Mrs Twain Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Does anyone know of good places to find kits for lapbooks--either free ones to print out or companies that sell them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 http://www.homeschoolshare.com has quite a few free ones to print. http://www.handsofachild.com has ones you can buy as a printed kit or as a download you can then print yourself. I've used ones from both of those listed above and they were pretty good. I know there are others out there, but can't think of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 What subjects are you thinking? I have had pretty good luck with the prices and selection from Currclick. Every so often I get a free one and I just save it to a jump drive for when I need it. We do lapbooks for science as well. I use Apologia as a spine....(I really wish someone would come out with something like Apologia, but secular)...then I print off the older journal pages. I orginally bought the Notebooking Journals to go along with them, but I didn't need everything precolored. Plus, I needed more copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 Thank you for the suggestions! I am using lap books mostly as fun activities for my kids and to practice cutting and craft skills. My kids enjoy animal lap books the most. I also use them sometimes to supplement history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Have you seen this sale? https://www.currclick.com/cclick_springevent.php?manufacturers_id=124&filters=& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Knowledgebox Central is another place to purchase kits. http://knowledgeboxcentral.com/lapbooks.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 Have you seen this sale? https://www.currclick.com/cclick_springevent.php?manufacturers_id=124&filters=& Wow-- this really is a great sale. I am looking at getting a few of them, especially the history and nature combos. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Ignorant question: What is a "lapbook?" :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyofPA Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 You could check out Homeschool In The Woods. They have lapbook kits that you can buy, mainly for history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Ignorant question: What is a "lapbook?" :confused: That is not an ignorant question! A lapbook is a project made out of a file folder. You open up the folder, and then fold the two outside edges toward the center line in order to make a sort of book that opens up. You can tape on extra cardstock pages for more display space. It is just a crafty way for kids to display information and things they have made about a certain subject. There are many variations on how to make them, and if you google it you are sure to find lots of examples. I find them useful not only for my crafty kids to have something fun to color, cut, and paste while we are learning a subject, but it also teaches them a lot about how to present and organize their ideas into a logical display. When we show them to friends and family, the kids practice public speaking and reinforce their learning as they tell about their lapbooks. My kids love doing these and are always very proud of the finished product. Another feature that I love about lapbooks is that the whole project folds up as a flat folder-sized packet which the kids can easily store in a desk drawer to keep as long as they like (rather than a large craft creation that I have to figure out where to store or how to stealthily recycle). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmhearn Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Here's another company with nice lapbook kits that are similar to Hands of a child... http://www.liveandlearnpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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