|
We built a basic introduction to the Solar System lapbook, last year for first grade. This was our first lapbook and sold me on the concept! When this was finished, my boys could tell you all of the planets, in order, which ones were mostly rock, which ones were mostly gas, what lies between the two sets of four, and that Pluto may or may not be a planet, but if it is then there are five outer planets. They know that the sun is simply the closest star and that is is a ball of burning gas, as all stars are. They learned about the Apollo moon trips and the date and Name of the first moon landing and Neil Armstrong's name. I was so amazed a their retention (Even now they remember it all) that it totally sold me on this "Hands On" form of teaching science and social studies. Anyway just thought I would share with you. Here is the link to the Flickr pictures... P.S. We DO plan to study the planets and such, in more depth, this year.... not sure when or with what,,,,, P.S.S. Most of everything we used for the Solar System Lapbook was from Google image searches.... |
Solar System LapBook
Ocean Habitat Science Unit FUN!
| We have begun our "Habitats" studies for
science. Right now, we are delving into "Oceans".
Why Oceans? Mostly because
http://www.learningpage.com has sooooooooo much free things on their
site, that it just lent itself to being the Jumping-off place in the
studies. We will have to figure out something else for the other basic
biomes (Habitats) such as Forrest, Deserts and so on. If you know of a
great site with these items covered, please leave a note! Z-man is cutting out a jellyfish (From:
LearningPage.com) All the kids intently cutting out the sea animals to put with their Mural
of the ocean. (From: LearningPage.com) These are the animals they colored and then cut out. (From:
LearningPage.com) This is a stack of "Fact Files" about the animals in the ocean. (From:
LearningPage.com) What are we doing? LearningPage.com's Ocean Unit has a mural of 15 or more sheets. You put them together on the will and you have a great background for your wall! We decided to color the pictures in crayon. But we left the sky and ocean
water (Backgrounds) white. Then, we grabbed some watercolors and slathered
the pictures with blue watercolor paint. This emphasized to the kids that
everything in the ocean is covered in water and that the water appears to
change the color of things underwater. This began a discussion of light
refraction, but we were done before we got too far and they are only 7
so.... (From: LearningPage.com)
S-Baby being ever so delicate with her painting.
Me again, being handed another masterpiece and putting them down to dry.
(From: LearningPage.com)
A nice over-head shot from Dad. (From:
LearningPage.com)
And this is the papers drying out on the tables. It really only took
about 20 minutes for the to dry, and then we were able to hang them on the
wall! (From: LearningPage.com)
Everyone gets in on the act, and this has really helped up to be closer,
since all three children get to participate. (From:
LearningPage.com)
I ran over to ABCTEACH.com to grab some word-wall words. I printed these
out in color and taped them to the top and bottom of the mural to make a
type of boarder. Looks like it worked realtively well, eh? (From:
ABCTEACH.com)
I also grabbed some Surfing Bookmarks from
ABCteach as well. These are just
great, because the twins and the baby are reading so much now, that they
need the bookmarks. Having them match the them of this unit study is just
perfect! (From: ABCTEACH.com) I got
the library card holder from a teacher supply store, not online. The ocean
stickers I got from a dollar store, not online. Ok, more later....... |
LapBook HOW TO Photos
I have been asked by several people to show them photos of how to make lapbooks. The folders themselves. They are like me, they need a visual. I am VERY visual, so I understand. Here is my attempt to help spread the knowledge of lapbooking....
To be clear: Lapbooking is simply "Scrapbooking what you learn".
Now "HOW" you go about doing that is just as varied as scrapbooking and is only limited by your imagination!
Here is how "WE" do it . . . .
First, buy some file folders.
I got a pack of 100 at Walmart for about $5.
And having 100, means you have enough to cannibalize for extensions. (More on that, later...)
Here is what my box looks like:
Some people buy colored folders, or printed folders, to add tot he drama of whatever their lapbook theme is about. Your imagination is your only limit!
Now, open the box and grab one of those file folders.
Note that it has two sides and a fold down the center of it:
Lay the folder flat on a table. like so....
Now hold one side of file folder with left hand, and one side with right hand. FOLD the two sides in towards the middle so that they MEET at the ORIGINAL middle FOLD CREASE.
Like so... (I had to hold the camera with one hand, sorry.....)
Then UNfold the folder.
It should look like this.....
Then you can paint it, glue things to it, staple things to it, fold it in other creative ways, add an extension on to it and more!
An extension, simply means either another folder stapled or glued to the original (Side to side) or perhaps it could also mean to cut one file folder in half and tape or staple that flat part to the top or bottom of the original lapbook to create a FLAP.
This next photo shows a flap (Extension) opened.
It is attached at the top and folds down allowing for more surface area to which you can add more stuff....
Here is one that we just recently worked on, to give you an idea of what a basic lapbook can look like . . .
You should see three "Creation" lapbooks.
We got the items to make the lapbook, mostly from a paid for "Set" that we got from the HomeschoolEStore.com . You can find the direct item, by clicking HERE.
We also use things we find on Google or other free sites.
Remember to try GOOGLE Images for images.
We also make some of our own stuff, by using templates....
Here are some links to get you started:
Pre-made sets that you can buy:
School Express (Buy Kits)
HomeschoolEStore.com (Buy Kits)
Free Stuff:
* FREE Lapbooking Kits!
* FREE Lapbooking resources
* FREE How to make mini-books (Those cute display books found in lapbooks)
* FREE Scrapbooking / Lapbooking images (Great for backgrounds and minibooks!)
* FREE Paper Toys (3-D Buildings and such for pop ups books)
* A GREAT "HOW TO" Webpage!
* Another great "How-To" web page!
* A You-Tube Video of how one family lapbooks
* Mini-Offices (Lapbooks with a collection of a students cheat sheets for reference)
Here is a photo of it.....
Have F-U-N!
Human Body LapBook!
| HUMAN BODY LAPBOOK! Ok, it has been forever, but I think We are nearly done! You can get the lapbook HERE. You can get the Evan-Moor stuff, HERE. |
This is how much we have done so far.....
Now, once the kids were through playing with there floppy people and skeletons (The "Outside" and "Inside" of their little people bodies)... we were able to finally glue them inside.... |
Hooked on Phonics?
Hooked on Phonics
Well, the EXPENSIVE set that I bought off eBay a number of years ago, never
worked for the twins. I nearly sold it, then realized that I had not tried it on
the baby, so I held on to it, till she was old enough.
Suddenly, she's old enough!
Hahahahaha!
She wanted to "Do School, too" so I tried it on her and she has EXCELLED!
Apparently it works for her! YEA! She has the full Hooked on Phonics program and
is working through level one, right now. She also has the progress CD of games
that came with it. She loves it! (Thank God!)
A few weeks ago, we were crawling through Boarders Books store when I found a
Hooked on Phonics workbook. She was DE-LIGHT-ED! In the back of the FIVE subject
book, are corresponding FIVE "Progress Posters and FIVE sheets of Star
Stickers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We found Pre-k, which was for fun and
Kindergarten which is for "Real Work". Although she is only four, we consider
her a kindergartener because she can read and write and she can perform the
basic mathematic algorithm of "Five Plus two is Seven".
So, with two books, that makes TEN progress posters!
Here is she in front of her posters in the ONLY spare wall space of our tiny
apartment: The Hall wall . . . .
I have some photos of the actual books that the posters came from. Let me charge my camera's batteries and i will get those up for you real quick...