5th Grade Zines

Inspired by the 2018 Kids Read Across Rhode Island book The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez, the 5th Graders in Ms. Stevenson's class are creating Zines about their experience in Lower School at Hamilton.  A Zine is a creative, handmade publication about ANYTHING.  Yes, anything.

In preparation for creating their Zines, the kids spent the last several weeks developing questions they had about how Hamilton started and why.  They interviewed Mr. Green about Hamilton and  his experiences both at Hamilton and prior to working here.  The students also brainstormed ideas to include in their Zines about their school experiences both before and during their time at Hamilton.

They just created their booklets.  Next week, they will decide which experiences to include in their Zines and  design them using magazines, markers, colored paper, etc.

Interested in making your own Zines?   Check out these great step-by-step directions from Celia C. Perez.

Here are a couple of videos to inspire your own creations.  The top video is from the Oregonian newspaper and the other is from creative DIY vlogger Jordan Clark.