Can do Lapbooking as or with :
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a lapbook sampler binder, with each page having a different type of fold or booklet and suggestions for how each can be used. Helps the child visualise what’s expected.
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lapbooking with notebooking
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lapbook in a notebook, or is that a notebook in a lapbook?
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lapbooking more like scrapbooking
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using fancy scissors and a few more gadgets to cut shapes and titles
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crosswords, word scrambles, word search (free from www.teach-nology.com)
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comparisons and contrasts work well in lapbooks
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mix it in with worksheets
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use PowerPoint (ppt) – example to cut and assemble
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Using Powerpoint, check out: http://www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ispring_free.html (6.4Mb) – ppt to Flash converter – use online
ppt templates – http://www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ppt_templates.html - romantic and winter templates for powerpoint -
using for Geography/History
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a specific mini book or two each day
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make a lapbook ‘book review’ once a month for a book they’ve read
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timelines – using fold-out pages or accordion folds
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as part of a large homeschooling co-op. class … very successfully.
Check out www.google.com “images” tab for: lapbook, lapbooks, OR lapbooking – though be careful even with moderate filter. Check out searches first before letting the children look (have had a few ‘surprises’).
