What do I know? Our camera was only mostly dead. So, we took it to Miracle Max, gave it a chocolate coated pill, and poof- it’s back among the land of the living (mostly living that is). It isn’t doing great, but it’s better than no camera at all. The poor mostly alive camera was […]
Meerkat Lapbook
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 […]
Reference Lapbook
I created this lapbook of mini-book templates for a lapbooking workshop I was teaching. I never thought I would need one because I already know the mini-books, what they are good for, etc. Then Elijah wanted to create his own lapbook–his bear lapbook, and he wanted to do it without my help. He looked through […]
Making a Window Book
Note: Four Window Template can be found at Homeschool Share When I was designing the Meerkat Lapbook, I needed something different. Something new! So, I tried a four window book (thanks Jimmie for the inspiration and template!) Meerkats have different jobs within their mob (or colony). With three different jobs and a cover page, I […]
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 […]
Simon attemps a lapbook
Simon sat at the table and cried last week while Elijah was working on his lapbook. I asked him, "Do you want to make a lapbook, too." He nodded and said, "OH!" (which, in Simon language, means YES!) So, here he is. You can see him pointing and smiling in the first picture. He was […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Salamander Room Lapbook
Lapbook Opened Left Side: Nice home for a salamander (list inside shape book), Lifecycle of a Salamander (flap book inside) Middle: Cricket Tri-fold, Lifecycle of the Butterfly Envelope book (folded in half), Elijah colored some salamanders to add (and let me tell you…he spent over 20 minutes cutting those out and taping them in […]
Thinking Inside the Box
Do you know what this is? It’s my rainbow of organization! It’s our colored paper for projects and lapbooks all in one big FILE BOX Wait…there’s more! This is my new BRAIN box. Another file box that contains lots of hanging folders– one for each month of the year. In each hanging folder, I have […]