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Showing posts with label lapbooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lapbooking. Show all posts
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Survey: Lapbooking~
Do you lapbook? Is it a method you like to use? Here's a survey hosted by Scrap and Lapbooks.
Thanks for participating! ;-))
Thanks for participating! ;-))
Thursday, June 24, 2010
DNG Sunny Seashells
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
Ages: k-5th grades
$7.95 Get It HERE!
The waves rolling in, with the sun high in the sky, warm southerly breezes blowing this is where I grew up. On the southeast coast, the beach, marsh and water was something I took for granted, but having moved midwest, miss. When I was given Download N Go Sunny Seashells by Amanda Bennett, I became very interested because having grown up with seashells, it intrigued me to see what information would be offered for our littles about such a fun topic. Download N Go is a The Old Schoolhouse unit study that is easy to use with a quick download from your computer. It offers five days of study materials that will cover the subjects of handwriting, science, geography, spelling, and more! The graphics are colorful and attractive. Included are internet links for you and your child to do together~be sure and monitor this with your child for safety's sake.
DNG is useful as an extension of ocean studies~or as a stand alone unit study~you decide! You could use this material to launch into greater in depth study. One thing I did think of is this will be enhanced if you own a seashell collection. I have collected seashells for years and how fun to categorize actual shells based on the instruction!! Is there an oceanography center/museum or institute nearby? Now is the time for a visit! Go to the beach and pick up seashells, find a way to extend the wonderful activities and information in Sunny Seashells! If you don't have the resources nearby, then the reading list will be of greater importance with the large pictures and information to share with your child.
Included are lapbooking and hands on activities. You can prepare these yourself for your younger children by pre-cutting them out and having them ready to go each day, or for a child who is learning to cut or an older child, let them do it so that their skills increase in this area. One thing I have thought of that would be neat with the DNG series is to have an uncolorized part or version for those children who like and need coloring experience. Fine motor skills are enhanced with these activities in the hands-on extensions.
Of course, you never have to do it all, but you will want to do as much as you can! Each day has objectives that are easy to accomplish. For example:
Day 1: Seashells—What Are They?
1. Let’s talk about seashells—what is your favorite seashell?
2. What are the main parts of a seashell?
3. Seashell of the Day: the giant clam
4. Seashells Around the World: Ireland
There's a library list of reading resources that many if not all are in the public library system. Don't feel obligated to purchase these books, but if you want to, then go ahead. If you have other books, you can use them as well. It's up to you! The list is categorized by each day too~no guess work! I like this!!
About lapbooking~if you've never constructed one of this, it requires a few simple supplies: paper brads, a file foler, printer paper, scissors, glue and construction paper (if you want) and pencil for your child. HOW easy is this, when most of us have everything except the brads!! They are sold at the office suppliers and file folders can be gotten there or at Wal-Mart. Included for your use are a few links to give you some instructions on just how easy lap booking is for your child along with a few examples of them. This will take any guess work out for you!
There are games, activities, word lists and more here! I like the short answer questions too. This is a skill that is so useful in teaching our children to write essay answers for language arts!!
When your child completes the study, there is a certificate of completion to present~WOW! It's all complete for easy use and value!
Download N Go is a great deal for your k-5th grade child for
$7.95 Sunny Seashells is awesome!
Download N Go: Sunny Seashells
Ages: k-5th grades
$7.95 Get It HERE!
DNG is useful as an extension of ocean studies~or as a stand alone unit study~you decide! You could use this material to launch into greater in depth study. One thing I did think of is this will be enhanced if you own a seashell collection. I have collected seashells for years and how fun to categorize actual shells based on the instruction!! Is there an oceanography center/museum or institute nearby? Now is the time for a visit! Go to the beach and pick up seashells, find a way to extend the wonderful activities and information in Sunny Seashells! If you don't have the resources nearby, then the reading list will be of greater importance with the large pictures and information to share with your child.
Included are lapbooking and hands on activities. You can prepare these yourself for your younger children by pre-cutting them out and having them ready to go each day, or for a child who is learning to cut or an older child, let them do it so that their skills increase in this area. One thing I have thought of that would be neat with the DNG series is to have an uncolorized part or version for those children who like and need coloring experience. Fine motor skills are enhanced with these activities in the hands-on extensions.
Of course, you never have to do it all, but you will want to do as much as you can! Each day has objectives that are easy to accomplish. For example:
Day 1: Seashells—What Are They?
