Lapbook a la grenouille February 5, 2008

So today the kids and I entered the wonderful world of lapbooking.

(If you don’t know what I’m talking about, take a peek here.)

I’d heard of lapbooking before, but I didn’t really have a real grasp of what it was until I came across a video this morning. Being a scrapbooking addict, I had to try it out. Button watched the video with me and we set to work picking out a topic.

We decided to go with frogs as our first lapbook. I found some very neat printable books and Button was quite excited as he’s done his own pond study out at my parents’ acreage for the past couple of years.

We started out with a few supplies: print-outs, a folder, scissors, and glue. (Note how “cool Sweetpea” wears her hoodie.)

We cut. And we cut. And then we cut some more.

(No, Button doesn’t brush his hair. He’s a homeschooler, don’t you know. And the chaos in the background is the fort built out of couch cushions. Ask Bear how much he looooooves the couch cushion forts sometime.)

We also did some gluing. Sweetpea love to be in charge of the glue stick.

Making the lapbook took up most of our day. I think it’s because of the many interruptions, such as Sweetpea’s sudden burning desire to write in her workbook. She was kind enough to take a moment out for her adoring fans.

There was also the incident of the witch and the wizard invading the kitchen. Sweetpea looks deformed in this picture but I couldn’t post any of the other three I took because Button and Sweetpea riding the broom together looked dirty somehow. Poor kids.

As is typical in our home, the mess grew larger as the day progressed.

Check out my awesome usage of my (I mean Button’s) Usborne encyclopedias. I haven’t spent all that time building up my Usborne business for nothing!
So the final picture for this entry was supposed to be a pretty little photo of the mostly-completed lapbook. The card reader on my printer, however, has developed a sudden dislike of my memory card and its light flashes red each time I ask it to upload my photos. I know, I know. I should just call Bear for help but he and Sandy Foster are sharing some quality time in the basement and I don’t want to intrude.

Anyhow, imagine picture a beautiful and interactive lapbook on frogs with some blank spaces where the writing should go. Or don’t, I guess, but that’s not nearly as fun.