Lapbooking is a way to communicate ideas and learning through a hands-on visual tool. I have seen many definitions of lapbooking because educators use them for a variety of reasons.
A most basic definition is that it is a group of small books or minibooks, mostly of different shapes and sizes that contain information about the topic the lapbook is on.
Lapbooking is Not Just for Young Children
And no I don’t feel lapbooking is just for young children. You can certainly make the process of creating lapbooks about the crafty part of it, but for us it has always been about enjoying the process of information gathering
. But it doesn’t stop there because it becomes a way for my sons to use it as a tool to recall what we learned.
Too, a visually appealing tool like a lapbook grabs the attention of any learner regardless of the age.
So the best way to explain how we use them in our homeschool is to show you. I hope you enjoy the video of where I share some about how we use our lapbooks.
We won’t give them up in our journey, but adjust each one to suit our needs.
I hope you find some inspiration from the video!
Hugs and love ya,
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