Ribbon Bookmarks for Writer's Notebooks

 

 

I got this wonderful idea from Pinterest too! :-)  In the past students have taken up valuable time flipping through their Writer's Notebook to find where they were last.  This idea solves that problem! 

 

So... I ordered this package of polka dot ribbon from Hobby Lobby online because we don't have one around here...

 

 

I let the kids each pick the color they wanted at school.  I brought home my list and got to work.  I cut each piece about 4-5 inches longer than the length of the composition notebooks.  So about 13-14 inches long. 

 

I opened the notebooks to the inside of the back cover.  About an inch away from the binding I laid the ribbon upside down on the back cover.  I didn't take a picture at this point, and should have.  I had it so there about an inch and a half to two inches of ribbon that I glued on the inside of the back cover. 

 

I used super glue to glue them in place.  I also tried some with tacky glue, and that worked just as well. 

 

I left them open to let them dry as I worked on the others.  Twenty notebooks later, I was done. 

 

Going along with my polka dot themed classroom, as well as having polka dot ribbon, I also bought composition notebooks at Walmart that had circles on them.  :-) 

 

 

 

My wonderful husband was with me and helped me dig through the bins (at the back to school sales) to get enough of those kind for all of my kids.  I love him so!  

 

 

 

Gotta love polka dots!   

 

The kids love them and it gives them a little bit more of a personalized look with having them pick out their favorite color.  I have lots of ribbon left over to use for more fun projects (or next year for these) as well!