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Mini Offices | Sunflower Schoolhouse. Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit Sunflower Schoolhouse. Have a look around. Leave a comment. Take a moment to subscribe so we can visit your email inbox. The following websites and blogs contain information and resources to help you create mini offices for use in your own homeschool. Please post any additional resources in the comments. ABC Teach Mini Offices This web page has printable pdf files including basic directions, fractions, and grammar. Creative Homeschooling Mini Offices This web page has a wonderful article about mini offices. Fifth Grade Mini Office Shadow Earth has a nice blog post about her child’s mini office.

Math Lapbook (Mini Office) This website has a wonderful collection of resources for making a math mini office. Mini-Office Lapbook Lessons has links to three different mini office printable collections. Mini Office Successful Homeschooling has a wonderful post about her mini offices. Mini Office Lapbook Mini Office Lapbook for 6th Grade Mini Offices Mrs. Mini-book Definitions. Please visit Dinah Zike's webiste and Tobin's Lab for resources that explain these mini-books much better than my sad attempts here. accordion fold: also known as a concertina fold. Several sheets of paper or cardstock attached with tape and folded in a back and forth fashion (like a w).

Especially good for timelines and map series. cross fold: six squares that form the shape of the Latin cross (four squares down, two squares on either side of the 2nd square from the top). Envelope fold: see quadri-fold extension: a piece of cardstock or a second file folder attached to the base folder in oreder to accomodate more mini-books. flap book: a simple fold, one side of which has been cut to make flaps. Flower fold: a polygon with "petals" off each side. Folded flap book: A flap book that has been folded in half. Half-sheet fold: a sheet of cardstock folded in half then glued into the lapbook.

Information card: just a piece of cardstock, no folds. Layered book: match book: paper hinge: pizza book: tri-fold: Lapbook Templates for Homeschoolers. Lapbooking is a fun popular way among homeschoolers to show proof of learning using folded paper techniques, simple office supplies like file folders, coloured pens, paper, and basic crafting skills of cutting and pasting. Some families choose to purchase pre-made lapbooks, while others like to use free ones that they have come across on the internet. Have you ever thought of creating your own lapbook or F3 project? Here are some basic templates to help you create your own lapbooks. We offer most all of our templates in three file formats -.PDF, .DOC (Word), and .ODG (OpenOffice Draw). Hint: Older learners may enjoy choosing their own lapbook pieces. Do you have a Lapbook project you would like to share with others?

Some lapbook templates were contributed by N. Minibook Gallery. How to Plan a Lapbook. A Step by Step Guide Once you understand the basics of lapbooking, you can easily plan your own lapbook to match whatever topic you are studying. You don't need to buy a kit, so you save money. And you can custom design the lapbook to reflect your children's interests and educational needs. So grab a pad and a pen (or print my lapbook planner page), and let's start planning. What will your lapbook be about? Some moms use lapbooking to motivate a reluctant learner. Or maybe you want to choose one of the academic topics you're already studying. Once you've chosen an overall topic, break it down into the smaller chunks of information. At this step, you're simply choosing what to study about your topic.

Personally, I find that having a book serve as the basis of my study to be invaluable. How many chunks of information do you need? The next step is where it gets fun! Pencil in one or two minibook options on your list, beside each idea. Some things lend themselves to certain types of folds. Search Results. Menu Sort by Default Lensrank Recently Updated Physics Lapbook Think physics is only for geeks? Think again! Physics is a fascinating facet of science that is especially relevant to children -- pushing and pulling, fall. . . . - Jimmie - Updated 07/04/2012 Plant & Animal Cells Lapbook Cells are the fundamental building blocks of all living things, and a fantastic way to study them is through the creation of a cell lapbook. Copyright © 2014, Squidoo, LLC and respective copyright owners This page and all the pages on Squidoo generate income for lensmasters and charities based on affiliate relationships with our partners, including Amazon, Google, eBay and others. Lapbooks (or Lap Books™)

Lapbook Templates.