Apr. 9, 2009 - Bible Curriculum Wrap-Up Lapbook
Well, as I mentioned earlier, we finished up our Bible curriculum, and as a review and wrap-up, we did this lapbook. It took a long time, as all of our lapbooks have, lol, as simple as I try to keep them. The children love doing them, but they can only take so much per day of cutting the same shape over and over and tracing and writing and such. So, we did it a little at a time over about three or four weeks or so, and it was probably better that way, really. I am the kind that would rather just work on a project obsessively until it is DONE, but children don't function best that way. I'm learning. 
We made this lapbook with two file folders, which I folded each separately, the traditional lapbook way, and then laid them side by side and glued the right flap of one to the left flap of the other. That sounded a little confusing, but it wasn't. Just hard to put into words. Hopefully you will be able to see in the pictures.
Here is the front, followed by the picture of the back. After we had finished all the contents, we looked through a bunch of magazines for pictures that would represent unreached people groups, or anything about the Bible, or sign language. It was fun! Then we cut and glued in collage fashion, and, of course, I later covered it all with contact paper. 
When you open it up, you see our little "table of contents":
-Bible verses
-Bible-less people
-Sign language
Hopefully here you can see how the folders were put together, right? I later stapled them too, to make it stronger.
We made one "library pocket" for each letter, using a free template from here, but I looked the other day and didn't see this one there any more.... but Im sure it must still be available for free somewhere. The cards we used were also from a free template from the same place.
Here is a closer-up of the cards from the inside. Each pocket had three cards, one for the Bible verse, one for the sign language, and one for the Bible-less people group - with a sketch of the country they live in. On the flip side of the people group cards is written the name of the country .
Comments
Apr. 14, 2009 - Nice lapbook
Posted by Autumn
I can see why it took some time that is a very nice lapbook. Where did you get your sign language templates? Those are really nice.
Very nice lapbook that gives me a idea for just Bible Study...Thank you for sharing this...how inspiring.
Sheila
Apr. 15, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by tsukayama
LOL, I cant remember where I got it. I just googled something like: sign language fingerspelling free printable chart - and I came up with it eventually. I just tried looking again, and I didnt find the exact one again, but i found a similar printable one, if you are interested: http://www.terpnetwork.com/docs/abc_hands.pdf
Apr. 16, 2009 - Sign Flashcards
Posted by Autumn
I believe you may have used the ones from here in case anyone else may be looking for these too.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/asl/flashcards/minis.html
Or they have some at:
http://abcteach.com/directory/basics/sign_language/flashcards/
Both are really good.
Sheila
May. 19, 2009 - Looks good!
Posted by AthaSchool1
Great project! Hope you are feeling well!
