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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 Lapbookspage.
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.
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This free American Revolution lapbook and hands-on unit study for multiple ages is fun to use as spine. Be sure you grab my other lapbooksfor hands-on history.
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America.
And using a history lapbook to contain all the subtopics which interests your children is a fun way to not only learn, but memorize important parts.
American Revolution Facts for Kids
Here is some information about the colonies which will help you to start your lapbook and unit study.
New England Colonies
Connecticut New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island
Middle Colonies
Delaware New Jersey New York Pennsylvania
Southern Colonies
Maryland Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia
There are many ways you can arrange the lapbook and it’s necessary to use all my minibooks.
Mix and match my lapbook with other topics that interest your children.
Minibooks for an American Revolution Unit Study
Also, look at the minibooks included in this free lapbook.
There are 6 cover pages
Battles of the American Revolution
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party and the Sugar Act
Can You Answer
Causes of the War
England’s Reason for Taxing the Colonist
Join or Die political cartoon
Map of the 13 colonies
Patriots
Road to Liberty timeline
The Stamp Act
Paul Revere
Taxation Without Representation
Who was King George and Who Were the Colonist
Too, you’ll love these ideas for a fun co-op or just to do at home.
Besides, it’s the hands-on fun which make history come alive.
American Revolution Hands-on Ideas
First, we made a trip to Goodwill and picked up teacups (mismatched is perfect), some fall foliage from Hobby Lobby. and we picked up a lot of clothes.
As you can see in the picture above, our table decorations for the Early American co-op rocked.
We had different tables or stations set up for the following activities.
Because silhouette photos were popular, we had a station for pictures. Bring a lamp, and a chair, and tape paper to the wall for your little artist to trace their sibling or friend.
Of course we had to try different flavored teas.
In addition, we had other activities.
One table we had corn husk doll making and another table the kids made bead decorating or flint corn.
Additionally, we had a guest speak from the Daughters of the American Revolution who was “George Washington’s” mom and told us stories about him.
We learned George Washington’s favorite dance, the Minuet. He was supposed to be quite the dancer.
Also, one of the activities the kids loved the most was the Minute Man race.
Our co-op bought tons of oversized clothes and just like the Minute Man, the kids had a minute to change into them.
Remember to buy the clothes oversized so the kids can leave their clothes on. (lol). Then have them race for their teams.
How to Get the American Revolution Lapbook
Finally, how to Grab the Free 33 page lapbook. It’s a subscriber freebie.
I have 27 amazing homeschool lapbook ideas for science. You’ll love all my homeschool lapbooks for hands-on fun science.
Using a lapbook is not just for real young children and especially lapbook ideas for science.
I am not sure why that thinking permeates in the homeschool world and I have often wondered why it does.
We might feel that middle school or high school is supposed to be only about serious learning.
My thinking has changed and has been molded by many homeschool experiences but one thing that has not changed is the need to add a bit of fun to our everyday subjects.
Homeschool lapbooks can be as fun or as serious a hands-on tool for any child you’re homeschooling.
Free Printable Lapbooks
Also, quite a few of the lapbooks I have listed can be printed freely.
Too, when I prepare lapbooks, I created some with minibooks filled with facts.
You have the choice to print the blank form or use the prefilled minibook.
As we’ve done lapbooks throughs the years, I’ve realized sometimes we didn’t have as much as wanted to on our lapbooks.
Other times, we stayed much longer on certain topics.
Striking a balance of having some facts for the minibooks versus none is not easy, but you want to.
This encourages research and nurtures self-education.
Too, sometimes my kids preferred a combination of lapbooking and notebooking.
Lapbook Materials
Also, lapbooks are cost effective. Your kids can create one together or create one individually.
Once you’ve printed the minibooks and place them in the lapbook, the lapbooks can last for years.
Of course, using cardstock makes all the difference in how long the minibooks lasts.
And you don’t really need an expensive printer. I’ve use a mobile printer for years. And I use acid free glue.
Lastly, new flaps about different subtopics can be added to your lapbook as your child studies the science topic again.
Finally, look at the 27 amazing lapbook ideas for science below.
Other Homeschool Lapbook Resources
Also, look at some of these other posts for more help.
So the teens gathered some supplies and printed off some of the invisible ink activities from the internet. The one they really wanted to do was the one using cornstarch.
An iodine solution is used to reveal the writing. You make a gravy using cornstarch and write with that
The emphasis too is not just on the content or material to be researched but on presentation of the lapbook. I guess that is why I say I use my lapbooks for enrichment. We do unit studies, write some each day and like you, do math.
