Schoolhouse Book Cover

hi parents before we start the episode remember that your family can enjoy hundreds of fun and educational free videos for kids of all ages be sure to subscribe and get all the new shows and updates at prageru kids.com [Music] [Applause] history and your questions I'm Jill and today we're making a DIY book cover to learn about the story of books and how schools started in America they were a lot different than they are now oh we have a question thank you like kids used to go to school in a house yes very smart when schools first started many took place in what seemed like a house often called a one-room schoolhouse children of all different ages and grades learned together in one room with one teacher can you even imagine I'll tell you a little bit more about it but first let's take a look at what you'll need to make your own book cover today Brown craft paper this is the kind the post office uses tape stickers colorful paper as usual I'm using red white and blue pictures anything you like to decorate a glue stick laminating paper and of course a book to cover First Step let's take our Brown craft paper and measure our book on top of it so that we know how much paper we need and open it there we go plenty of paper to cover the outside of this book next I'm going to fold our paper so that it fits the outside of our book exactly Slide the book out so that you can get a really good even fold very nice all the way and the book will go right on top just like that same thing with the other side I like to fold the paper on top first so that we know the exact height of the book to get it right and then fold it all the way down on that crease there we go I put the book back on top okay very good see perfectly even almost Now flip all the pages so you're at the back cover and we're gonna fold this extra on the side over just like we did the other parts move the book away get a good crease now you'll see that we have these little pockets right here one pocket two pocket put the back cover of your book inside [Music] there we go now we're gonna do the same with the other side but first close the book to make sure we get the correct measurements for when we fold over and it fits fold it just like this there we go and front cover inside the pockets gentle with your book it's a perfect fit there we go just like that now before we get to decorating let's talk about how schools started in America the Puritans who first settled in America during the 1600s they came here if you remember four religious freedom they wanted to worship god without England telling them how to do it the Bible was a main part of how they learned to read and think in the year 1635 the first public school in America started it was called the Boston Latin School famous founding fathers like Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock were students there and this school still runs today with students enrolled in 7th through 12th grades as you can see I have all different combinations of red white and blue paper here I'm just gonna have a good time cut them up and glue them to my blank book cover be careful with scissors and ask a parent for help if you need some you can cover your book cover however you want different shapes different sizes it doesn't have to be perfect it just has to be fun glue stick it on this is really fun to do at the beginning of a school year to protect your new textbooks because you want to take good care of them right right [Music] up Mr spot we're not done yet during the 1600s 1700s and 1800s American schools used the Bible as a textbook students often learned their ABCs with Bible names like a is for Adam B is for Boaz C is for Caleb many schools even started the day with a prayer and a Bible reading America's founding fathers wanted people in America to be educated with morals and religion because the United States was created as a republic and in a republic power comes from the people it was important for citizens to be smart and know the difference between right and wrong in order to have a great country and this is still very important you know what else is important decorating this even more why do you think I have all the stickers Helping Hands [Music] we need an eagle yes yes [Music] love this guy [Music] let's flip this over [Music] before there were books there were Scrolls Scrolls were used to share stories and information in the ancient world people soon figured out how to stack and bind the pages together to make them easier to read and this was called a codex many of these first types of books contained scripture so basically they were Bibles now as time passed books became more popular then in the 1400s the printing press machine was invented by a man named Johannes Gutenberg and made bookmaking much faster which means people started reading and learning much faster this is done but if you want to protect your collage I'll show you how to take this book cover to the next level gently remove your book out from the cover you just made put the book aside it's going to go back inside in just a moment now get your laminating paper laminating paper is sticky on one side but clear on the other don't touch it too much you might get stuck roll out the laminating paper all the way just like that so the clear part is face down now put your book cover on top we want to make sure we have enough to cover the whole thing across now I'll cut the other end very carefully right on the line this way we have enough to fold over to the inside of our book cover are you ready we are going to peel off very carefully the back side of the laminating paper try not to touch the sticky part Helping Hands oh thank you this is very tricky but we're gonna try because why not all the way keep it flat I told you not to touch the sticky part and I'm touching the sticky part if you have Helping Hands like I do thank you have your Helping Hands hold one side of the laminating paper down and then put something on the edge of the other side to hold it down because you're going to want to take your book cover and place it flat on top right in the middle [Music] press from the inside out if you can now fold the outside edges in same with the other side see we still have our pockets to put our book inside now I'm going to get rid of the extra laminating paper on the top and bottom of our cover because we don't need it same with the other side there we go nice and protected let's get our book back inside into the pockets [Music] almost done look at that I have an idea googly eyes [Music] but they make me happy let's stick them on what do you think Eyes Wide Open ready to read you bet you are listen George Washington once said in proportion as the structure of a government gives Force to public opinion it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened which basically means everyone who wants to make a country great should be informed and educated and read books think of that next time you're at school we hope you had fun if you've got ideas or questions for our next craftery send them our way keep crafting keep learning and keep celebrating land of the free and Home of the Brave what are you looking at three bye guys thank you for watching you know we've got more episodes right watch the whole series on our website and parents you can subscribe at prageru kids.com