We started our next lapbook today.  I chose and easier one with more pockets and moveable stuff.  We are studying birds.  We did a history one so I thought a science one would be a good change of pace.  We live kinda in the country and have lots of birds around.  I let the boys look through some books and find some feeders and houses they'd like to make. 

Here's some of the books we've checked out to use:  Feeding our Feathered Friends, The Life Cycle of a Bird,  and What is a Bird?.  We've also checked out some books on John James Audubon:  The Boy Who Drew Birds and Audubon, Painter of Birds in the Wild Frontier.  I purchased the Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 4.  Just got it in today and was looking through it.  It definitely looks like something my boys will LOVE!  I may need to order some more.  (Anyone have any they're looking to get rid of?) 

Oh yeah, and I downloaded this cool Homeschooler's Guide to Project FeederWatch!  (www.feederwatch.org) as well as the Hands of a Child Bird project pack.  I'm on for this one!

I didn't think we'd ever finish them.  It took us twice as long as I thought.  I did kind of pick a rather indepth study for our first one.  I hope I didn't scare the boys off!  They did grumble through them, but I did notice they were very excited to show them to dad whenever they added new booklets.  Here's some pictures of their finished projects.

DS #2's cover

DS #2's lapbook

DS #1's cover

DS #1's lapbook

We have been a bit slow in finishing our Roman lapbook.  Any suggestions?  Do most people fill out the booklets as you go or do you read about it and do a bunch at one time?  I'm really hoping that by the end of next week we can be finished. 

I'd really love to hear from some others who have done lapbooks.  I think they sound wonderful and would like to do more, if we get through this one!

We are doing our first lapbook.  I've heard such wonderful things about them that I thought we'd give it a try.  It's on Rome.  We're using the Ancient Rome Lapbook from www.knowledgeboxcentral.com .  So far the boys seem to like it.  We've been reading out of Who Were the Romans and The Roman News as well as Story of the World.  We also have the DVD "Drive Thru History Rome if You Want to." 

We should be done in the next week.  I'll post pics when we finish.  We have a 3 day art class this week by Barry Stebbing, the author of the art curriculum "How Great Thou Art."   So our week will be short on the other subjects.  So glad I finally figured out how to relax!  My first year or two this would have sent me into a tizzy!