Children's early reading books are a lot more interesting and fun now than when I learned to read. With a branching storybook, they can be taken one step further by letting the child decide some aspects of how the story unfolds.
When I used PowerPoint recently to make a branching storybook for my reception class, they loved creating their own stories and being the decision makers. It also provided an opportunity for cutting, gluing, sequencing and, oh yes, reading!
Normally with PowerPoint, a click anywhere on a slide moves you on to the next slide. If you turn this facility off you can create buttons that take you on to a chosen slide.
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