Getting Around to Lapbooking

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Many years ago I attended a homeschool conference where a woman was speaking about “lapbooks”. “How creative”, I thought, “I need to try this with the kids”.

Once we started school, however, I found myself too busy to add anything else to the schedule, and the lapbook idea was set aside–for a long time!

Recently, while we were learning about Australia, the kids seemed bored with me reading while they took notes, and I decided to pull out the lapbook idea again.

We browsed through this book and found a simple fold that created a lapbook with tabs and lots of space for the information the kids would be collecting.

The kids enjoyed the lapbooks and so did I.

They provide a perfect place to write notes, draw pictures, and collect images from the computer. Lapbooks help to organize information while encouraging creativity.

For the next time I have colored paper on hand, and we will attempt a more complex fold. In general, the only materials needed are paper, a stapler, and/or glue.

If you are looking for a fun addition to your homeschooling days, lapbooking might be for you!

Here are some lapbooking resources:

Let’s Try Lapbooking!
How to Begin Lapbooking
Our Lapbooks
Lapbooking on a Shoestring

Happy homeschooling!