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Tapestry of Grace Unit Review with Lapbook

What’s a lapbook? I had no idea what to do with one when we first began our Tapestry of Grace days. So, we figured it out together, as a family. Now, it’s a time we look forward to each Tapestry unit.

Tapestry of Grace lapbooks are available for each unit – four lapbooks for each of the four years. The lapbook can be purchased on a CD to print as many as you’d like. However, we like to purchase one pack, already printed on color card stock.

When it’s time to work on the lapbook for the first time each unit, we gather around the kitchen table and we open up the pieces. We look at the instructions. And we divide and conquer. That’s how we’ve always completed the lapbook – one lapbook for the whole family.

Instructions suggest working on the lapbook a little each week, adding a new flap or topic. What we’ve discovered is the lapbook is a wonderful tool for review. