The hornbook is an easy-to-make project that’s suitable whenever Colonial America pops up in your curriculum. I’ve taught it to 2nd graders, 3rd graders and 5th graders. The larger of the two replicas pictured to the right is good for younger students. It consists of a piece of stiff paper held inside a plastic sheet protector by brads and attached to a wooden paint stirrer! How easy is that?! The smaller one, more historically accurate in shape, is cut from cardboard. The written sheet is held in place with clear sticky-backed plastic. And four brads secure strips of gold-colored paper that mimic the metal used in real hornbooks.