November 17, 2008 - Iroquois Lapbook is Finished
We've really enjoyed the Scholastic book If You Lived With the Iroquois. As we worked through this book over several weeks, I made some simple minibooks for Sprite to fill out after our reading. This activity served as her narration for the lessons.
(You can see the entire set of Iroquois lapbook pics at Flickr.)
Here she is with her finished project and our almost grown kitten. (You can see this kitten when we first adopted him at Sprite's blog.)
And the best news is that you can find the free templates at Homeschool Share. I offered them to Ami, and she fancied them up and is hosting them at her site.
Would you like to create your own lapbook? It's not difficult. It's much like planning a unit study. I've written some directions & a planning page for How to Plan a Lapbook to help you get started.
If you need some encouragement, visit the Homeschool Share Forum where there is special section devoted just to lapbooks. A lot of the ladies over there write their own lapbooks and share them at HSS.
Comments
November 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by 4sweetums
Great lapbooks as always. Sprite looks so pleased with her book. What a cute kitten!
Blessings,
Dawn
November 18, 2008 - Thank you for
Posted by seekingHim
sharing. It's you super creative moms that help to educate the children of the rest of us:)
Blessings!
-Jennifer
November 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by socalval
I love the lapbook. YOU are queen of lapbooks!!! I'm in need of one for third grade science - properties of matter. Any suggestions?
Hope you have a wonderful week.
Valerie
November 19, 2008 - We like the "If You" series books too!
Posted by Anonymous
Hi Jimmie!
Has anyone besides me mentioned that they can't read your entire posts becuase your sidebar cuts off the last couple of words on the righthand side? Bummer. I'm hoping you'll change your blogger template soon so I can read everything. Your blog is one of my very favorites and I even voted for your at HSBA. Hope all is well!
Stacy :-)
http://paintingbridges.wordpress.com
November 19, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by westward
I think you ought to be named Queen of the Lapbook! :o) And Sprite ought to be named the Lapbooking Princess. Great job, as usual.
November 19, 2008 - Great job!
Posted by Anonymous
I love your lapbooks but I simply can't get my sons into one. We tried a couple of times and they didn't like all of the cutting and pasting. Boys...go figure! LOL I love to view what others are doing and your dd's smile is so cute and contagious. L)
November 20, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by JamieLee
She looks so excited!
Also stopping by to spread the word about something my daughter Kathryn is starting on her blog: Fun Time Fridays:
http://katfaith.blogspot.com/2008/11/fun-time-friday.html
November 20, 2008 - Yeah
Posted by momofsix
She did a great job. I love her picture on the front. The inside shows so much learning. I just joined the forum. I also just bought the fiar books to start with my three youngest. I love the lapbooks from the share site. The older children and I are finishing up the Cricket in Times Square.
November 21, 2008 - China
Posted by Anonymous
My son and DIL and the grandma's just returned from China to adopt a darling little girl.
Wonderful blog...I enjoyed reading it.
This is my DIL's blog:
http://ourjourneytomalia.blogspot.com/
This is mine:
http://tomandcindysjournal.blogspot.com/
I am going to forward your blog to my daughter in law so she can read it.
God's Blessings
November 22, 2008 - Lapbooks
Posted by basketflat
You do such neat work with Sprite. She looks like she really enjoys her work.
