Elijah has been asking to learn more about Meerkats for a long time! We read Meerkat Mail (very cute!), another book about Meerkats, and now we are reading Rikki Tikki Tavi to learn more about mongooses. To see an up close and personal look at the window book, check out this post. A […]
Dinosaur Lapbook
This really was a great unit for us. We were able to discuss creation, the fall of man, the effects of sin, and the flood while learning about dinosaurs at the same time! Cover Page (thanks Marie for the photo!) This lapbook is two file folders glued side by side. Here is the first folder: Here […]
Homophones Lapbook
After reading and rowing Truman’s Aunt Farm, Elijah wanted to learn all about homonyms/homophones…so, we did! We put the lyrics to the silly song with Larry on the cover. Inside of the lapbook – I left a workspace open (bottom center) for the which word cards and the puzzle matching. Matchbooks with definitions – find on […]
If You Give a Boy a Lapbook…
…he can do amazing things! Last week Elijah decided he would like to make a Bear Lapbook. I told him he was on his own because 1. It wasn’t what I had planned and 2. I know nothing about all these different bears (that he knows so much about). I told him he […]
Who Owns the Sun? Lap N Note
Who Owns the Sun? is a FIAR Volume I selection. It is a story of a boy who asks his dad a series of questions…"Who owns the sun? Who owns the wind? Who owns the rain?"…and on he goes. The wise father always replies that no man can own these things, and the wise son […]
Bubbleology!
Elijah and I spent this week as bubbleologists learning the science behind bubbles. Simon tagged along so much that I think he could be a certified junior bubbleologist! You may think that February is an odd time to be blowing bubbles, but the weather here is frightful, and this was just right! One day I […]
Valentine Bears Lapbook
We weren’t sure what to do with the cover. We weren’t sure what to do with all his valentines…so we pasted the valentines to the cover of the lapbook! We added more to the backside. Inside of the book ~ Elijah did a handwriting book of Valentine words. We learned about the Lifecycle of the […]
The Three Bears, The Three Snow Bears, & The Three Panda Bears
We spent last week with a new twist on an old favorite. We read Jan Brett’s Three Snow Bears and coupled it with some regular old Three Bears activities. Front Cover (idea from Evan Moor Literature Pockets ~ Fairy Tales) Back Cover (Elijah drew this as he watched Jan Brett’s video! I was so proud of […]
Calling all you Buccaneers!
Front Cover This lapbook is two legal sized file folders glued back to back. Inside the front. Left- Roger the Jolly Pirate Plot Wheel, Pirate Gear Labeling Activity Middle- Game with pieces stored in mini envelope (above). The game board pulls down to revel a hidden treasure map (which is not pictured). Right- What is […]
A Whale of a Lapbook
Well, Elijah wanted to learn about whales (inspired by a book he received from his great aunt and uncle for Christmas). I didn’t want to whip up a whale lapbook, but I did want him to be able to explore his interest. So, I purchased Evan-Moor’s September Theme Pocket (it also includes a nice unit […]
Giant Panda Lapbook!
Elijah and I learned all about Giant Pandas last week. We glued two file folders together (I had a picture, but Photobucket won't shrink it right! ARG!)– Here he is holding his accordion book out. Isn't that fun?! Inside of the family names book Inside of the panda diet book I would post more pictures, […]
Gingerbread Lapbook
Some of these pictures are a bit blurry (still not sure about my camera). Elijah made the front cover on Jan Brett’s website and Jason sized it and printed it for us. Book as first opened. Candy house on the left shown open below: Elijah wanted to put a gingerbread "baby" in his house instead […]
The Ragcoat Lapbook
This was a rather simple lapbook for us. I purchased the kit from HOAC, and while I really liked the components, they were just too old for ds (6). We will try it again if we come back around to this book. On the first day of our week, we went to a quilt museum […]
Wombat Stew Lapbook
Front Cover (Elijah thinks wombats are so cute; he wants to go to Australia to get one.) Inside of the book. At the top center are two layer books. One is about wombats and the other is about the platypus. The wombat in the center is an Enchanted Learning Print-out (polk-a-dots by Elijah). Who Am I? Game […]
The Duchess Bakes a Cake by Virginia Kahl
This book is SO MUCH FUN! Even if you don’t use Five in a Row, you must buy this book to read to your children, grandchildren, or even to yourself. We loved it! We started out our week with learning some cake cookie decorating techniques at co-op. We also made mini-marshmallow catapults! (I hope to […]
Bald Eagle Lapbook
Elijah wanted to learn more about eagles, and we had a gap in our schedule this week, so we went for it! I almost couldn’t keep up with him; he absolutely loved learning about these fascinating birds! Here is our lapbook FRONT COVER Book Opened Right Side Where Can I Find Bald Eagles (open) New […]
Billy and Blaze Lapbook
Front Cover Open Book Kentucky Books Open Memory Verse Book Open Vocabulary Cards Extension Lifted A page from Animals in the Story Our First Flag Book– Horse Breeds Horse Breeds Open The back of each flag has information about the breed. Back of Lapbook
Wild 1.5 Weeks With The Bee Tree
This book, The Bee Tree, is an old friend now. We spent a little bit longer on it because Elijah and his dad went on a special father-son vacation last week for four days. Rather than moving on with my schedule, I decided to stop and finish The Bee Tree; we are SO glad we […]
Finishing up with Berlioz the Bear
My little music-loving boy has adored this book. We spent the week learning about a variety of things: Germany, musical notes, composers (especially Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky), pride, and musical instruments (brass, strings, and woodwinds). We reviewed onomatopoeia, discussed real vs. imaginary (parts of the story), and learned new vocabulary words. Elijah also used the animal […]
Butterfly Lapbook
Most of the minit books you see are found in the Hands of a Child Butterfly Project Pack. This book was not what you’d expect from HOAC, though. There were three spelling erros…the same graphics were used for multiple activities (the minit books aren’t nearly as varied as they normally are), and you […]