1. Let’s talk about seashells—what is your favorite seashell?
2. What are the main parts of a seashell?
3. Seashell of the Day: the giant clam
4. Seashells Around the World: Ireland
Remember that you can do all or just what you need to accomplish as DNG is completely customizable!
There's a library list of reading resources that many if not all are in the public library system. Don't feel obligated to purchase these books, but if you want to, then go ahead. If you have other books, you can use them as well. It's up to you! The list is categorized by each day too~no guess work! I like this!!
About lapbooking~if you've never constructed one of this, it requires a few simple supplies: paper brads, a file foler, printer paper, scissors, glue and construction paper (if you want) and pencil for your child. HOW easy is this, when most of us have everything except the brads!! They are sold at the office suppliers and file folders can be gotten there or at Wal-Mart. Included for your use are a few links to give you some instructions on just how easy lap booking is for your child along with a few examples of them. This will take any guess work out for you!
There are games, activities, word lists and more here! I like the short answer questions too. This is a skill that is so useful in teaching our children to write essay answers for language arts!!
When your child completes the study, there is a certificate of completion to present~WOW! It's all complete for easy use and value!
Download N Go is a great deal for your k-5th grade child for
$7.95 Sunny Seashells is awesome!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Download N Go Biography Amelia Earhart~Lapbooking!
All about DownLoadNGo~check it out!
Just the name Amelia Earhart evokes a kind of mystery for me. This once lady flyer lived in an era when it was quite daring for a woman to be so bold. She led quite an interesting life with such a mysterious end that even today questions are unanswered.
But each day question are posted to your child so that learning will take place. Questions about her life, about flight, her character and more! The answers are available as your child navigates the information and creates the lapbook as a keepsake of the fun activities.
If you've never lapbooked then you may be wondering just how this method of learning works and what to do. For parents there is a tutorial on how to do lapbooking with links to video instructions as well as a narrative by Stephanie Ruby. I have to say that bit's a neat learning tool for young children. I used this method with my church children to teach portions of the New Testament, and they loved it! Be sure and allow your child to do all their own cutting and with your guidance putting the lapbook together. (Remember your child's work is their own and you will be able to see their progress as they LEARN! They are soooooooo proud work! Please allow your child this freedom to learn~it's so important to praise every step with gentle instruction!) Stephanie has some good suggestions for making everything work beautifully! The tutorial videos are adorable~I loved watching the children in the video show just how lapbooking is done, and you might want to let your child see it too! By using scissors and writing as well as gluing, your child will be building fine motor skills as well as educational knowledge about Ameila Earhart. Lapbooking is GREAT for children!
Included are all the lapbooking components needed to complete the ONE WEEK~FIVE DAY STUDY that incorporates subjects: historical biography, science, character and geography. Activities: vocabulary words, research, question and answer, drawing and more~These are simple enough for the young child, but challenging enough for the experienced one as well!
Everything is here for a week of quality education and what's more, you will be able to spark a curiosity for flight and planes in your child!
I will suggest that extensions can be made for a field trip to the airport to see modern planes take off and land! If arranges you could get a tour of the plane and airport.
Each day there is a book list with SUGGESTED books that can be checked out from the public library. Mrs. Bennettt is sure to let us know that these titles are just suggestions, but she does have links for you to purchase any of them. Included are video online links to incorporate visual learning~have your speakers on so that all the sights and sounds can be enjoyed! I was fascinated to watch these "peeks" into the past in the form of short 4-9 minute film that introduced me to the world of early flight: Amelia's world. I can envision using this study to enhance a study of the early 20th century or a deeper science unit on flight, atmosphere or weather!
Much of the information is found on websites that is written for children, but some for older readers as well. You will need to read to a young child and navigate the internet usage so that safety is assured. The lapbook pages are beautiful and full color. If you want black and white you could print in grayscale to preserve ink, but they are full color and nice! This is not a coloring project or a book to read from but real lessons built into lapbooking studies for your child.
You will find what you need in this unit study to download it right away and teach without prep or worry!
The only thing you will need to have on hand are simple lapbooking supplies:
file folder
safety scissors
brass brads
glue stick
crayons/markers
pencil
I find Download N Go to be complete and interesting!
Amelia Earhart, the first Biography themed Dwonload N Go study by Amanda Bennettt and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine will be useful in teaching young children to around fourth or fifth grades about an amazing lady with tenacity and knowledge on the early days of flight. These are affordable at $7.95 each; you can't go wrong. There is a chart of projected studies planned for the next several months
Here!
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blessings,
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