So... with the new lesson curriculum for the Youth in our church, I decided to make lesson journals for the girls in my class. And I think they turned out looking
FABULOUS!! The total cost per book was around $5.75, which is very affordable. They are basically made from composition notebooks that have a shiny cover. I just dressed it up to make it look pretty. The goal was to allow the girls to write down their thoughts and impressions from the lessons that are important and meaningful to them, rather than just let these thoughts and impressions just fly out of their heads and disappear into the cosmos. I hope they use them and enjoy them. I would
LOVE to be able to look back on my own 14- or 15-year-old self to see what I thought about gospel doctrine at that point in my life.
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| Here's what the mostly finished lesson journal looks like. I still have to give each girl their name sticker for the corner. |
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| This is what a book kit looks like. This is how I assembled each book so that every one had the same materials. |
MATERIALS FOR THE BOOKS
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| Here are most of the materials I used: composition books, sticky tabs, quote sheets, stickers, paper clips, printer labels. |
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| Fabric pockets that I used to stick on the outside to hold a pen and the inside to hold paper clips. |
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| Paper clips. I gave each girl four. |
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| Feet stickers (for "standing in holy places"... get it?) |
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| Quote sheets. I gave each girl four and then also added four blank sheets of cardstock. |
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| Sticky tabs. I gave each girl their own set. They can use these to put in their scriptures. |
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| Printer labels. This is a full-size sheet that I used for the cover, but I also used small oval-shaped ones (see the 2nd picture up top) to mark each section inside the journal. |
ON THE INSIDE
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| The inside of the book with the items added. I also put a label for the girls to write their name and contact information in the upper left corner, just in case they lose the journal. |
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| The Topics List page. There are 12 topics. This journal is supposed to last a whole year. |
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| This is the section topic title page. It is right after the Topics List page. |
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| This is the first page of the first section on the Godhead. Here's where the girls write what they already know about the topic. |
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| This is the Quotes page. Here the girls can paste in quotes about the topic that they like. |
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| This is the lesson Description page and the Reflections page. Here the girls write down details about the topic and then reflect on what they have learned. |
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| Stuff I bring to class. Sticky notes, cardstock, glue sticks, markers, colored pencils, colored pens. |
