ideas for putting together student made books?

i teach 3rd grade and the kids are working on poetry anthologies. i'm trying to find an interesting way to put their books together. anyone have any good book cover ideas or interesting ways to assemble the books? their poems and illustrations are already mounted on construction paper.

Message edited 4/21/2007 5:26:55 PM.

Re: ideas for putting together student made books?

We have a book binder in school that punches holes in the book then we use the plastic ring binders. I am sure they sell them at Staples or do it at Staples.

Re: ideas for putting together student made books?

I have tried a million things and now I always use plain simple report card covers. Like the old school plastic pages that has the slide on binding. It is SO easy, no laminating, hole punching, stapling required and works so well. It's also pretty cheap. I got 50 for like $12 at staples.