This activity is a lovely way for pupils to gather information on sleep in the 16th/17th century and today. There are a range of sources, printouts, and images that children can use either in digital or paper formats.
Sleepy Books can include sleepy food recipes, information on sleepy ingredients and techniques from the 16th and 17th century.
Paper Sleepy Books
Make your own sleepy book using this simple book making technique. Once you have made your book, you can add sleepy images, Tudor sleep tips, recipes, design your own sleep advice book, and/or include pages for your own sleep journal.
Equipment you will need:
• Thick white cartridge paper – 3 A4 sheets per book
• Scissors
• Ribbon – preferably in sleepy pastel colours
• Glue sticks
• The print outs of old botanical from the sleepy collage activity also in these Sleeping Well schools’ resources
• The printable recipe cards from these resources
Paper Scrapbook: How to guide
How to guide 1.2mbExamples of pupils work
Digital Scrap Books
This PowerPoint has been designed to cater for schools whose children have access to iPads or other digital devices and would prefer to make a digital version.