So I am not interested in presenting to my children or anybody else for that matter a bunch of blank uninspiring mini books.
Doing a fall season or fall unit study is a great way to brace the change in the weather.
We love this time of the year! Here in Texas as least we have some leaves that change colors not to mention how wonderful spices and sweet potato pie smell!
If you’re looking for an apple lapbook and apple unit study, you’ll love the ideas here.Whether you’re looking for Johnny Appleseed ideas, fun crafts about apples or ideas about Isaac Newton and his apple, you’ll find them here.
You’ll love this free winter lapbook for kids. Add to the other lapbooks I have here and you can create your own unit studies. In addition add it to my winter unit study.
And if you have multiple ages of children, this free winter lapbook has several minibooks with various topics.
Add the lapbook to a winter unit study or do it alone as an enhancement to your studies.
I have three free Amazon rainforest lapbooks which go with our Amazon Rain Forest Unit Study And homeschool lapbooks make great tools for master learning about a unit study topic..
When the Texas wildflowers blanket the fields here we’ve never been able to stay indoors. We’re always thinking of ways to get outside.
Sharing this wildflowers unit study and lapbook along with some hands-on ideas, I hope they’ll help your kids get excited about a fun wildflowers unit study
Exploring space and astronomy free unit study for multiple ages is a fascinating study. It’s a glimpse into the sun, moon, stars, galaxy, and structure of the universe.
Whether you study a pond in winter or summer, a pond unit study makes for a great hands-on science project. You can add in so many different nature topics.
There are just as many things that grow above a pond as there are that live below in a pond.
I can smell the beach from here! Okay, maybe not where I live now, but I feel that way since I grew up with the beach a short 30 minute drive. And we never missed a chance to go to it.
We would cook crab or gumbo, spend hours on the shoreline and build a fire. Seashore watching was an activity I loved as a kid and I made sure my kids knew about it. I think you’ll love these ideas for a seashore watching unit study.
My kids have always loved ways of learning how to live off the land. This foraging and feasting nature unit study is not only a way to teach Tiny some basic survival skills, but a great way to sneak in tips about how to cook.
We made a detour on finishing up high school for a quick nature read about sea turtles. I chose Our Sea Turtles as a spine and we weren’t disappointed. Today, in sharing from egg to sea turtle nature unit study and lapbook, I’ve rounded up some awesome links and ideas for you.
Also, I created a fun lapbook for about upper elementary to middle school for your kids.
I have the rest of the minibooks to go with the free earth science lapbook, which is Earth’s Structures. Too, I have a cover which can be used as a lapbook cover or for clip art to decorate notebooking pages.
Remember, for this lapbook, I am using the free middle science book that I shared with you earlier as a quick science spine.
The Arctic is literally the end of the world. It takes its name from the Greek word for bear, arktos, because the land is under the constellation of the Great Bear.
The Arctic region is at the top of the Northern Hemisphere. The Arctic Ocean is about 5.5 million square miles of water. The Arctic is really a giant sheet of sea ice that floats on top of the Arctic Ocean.
In ancient times it was called the gold of the North. Amber has been called freezing gold, a window to the past, a time capsule, captured sunshine and a golden tear. It is all of these things.
The term carnivorous plant may conjure up in your mind a scene like this one where the unsuspecting victim in a swamp is being snatched up by a flesh-eating plant. But carnivorous plants are a very interesting group of plants that aren’t near as big as they are shown in this picture.
Coral reefs swarm with brilliant colored fish, starfish, giant clams and sea slugs. They are not only beautiful to look at; but they are home to thousands of other species. Coral reefs can be large or small and are some of the oldest ecosystems on the planet.
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the “Duck Hawk” in North America, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
In many ways amphibians are unique with changes that are either rare or nonexistent elsewhere in the animal kingdom. Compared with other vertebrates, amphibians tend to be overlooked.
Your kids will love this honey bees unit study and lapbook.
Whether you want to learn about how honey bees are fascinating master pollinators, learn about the interesting social activities in the hive, learn about beeswax, or know what is honey, these honey bee activities and resources will be helpful
Nature study in the winter can be fun and it doesn’t have to be complicated. We decided to add to our Arctic and Inuit Unit Study by doing an Arctic ground squirrel lapbook.
The oceans cover more than two-thirds of the earth’s surface. Though the waters on the earth are really one world ocean, they are referred to by many names: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern.
