This amazing Daniel Boone Explorer lapbook is such a fun lapbook. It can go with a study of colonial period, American Revolution or French and Indian War. I have many more lapbooks on my Homeschool Lapbooks page.
Daniel Boone is one of the most famous figures in American history, a legendary frontiersman, hunter and explorer credited with opening up the area now known as Kentucky to settlers.
And I especially love this excerpt from a 1910 article by Genealogy Bank.
“He found more profit in the woods than in tilling the soil, and for months at a time he was away hunting beaver, otter, bear, deer, wolves and wildcats.
Garbed in hunting shirt of deerskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, and with powder horn, bullet pouch, scalping knife and tomahawk, the world afforded him plenty.
The bare ground or the bushes furnished him a bed, and the sky was his canopy. His skill with a gun or in throwing a tomahawk was marvelous. Of Indian fighting he had enough to satisfy.”
5 Benefits of History Lapbooks
But first, there are many benefits to using history lapbooks.
- If a child learns visually, a lapbook helps to cement important events in time.
- Hands-on learners grasp history points when they interact with mine timelines or maps placed in the lapbook
- Because minibooks can be placed in any order in the lapbooks, they can be placed in sequential order if you want your child to understand events
- Not all children do well with trying to memorize facts. So, by opening, closing, and folding the minibooks constantly, kids have an interactive way to relate to the historical facts.
- Lastly, lapbooks can be as large or as small as your child wants. If the topic has several events or persons, create more flaps. If you want to focus on a narrow topic then your lapbook adjusts to just the right amount of information for your learner.
However, add some more facts about Daniel Boone’s life to your study or lapbook.
Look below for more facts because he was the ultimate explorer.
Daniel Boone Explorer
First, Daniel Boone, a famous hunter from North Carolina, opened up a road through the forest, from the mountains of Eastern Tennessee to the Kentucky River.
It was called the “Wilderness Road,” and over it thousands of emigrants went into Kentucky to settle. Boone, with others, built the fort at Boonesboro, Kentucky, and went there to live
In his long, adventurous life, Boone was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, a captive of the Shawnees, who later adopted him into their tribe.
Also, he was a successful politician.
It was said that when he died in 1820 that all of America mourned.
Additionally, look at my post here 30 Fun Resources for Learning About Daniel Boone.
Look at Daniel Boone: Frontiersman (Heroes of History).
More Hands-on History Lapbooks
Also, you’ll love these other history homeschool lapbooks.
- Medieval Japan Lapbook for Kids and Fun Hands-on Ideas
- Amazing and Free American Revolution Lapbook for Multiple Ages
- Fun Pharaohs and Queens Ancient Egypt Lapbook and Activities
- Free Native American Plains Indians Fun Lapbook for Kids (& resources)
- 18 Colorful and Free Lapbooks for History Unit Studies
- Free Awesome Ancient Greece Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Activities
Lastly, look below at how to grab this free lapbook.
How to Get the Free Daniel Boone Explorer Lapbook 15 page download
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