Create a 'Make-a-Book' activity


What you learned: printable summary


Add pictures for children to choose from when creating a Clicker Book:

  • Click properties icon with nothing on the page selected:
    • Go to the ‘Picture Boxes’ tab to add a Picture Bank.
    • Give your Picture Bank a name, then click ‘Add’.
    • Click ‘Add Pictures’ to choose images for your Picture Bank from images saved on your computer or the CrickPix2 library.
    • Repeat to add multiple Picture Banks.
  • Check or un-check the boxes at the top of the window to change how children can add images to the Clicker Book.
  • Click the arrows to change the order of multiple Picture Banks.

Use a Picture Bank:

  • Select a Picture box:
    • Click pic-word bank icon .
    • Click an image to add it to the Picture box.

Add words and phrases for children to use when writing in their Clicker Book:

  • Click properties icon with nothing on the page selected:
    • Go to the ‘Text Boxes’ tab to add a Word Bank.
    • Give your Word Bank a name then click ‘Add’.
    • Type or paste text into the ‘Words’ text box to make up your Word Bank.
    • Repeat to add multiple Word Banks.
  • Check the ‘Show Word Bank immediately’ checkbox for the Word Bank to appear when you double-click a text box.
  • Click the arrows to change the order of multiple Word Banks.

Use a Word Bank:

  • Select a Text box:
    • Click pic-word bank icon if the Word Bank isn’t set to open immediately.
    • Click a word or phrase to add it to the text box.
    • Right-click a word in the Word Bank to hear it.

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