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Yearbook Assignment: Get to Know the Yearbook Class, Yearbook Layout & Template

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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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This was a great first week activity in our yearbook class! We all got to know each other a bit better, and they learned yearbook designing skills while doing it!
I enjoyed this source - it's my first year as an advisor and I also have a lot of first-year staff members, so this was great for all of us!
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Capture the spirit of your school yearbook with ease using this Yearbook Assignment Pack! With a range of uniquely designed yearbook templates, your students will create a mock spread and yearbook design. This yearbook lesson is the perfect way to kick off your yearbook class! 


Start your year off right by developing a team feel from day one. This yearbook assignment is perfect for middle school and high school yearbook and journalism classes. Throughout this assignment, students are introduced to the basic concepts of being part of a yearbook staff, from vocabulary to interview tips to yearbook templates, and layout designs.

Included with this yearbook lesson:

  • Lesson plan, including big idea, essential questions, middle and high school art national standards, middle and high school English common core standards, step-by-step instructions, and more.
  • PowerPoint introduction with examples, yearbook design, and layout tips
  • Teacher instructions, tips, and how-tos
  • Assignment rubric
  • Assignment checklist for the students
  • Yearbook design and layout tip worksheet
  • Interview questions worksheet
  • Yearbook vocabulary list


This yearbook lesson will help your students get to know each other, and it will give them a chance to experiment with the yearbook website and introduce them to layout basics. It also gives you an idea of who has a natural eye for layout and design.


Your students will pair up, interview each other, compile information, and design a spread from scratch to reflect their partner. Once finished, they will present their ideas to the yearbook class. 


❤️You will LOVE this yearbook lesson introduction because it is a great opportunity for students and staff members to brainstorm ideas for yearbook templates, layouts, folios, and fonts! 


❤️Your students will LOVE this yearbook assignment because it is an engaging way for them to get to know each other and how a yearbook class works! 


Take the first step towards creating a yearbook that will be treasured for years to come!


✅ Download the preview for a closer look at this yearbook assignment! 


What teachers are saying…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Great beginning of year project for new and returning yearbookers alike. Introduces important concepts to new yearbookers and reminds returning students of important pointers. Also, great for team building and getting to know each other. Also a great graded activity for the gradebook. Plan to use again next year!” - Teach me Literature 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Where were these resources when I started this yearbook adviser journey 17 years ago!  Fantastic and so very helpful!  Relevant and interesting, not to mention needed information. Even as an experienced adviser, I found everything I needed to freshen up and add to my current program.  Thank you so very much. Outstanding work!” - MsA A

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This assignment has been very engaging for my middle school yearbook staff. They're getting to know each other better, and learning a lot about design and using the yearbook software. Thanks.” - HofmanSMASH


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Total Pages
43 pages
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Teaching Duration
1 Week
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