelongpaperpeeksoutfromtheshortpaper.

2. Foldbackthetabwhereyouscored.3. Nextfold8-panelaccordionoutofthetwostrips.Keepthetabfoldeduponthestrip

withthetab,andfoldasifthefoldedtabweretheendofthepaper.Startwithyourpaperstrip.Nextfoldyourstripinhalf:

4. Nextfoldbothedgesofthepapertomeetthefirstfoldyoumade.

5. Openthepapersyouhavefoldedandbringeachfoldovertomeettheedgeofthe

paperoneatatimeandpressdowntomakeacrease.

6. Thiswillproduceaneightpanelaccordion:

7. Connectbothaccordionstogetherbygluingthetabthatyoumadeinsteponeand

twoandattachingittotheotherfoldedaccordion.

8. Makespinepiece:getyour1½”x3”textweightpaperandmeasure¼”fromleftedge

andmarktopandbottom.Repeatonrightedge.Foldrightedgeovertomeetmarksonleftside.Repeatonrightsideandattachtospineofaccordion.

9. Putasmallamountofglueonflapsofspinepiece,NOTthecenterspineitself.Place

overthespineoftheaccordion.

10. Gluecoverboardsonfrontandback.Makesureyourcoverlinesupwithopenedgeofyourbook.

AccordionBook–LessonOverview:KeyPoints:

1. Thisisagoodexampleofasimplebookformoftenutilizedbybookartists.

1/4” 1/4”

1/4” 1/4”

1/4”

panel 1

2. Thisbookformcanbereadlikeatraditionalcodex,andalsobedisplayedshowingallofitspages,likeasculpture.

IdeasforInnovation:

1. Tosimplify,simplemakethebookwithoutthecoversandspine.2. Turnthebookverticallytomakeblinds.3. Hingemultipleaccordionstogethertomakeinfinitelylongerbooks.4. Glueboardsonoutsidepanelstomakehardcoversforadifferentlook.

LearningObjectives:

1. Studentswillincreasetheirdexterityskillswithbothsimpleandcomplexfolding.2. Studentswillhavefoundationalskillsformakingaccordionbooks,whichcanbemade

fromANYsizepaper.CoreStandardApplications:

Math:1stgrademath.Objective:Tellandwritetime.Application:Havestudentsmakeanaccordionbookaboutthepassageoftime.Eachpanelcanrepresentonehouroftheday.Atthetopofthepaneltheycandrawaclocktellingwhattimeofdayitisandtheycandrawapictureofwhattheydoatthattimeofday.9-12gradepre-calculus.Objective:Studentswillunderstandconceptsfromprobabilityandstatisticsandapplystatisticalmethodstosolveproblems.Application:Havestudentswritestatisticsvocabanddrawpicturestohelpthemrememberandunderstandabstractideasoneachpaneloftheiraccordionbook.

Science:6thgradescience.Objective:StudentswillunderstandthattheappearanceofthemoonchangesinapredictablecycleasitorbitsEarthandasEarthrotatesonitsaxis.Application:Havestudentsmakeabookaboutthephasesofthebook.Asthepanelsoftheiraccordionbookprogresstheycandrawpicturesandwriteinformationaboutthewaningandwaxingofthemoon.9th-12th-gradechemistry.Objective:Recognizetheoriginanddistributionofelementsintheuniverse.Relatethestructure,behavior,andscaleofanatomtotheparticlesthatcomposeit.Correlateatomicstructureandthephysicalandchemicalpropertiesofanelementtothepositionoftheelementontheperiodictable.Application:Havestudentsdrawdifferenttheatomsandwriteinformationthatmakeupdifferentelementsthatmakeuptheperiodictable.Thewholeclasscanworktogethertocoveralloftheelementsintheperiodictable.Accordionbookscouldbepinnedtothewallinawaythatmimicstheperiodictable.

LanguageArts:6-8thgradelanguagearts.Objective:Explainhowanauthordevelopsthepointofviewofthenarratororspeakerinatext.Application:Havestudentsreadanovel,shortstory,orpoemthatistoldfrommultiplepointsofview.Onthedifferentpanelsofstudent’saccordionbookhavestudentsdrawpicturesofthedifferentcharactersandwriteinformationabouthowtheauthordevelopstheirpointofview.

Application:Askthestudentswriteashortscenewiththreecharacters.Thefirstpaneloftheaccordiontellsthestoryinthenarrator’svoice.Thesubsequentthreepanelstellthestoryfromeachofthecharacters’perspective.9th-12thgradelanguagearts.Objective:Analyzetherepresentationofasubjectorakeysceneintwodifferentartisticmediums,includingwhatisemphasizedorabsentineachtreatment(e.g.,Auden’s“MuséedesBeauxArts”andBreughel’sLandscapewiththeFallofIcarus).Application:Havestudentsmakeathirdartisticpiecetorespondtotheothertwopiecestheyhavelearnedaboutusingbothimagesandwordsontheiraccordionbooks.Application:havethestudentswritetheiranalysisforonepieceononesideoftheaccordion,andtheirsecondanalysisontheotherside.

SocialStudies:7th grade social studies. Objective: Students will understand the contributions ofNativeAmericanIndians,explorers,andUtah'spioneers.Application:HavestudentsmakeanaccordionthathasinformationaboutthecontributionsofNativeAmericanIndiansononesideandexplorersandUtah’spioneersontheother.9-12thgradeU.S.history.Objective:Studentswillunderstandthecauses,course,andconsequencesof theUnited States' role inWorldWar II. Application: StudentswillmakeanaccordionbooktimelinethatshowsimagesandtextaboutWWII.