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Jodi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:23:38 +0000

Do you twitter? Follow me and join the groups homeschool and lapbook and unitstudy

P.S. This is my new twitter account.

Pirate Lapbook

Jodi — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:00:41 +0000

Our Facebook group now has photos! Come join and view the neat Pirate Lapbooks done by Amanda & her kids (grade 2 & grade 5).
Homeschooling With Lapbooks and scroll to photos

Penguin Lapbook

Jodi — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:28:16 +0000

Penguin Lapbook by Angela Frampton. This penguin lapbook has mini-folds that can be used with just about any book or internet source. It is versatile in the manner presented and information that can be put into any of the mini-folds.

Nativity Lapbook

Jodi — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:25:23 +0000

Nativity Lapbook by Angela Frampton is a Christmas lapbook focusing on the nativity story. Color version.

Kingdom Kidz Adventures by Angela Frampton. Providing basic but awesome lapbook printables, notebooking pages, and an occasional game.

Die-Cuts

Jodi — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:52:19 +0000

Have any of you bought die cuts? They make great additions to your game making arsenal. They are relatively inexpensive but when your stuck buying a pack of 30 of the same items, it might be wasteful if you run out of ideas to use the shapes.

In my local library, they have an AccuCut machine and some dies to use with it. It is FREE to use – you just bring in your own paper. You may also be able to use foam sheets, magnet paper, wallpaper scraps, etc. My library has the shape of Michigan (including the Upper Peninsula, which many times prepackaged shapes do not include), music notes, big letters, some animals, vehicles, paper dolls and more. When was the last time you visited your library? Make sure you look – and if you don’t see one, ask!

My nearest scrapbooking store also has an AccuCut which customers can use for Free – mainly for use by scrapbookers, but if you have things to scrap, or need to buy a sheet of scrapbook paper, that’s always helpful. (Plus, they have a clearance table.)

I purchased a Sizzix machine in the Fall of 2006, on sale, and I found some dies at a resale shop (very inexpensive – what a find!). We have been having fun seeing all the neat things we can do with it. One of the projects my dd did was to make her best friend’s birthday card & decorations for the wrapping paper. Another scrapbook store has a Sizzix machine & some dies people can use while they are at a crop. This particular store seems to have lots of crops (they also have an AccuCut + dies) due to the amount of tables – pretty much have of this store is the crop area.

For game making, these die cut machines are neat because you can use whatever colored paper you have on hand (not limited to the colors on prepackaged shapes), make as many as you want/need per game.
More about AccuCut: AccuCut machines can cut anything scissors can cut–faster and easier.
Make an Accordian Fold Apple Book (see number 5)
Slow As A Turtle Poster – Create a quick and fun poster to introduce similes
A Paper-Cut Collage Lesson Plan – inspired by the works of Henri Matisse
How to Use Curriculum-Based Die-Cut Projects to Stimulate Learning

China Lapbook

Jodi — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:10:15 +0000

China Lapbook – I really like that their lapbook has laminated cards of Traditional Costumes which are separated showing layers such as hair (use as discussions for hair styles or why hair was worn a certain way), clothing (use as discussions of ceremonial dress or traditional dress – make more and use for play!), etc. The panda bamboo book is a creative idea for recycling some of those popsicle sticks we have stuffed in a kitchen drawer.

For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on a Shoestring.

Email me through the page if you have lapbook pictures or info to share.

Lapbooking

Jodi — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:25:13 +0000

Here are some neat lapbooking links that have been sent to me. I’ll add these to the website at my next update.

Homeschool Share has over 100 free templates ranging from folds to graphic organizers and story summaries. They also have Free Lapbooks which are added to frequently. Many of those are literature lapbooks and FIAR.

Tristan’s blog at Our Busy Homeschool is all about the lapbooks they have done, their first being Robin Hood.

Amazon.com Widgets

For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on a Shoestring. Email me through the page if you have lapbook pictures or info to share.

Reluctant Older Writers

Jodi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:23:02 +0000

Reluctant Older Writers might find that lapbooking is up their alley. There are lots of ideas they could do for making a book or lapbook on any subject. For art, create any type of mini-book to attach into the lapbook. Say they’re writing an essay or something like acid rain…design the lapbook layout, makes minibooks to go in it, maybe the shape of a raindrop and write in that area about the damaging effects, in another area create an acetate overlay of something else. See if your library (or inter-library loan) has a Dinah Zike book. While the subjects may be elementary, your child can use their creativity to expand them to what they’re doing. As long as they are making it themself, it won’t be cutesy or fluffy.

For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on a Shoestring. Email me through the page if you have lapbook pictures or info to share.

Lapbook Templates

Jodi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:06:51 +0000

Need a template for your lapbook or other project? This website has a lot of templates. Scroll down for the mini-book templates to add to your lapbooks.

For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on a Shoestring.

Email me through the page if you have lapbook pictures or info to share.

Gardening Journal

Jodi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:04:48 +0000

Here is a neat item I received in my email box back in Nov 2003 – Garden & Science Journals. Check it out, it’s from Kidsgardening. It features a simple, yet classy, bookmaking project by guest author Susan Bonthron.

For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on a Shoestring. Email me through the page if you have lapbook pictures or info to share.