Try Out Lapbooking
As I have been researching homeschooling curriculum ideas, I have stumbled upon lapbooking. Have you ever tried it? It has the potential to be a combination of thematic learning and portfolio assessment at its best. This is something that I am very excited about and interested in trying. If you have never tried it before, I encourage you to look into it and try at least one to see if it is a good match for you and your children.
There are many lapbooking options available to you. You can purchase a commercial lapbook plan book from Five in a Row (FIAR). This curriculum is structured so that you “row” a book, complete five days of lessons based on a particular book that touch on each of the curriculum areas. There are a few groups of homeschoolers who get together and share FIAR resources, too.
You can purchase curriculum from In the Hands of a Child. This is similar to FIAR. There is a guide with printables for your mini books. Essentially you purchase an ebook to print from.
Of course there are also many free resources online. Try the website Lapbooking for many ideas and lists of resources. You can plan your own lapbooking lessons using the lesson guide at Vintage Garden Graces. You can also watch some videos about lapbooking on YouTube.
I hope you try something new this school year by making a lapbook or two! I know that I am going to try it out.
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So, now you’re geared up for the next term of school!
Have fun making lapbooking fit for you and your family,
Blessings from DownUnder (NZ)
The most beautiful lapbooking materials I have ever purchased are from Homeschool in the Woods: http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/
Amy Pak is a talented artist, and the artistry and creativity in these lapbook units are gorgeous. She also includes really informative text pages along with project directions and beautiful lapbooking projects. I am using them this year only because I didn’t realize how many free resources were out there! I am also using In the Hands of a Child. We are lapbook maniacs! LOL.
PS Another good resource for notebooking pages is http://www.notebookingpages.com/ She has a lot of free printables on her site, too! I use a lot of her stuff and have for several years. I used her bird notebook last year while we read through The Burgess Bird Book for Children. I only had to supplement a few of my own pages.