After the mini booklets have been filled out they are glued in a file folder that has been folded into thirds and if needed card stock is added by taping to the creases or top or bottom of each page to hold all the important information.
This is a unique learning tool that I have used in my classroom over the years. I use these instead of worksheets on given subject curriculum. I think the quote from Benjamin Franklin sums the lapbook all up when he said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
I have created a few examples to show my students a finished product. Here are my human body lapbook.
Here is the lapbook my assistant worked on regarding Butterflies.
Her cover.
The inside with her mini booklets.
There are many sites that I have used over the years to find my lapbook subjects. If you look here or here or here you will be able to see a variety of different sources for lapbooks. Also there are a few sites that have lapbooks for free, like here or here. These sites are great to see if lapbooks will work for you.
One thing that I like about these educational lapbooks, is that students can keep on learning by looking over them again and again. Also with them sharing their books to others they are cementing their learning. I have had students return to their sending school and be so proud of what they accomplished in my program that they have shared their lapbooks with their teachers and fellow peers.
I have learned over the years, no matter how old the student is I have cut out all the mini booklets to save time and frustration.
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