Make Your Own Notebook Pages

Notebook pages and lapbook templates can be made in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, or any other desktop publishing program. I have even created some using Microsoft Paint.

My "tool of choice" for creating printables for our homeschool is PagesPlus. You can download a free version of this online. It doesn't have quite as many features as the for sale version, but it has everything you will need. It even has a tutorial that shows you all the neat things it can do.

You can find many free sources of pubic domain and educational use clipart on the internet. Just remember to read the terms of use to be sure you are not violating any copyrights.

Edu Pics
Educational pictures for primary schools

Pics For Learning
Copyright friendly images for education

Clipart ECT
Free clipart for teachers and students

Dover Sampler
Sign up for the Dover Sampler get a weekly email with links to free Dover coloring pages. These images can be added to your notebook pages.

Ivy's Coloring Page Search
Coloring book search engine. Use this to find images to add to your pages.

You may also want to add a few crossword puzzles, word finds, or mazes to your notebook pages. Discovery School has a free puzzlemaker which is great for this sort of thing.

If you want to add titles to your pages, you may want to try out a few new fonts. Fonts For Kids has some really fun fonts that you can download for free. You could probably find more sites like this if you did a search. Once again, be sure to check the terms of use as some fonts are under copyright.