Lapbooks

Lapbooks, I think they are the newest craze in home education. Well at least they are at my house. I learned about lapbooking on YouTube almost a year ago. Since then I've been hooked. The videos show you how to put the folders together to make booklets. You make a lapbook on any subject you can possibly think of. They can be as big or as small as you wish. So far my children have created lapbooks about ancient Egypt, flamingos, space, the Beatles, family, Spider man and giraffes. Right now I'm brainstorming about lapbooks based on different countries. I haven't quite figured exactly how we're going to make them yet, but I'm working on it. There are so many websites now that have printable templates for lapbooks. You can choose one of their subjects and print out their pictures and dittos and have your child fill them in. Or you can make everything yourself. We've done both, and both ways look great. However, when you create everything yourself, you do have more freedom as far as content. So just go for it. Make a lapbook about surfing or hurricanes, Africa or roses, acting or sewing. Your imagination is the limit. Or should I say, your child's imagination. Here is a great website http://www.lapbooklessons.com/.