How to Make a Three Fourths Book

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Paper and Scissors are All You Need

A three fourths minibook is a simple fold for your lapbook that offers plenty of space inside for writing text or drawing pictures.

Directions for a Three Fourths Minibook 

Start with any square or rectangle of paper. This book works fine with copy paper or cardstock. Your closed book will be one fourth the size of your original piece of paper.



Fold your paper into fourths.



Cut out one fourth and discard it. Fold the book as you desire! It's that simple.



Here's the folded/closed book.



The first flap opened.



The book totally open.



minibooks envelope booksYou can use the three fourths book as a base for other minibooks. Here I've placed the four corner minibooks inside a three fourths book.

Three Fourths Book Samples 

minibooks 3 fourths and four sixthsFrom these pictures you can see both the 3/4ths book as well as some variations of it. Notice the cross shaped book -- fold a paper into ninths and cut away all four corner segments.

American Revolution lapbook taxes outside by jimmiehomeschoolmom

American Revolution lapbook taxes inside by jimmiehomeschoolmom

taxes minibook by jimmiehomeschoolmom

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Directions for a Two Thirds Book 

a variation of the three fourths book

This type of minibook will work with lots of different fraction divisions. Here's another example.

Fold a piece of paper into thirds and then into half. Cut away two sixths (one third) of the paper.


Here's how this book opens up.










Bookmaking Reference 

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Three Fourths Variations

try different sizes and shapes of paper

fold into various fractions

cut out different parts and fold in different directions

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Three Fourths Minibook Guestbook 

If you encountered a problem in creating the three fourths book, please let me know so that I can clarify that point for others. And if you have any tips or pointers, feel free to add those as well.

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