How to Make a Lapbook
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This page is on how to make a lapbook. Lapbooking has became popular over the last several years. Lapbooking started off as a homeschool thing and has now spread to the classroom as more classroom teachers discover the fun and education value of a lapbook. Lapbooks are easy to make, do not cost a lot of money (especially if you use free printables or Dinah Zike's methods) and they provide a lot of learning and retention for children. Lapbooks can be used from toddler age all the way through high school. This page will help you learn how to make a lapbook. Younger children will need quite a bit of help with lapbooking, but older children may be able to do them on their own.
Contents at a Glance
Lapbook Mini Books Templates
- Lapbooking Templates
- Lapbooking templates from Homeschool Share.
- LapBook Templates
- Lapbooking templates from Homeschool Helper.
- Template Pack for Lapbooks
- Template Pack for Lapbooks - Whether you are just beginning to lapbook or you are a veteran lapbooker, The Template Pack from In the Hands of a Child
- 60 Easy-To-Assemble Write -It-In Lapbook Templates
- 60 Easy-To-Assemble Write -It-In Lapbook Templates - - A Journey Through Learning
- Lapbook & Notebooking MEGA PACK Starter Kit
- Lapbook & Notebooking MEGA PACK Starter Kit - Knowledge Box Central
Books on Lapbooking
Great Video on How to Make a Lapbook!
I found this video on how to make a lapbook on YouTube. It really explains well how a lapbook is made.
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Instructions on How to Make a Lapbook
Making a lapbook is pretty easy. The main part of the lapbook is usually made out of a file folder. You can use either a plain manila file folder or you can use a colored or patterned one. Fold the file folder so that the sides fold inward toward the middle of the file folder (this is called a shutter folder) like in the picture. This is the base of the lapbook, what you will be putting all of the mini books on in the inside. - 1Next as you study whatever subject you are doing the lapbook on, make minibooks to go along with it. The minibooks could be printed ones that you get from a lapbooking site or a teacher's resource site, minibooks from teacher resource guides that you have copied, puzzles and games that you have folded into a minibook (folded in half and then in half again like a card) or minibooks you have made from scratch using method's that are like in Dinah Zike's books.
- 2Store all of the minibooks in a large baggie (2 gallon if you can find them) along with your lapbook folder until you have all the minibooks you desire. Do not glue them on until they are all done!
- 3When you are done with the minibooks, lay them out on the inside of the shutter fold of the filefolder. Move them around until you get them in the location that you feel looks good and that they fit. You can add a simple extension (if you need it) to your lapbook by taping (clear packing tape works best) a sheet of card stock along the top of the file folder like a flap. Basically, you lay the card stock in the middle of the inside of the file folder (so that the flaps still close around it) and run the tap across the top of both the card stock and the file folder. This should form a flap that you can lift up. Then you have room to put minibooks on the card stock, under the card stock (both on the card stock and the file folder) and on the inside of both sides of the file folder.
- 4After the minibooks are all arranged, then glue them in place. I prefer a dry glue like a scrapbooking tape, but you can use other glues, you just may get some buckling.
- 5Decorate the front! You can use stickers, die cuts, coloring pages (cut in half up the opening), or draw on the front.
- 6For more information on how to make a lapbook, you can check out this page: How to Make a Lapbook
Minibook Examples and Uses
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5 Basic Folds by Dinah Zike
This is the lady that got it all started! While she did not "invent" the lapbook, it was her minibooks that became the basis of the lapbook.
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Dinah Zike Books for Making a Lapbook
These books have lots of helpful tips and ideas if you want to know how to make a lapbook.
How to Make a Lapbook- Double Flap Book
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How to Make a Lapbook- Wheelie Book
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How to Make a Lapbook- Caterpiller Book
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More Resources on How to Make a Lapbook
- Lapbooking Through the Year
- Lapbooking through the year provides resources for lapbooking all year long.
- Lapbook Resources
- Lapbook resources is a place for me to sort all the sites that I love to use in lapbooking. Lapbook Resources has tons of resources for you to use in your lapbook.
- Lapbooking Supplies
- To lapbook, the very basics are file folders, paper, scissors and glue, but to make really impressive lapbooks, you may want to consider adding to your tools. Here are some ideas!
- Lapbooks at Homeschool Share
- Lots of lapbooking resources, mostly for younger children.
- Homeschooling LapBooks
- Homeschool Helper's - Homeschooling Lapbooks
Please leave a comment.
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agalova
Sep 5, 2011 @ 10:05 pm | delete
- I'm sure my five year old daughter will love making her first lapbook. Thanks for showing me how!
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iijuan12
Aug 16, 2011 @ 10:03 pm | delete
- Great lens! Blessed.
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Frischy
Aug 15, 2011 @ 6:18 pm | delete
- I did not know what a lapbook was, so this was educational for me. Looks like fun to put these together.
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My name is Lynn (aka Lynn W, eclecticeducation, and lynnhsmomof2) and I am a Christian mother who homeschools her two boys. I am also a Work at Home Mom (WAHM) who does freelance writing (at Squidoo, eHow and Bukisa), affiliate marketing and designs products at Zazzle. When I'm not busy with my family, homeschooling or working online, I love to read, especially fantasy and sci-fi, watch tv and movies, and scrapbook. Some of my favorite movies are Star Wars, Narnia, Lord of the Rings and Spiderman. Some of the television shows that I watch are Heroes, NCIS, Psych, Monk and Royal Pains.
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