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Hi Tina, I can’t find where I can download your new Ancient Greece Lapbook or the Go Fish game that goes with that. I’ve looked under “Subscriber Freebies”, “Lapbooks” and the page that you explain the new mini-books. Thanks for the freebies. Can you help me?
Wendy
Hi Wendy,
Yes, they are subscriber freebies. I have a loyalty to those that follow me and hold back certain freebies for them.
I would love to have you follow and ‘test me out’. To get the freebies, you need to sign up on the left side bar, click the email in your inbox and then you’ll get an email with the link to the hidden area.
I am public school teacher and keep running across ‘Lapbooking’. Tonight, I’ve sat down and planned out one to do with my 5th graders. As I search the internet, it seems that I am finding it to be a home school tool. I’m worried that I may be biting off more than I can chew. Any thoughts?
Hi Kim,
Well welcome here. So glad to have you here.
Well, I don’t believe in tools for public school vs homeschooling, I just believe in the best tools for teaching the job.
Too, it’s called lapbooks in homeschooling, but it’s called foldables in the public school world.
I do find that there are more premade lapbooks by homeschoolers, which I feel makes it easier on the teacher for sure. Win=win for you!
Though it may seem like you are getting in over your head, the beauty of this type of learning is that MUCH of it sticks!!
Much work on the front equals less review later.
Too,most lapbooks have about 10 to 13 minibooks. So don’t do the extra flaps on your lapbook until your students get use to them. Those extra flaps hold additional minibooks and makes for a more time consuming project.
Keep it manageable AND by storing the lapbooks in individual bags as you go along, you can save until the end to glue.
I would cut them as you go along and this also keeps your kids from having an all day coloring or cutting day for those that don’t like that. Cutting and coloring ,writing one or two a day keeps it fun.
In other words, spread the work out over several days and your students will fall in love with this way of learning that has high retention rates.
Holler back if you need more tips!!!
If you look up Interactive Journals (especially for math), you may find some materials to spark your imagination. I taught school before staying home with kids. I found the history stuff and some story studies up through middle school to work well with this, but our math journal was a failure of epic proportion. It just took too much time by the time the student was doing algebra/geometry/etc. I’m not sure what you teach, but you can get your feet wet with something called a Bloom Ball. It’s got 12 sides, but I have minimized in some years to just be a cube if time is limited. Students will surprise you at how creative they are. Give points for putting it together correctly!
These are great tips April and especially for older kids. Thanks for sharing them here!