Lapbooking

What is lapbooking?

In short, lapbooking is a term used for turning an ordinary file folder into a creative "book" filled with mini-books that a child has made to showcase what he/she has learned.  To best understand what a lapbook is, you really want to see one.  The Internet has many pictures of lapbooks ~ some fancy, some simple, some from ready-to-make learning materials, some from scratch, etc.  Your child's lapbook will be as fancy or as simple as the work your child puts into it.  Lapbooks are an awesome alternative to traditional worksheets.

Photos of Lapbooks Done by Other Families

http://www.forgivenandfree.com/homeschool/

http://www.geocities.com/mamabrown_1122/madeline.htm

http://www.geocities.com/mamabrown_1122/runawaybunny.htm

http://www.geocities.com/mamabrown_1122/anguslost.htm

http://www.waldsfe.org/Snap%20Shots/brazil_flapbooks.htm

http://www.waldsfe.org/Snap%20Shots/Weather.htm

http://www.waldsfe.org/Snap%20Shots/flightflapbook.htm

http://www.canby.com/hockmanchupp/portfolder1.html

http://www3.sympatico.ca/bkwiens/Lapbooks.html

http://www.fiarcircle.com/lapbooks/ApplePie_2004/ApplePie_2004.html

http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TimelineHelps/LapbookPage.htm

Instructions on Putting Together

the File Folder Book (to hold the mini-books)

http://www.scrapbookingtolearn.com/scrapbookfolder.html

http://www.charlottemasonhome.150m.com/lapbooks.htm

Websites for Ordering Ready-to-Make Lapbooks

and/or Lapbooking Supplies

http://www.knowledgeboxcentral.com/

http://www.tobinslab.com/

My Favorite Books on Lapbooking

Dinah Zike books at ~

http://www.dinah.com/store.php

Examples of Paper Folding Techniques to Make Mini-books,  Blank Mini Shape Books, Etc.

http://www.educationstation.ca/greatideas/FlipFlaps.php

http://www.speechtx.com/one_sheet_book.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/makingbooks/hz_graduated.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/makingbooks/cp_peekaboo.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/makingbooks/sc_liftup.htm

http://www.billybear4kids.com/TinyTitles/TinyBooks.html

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/pattern_station.shtml

http://www.makingfriends.com/f_Friends.htm

http://teacherweb.com/tx/cadwallader/cchavez/index.html

http://www.scrapbookingtolearn.com/booklets.htm

http://www.scrapbookingtolearn.com/folds.htm

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/makingbooks/slitbook.htm

.pdf files (you will need a .pdf viewer to see these files)

http://www.sdmart.org/pix/accordionbook.pdf

http://www.sdmart.org/pix/flagbook.pdf

http://www.sdmart.org/pix/flutterbook.pdf

http://www.sdmart.org/pix/popupbook.pdf

http://www.sdmart.org/pix/starbook.pdf

http://www.sdmart.org/pix/credits.pdf

http://www.makingbooks.com/hotdog.pdf

My Favorite Site for Free Foldables Templates and Lapbook Unit Studies

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks.htm

Sites for Clipart, Pictures, and Information for Mini-books

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

http://school.discovery.com/clipart/

http://www.montessorimaterials.org/index.htm

Common Supplies Needed for Lapbooking

• Colorful File Folders (some use poster board)
  

• Colorful Printer Paper
  

• Clear Packaging Tape
  

• Double-sided Sticky Tape (or the kind of sticky tabs you use for scrapbooking)
  

• Stapler
  

• Glue
  

• Colorful Markers and Pencils
  

• Printer/Copier
  

• Scissors
  

• Paper Cutter (optional, but very helpful)