This fall I posted on Instagram my "before" and "after" photos of my Book Boats.
As I shared, I by no means came up with this idea! I saw this online years ago and tucked it away in my brain for when I had my own classroom, time and $$ to make these! I was blown away with the kind words and curiosity around the boats, and I finally got around to blog about them! These boats have changed our classroom when it came to our Daily 5 Read to Self and excitement about reading! They have also been wonderful for students who benefit from personal space at times.
Here is what I used:
All of my materials were found at Target (of course!)
- 4 Sterilite Bins
(Size totally depends on how big your kiddos are and how much room you have to store your bins).
-4 pillows-
(Target was running a sale and I bought the Room Essentials Brand)
- 4 Pillow Cases
(I also used the Room Essentials Brand)
-Strong pair of Scissors, Kitchen Sheers or a saw
(To cut the lid in half)
I had a lot of questions asked about if the edges were sharp when I cut the bin top in half. I used a very sharp pair of kitchen sheers and my edge ended up completely smooth.
If you are trying this project and your edge ends up sharp or jaded, I had many people recommend covering it with some cute duck tape or a pool noodle. I did not have nay problem with this!
I decided to make 4 Book Books because my literacy stations and learning stations are both in groups of 4, therefore I can utilize these during a variety of parts of the day.
Letters-
I used my Cricut to cut out the letters for the bins on white Cricut sticker paper. You can find the sticker paper I used HERE!
Here is the final result!
