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How to Prepare Printable Booklets
Many Little Spark Company resources include printable booklet templates that children can use to extend their learning after working with cards, activities or other materials. Preparing them is straightforward once you know the process.
Follow the steps below to print, cut, assemble and bind your booklet correctly.
1. Print the Booklet Pages
Little Spark Company booklet templates are designed in portrait orientation and should be printed double-sided.
If your file includes more than one label or tracing option, choose the version that best suits your child before printing.
In your printer settings, select Flip on long edge so that the front and back of each booklet page align correctly.
2. Cut Along the Dashed Horizontal Line
In many of our booklets, each printed sheet contains four booklet pages arranged as two double-page spreads. Other booklets contain just two pages per sheet.
Cut only along the horizontal dotted line to separate the sheet into two spreads.
Do not cut along the vertical centre line. That line will become the fold of the finished booklet.
3. Arrange the Pages in Order
Once all the sheets have been cut, you will have a collection of double-page spreads.
Follow the page-order instructions included in your booklet file. Begin with the cover page face down, then layer the remaining spreads on top in the correct order.
Before binding, quickly flip through the stacked pages to make sure everything is facing the correct direction and appears in sequence.
4. Fold and Bind the Booklet
Once the pages are arranged, fold the entire stack along the vertical centre line.
There are several simple ways to secure the booklet:
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staple along the centre fold;
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punch holes along the fold and tie the booklet with yarn or string;
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separate the pages and secure them with a paper clip or binder clip;
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stitch along the centre fold using a sewing machine.
If you choose to sew the booklet, use paper clips to hold the pages together before stitching so the pages do not shift
5. Put the Booklet to Work
Once the booklet is assembled, children can begin using it independently or as an extension of earlier learning.
Depending on the booklet, activities may include:
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tracing dotted outlines;
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colouring illustrations;
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tracing or writing labels;
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completing extension activities connected to the topic.
Want a Booklet to Practise With?
Try our free Shapes Booklet and use this guide to print, assemble and bind it.
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