The Imagination Station
By Maddy and Charlie
Every year, our school does a program called the Imagination Station. Grades 1-5 can participate. Each year they have a different theme. This year’s theme is the jungle. There are parents who volunteer to help.
This is how it works. Kids write stories and take them to the Imagination Station to get published. Once you get there, you choose a cover for your book, or you can color your own. There are sports covers, patterns, and much more to choose from.
After you choose your cover, a volunteer comes and reads through your story with you. Then you get to decide how much writing you would like on each page. You also get to decide how many pages for illustration(s) you would like. After you decide how many pages you want, you can choose if you would like special pages. These pages include dedication, meet the author, reader’s comments, and other books by this author. Then, you choose a sticker, you write your book’s title and your name on the sticker, and then place the sticker on the cover or inside cover of your book.
After you’re done you fill out a paper shaped banana. On the banana you write your name, and then you stick the banana under your teacher’s name. Now you are finally finished with your story. But one more thing – you get a monkey bookmark as a prize!
All of the kids at Richards School love the Imagination Station. It is also a great opportunity to express your writing in a fun way!
