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LapbooksCreating lapbooks is a fantastic learning activity for children who love crafts, particularly cutting and pasting. Lapbooks either focus on a theme or are often based on a children's story book. A lapbook is a portfolio or collection of mini-booklets of various shapes and sizes displayed in a coloured cardboard folers so that it can easily be stored and that it can fit on your lap when you review it. Each booklet, flap or folding activity consists of a learning activity for the child to complete, such as matching, vocabulary, summaries, labelling diagrams, etc. At preschool level, my children and I have enjoyed the following: 1. A Hungry Caterpillar based on the story book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
2. We also enjoyed All About Ping Lapbook which is based on The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese. This lapbook is more suited for children 5-8 years. Younger children can also join in, but will need more help with the cutting out activities.
3. I have also created my own lapbook for ages 4-8 based on Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale by Nicky Daly. This lapbook would fit in beautifully with a South African theme or unit study or a study of birds of prey, as it is about an eagle and the story is set in a rural South African village. Click on the link above for a more detailed description or to purchase this lapbook online from my South African Homeschool Curriculum website. 
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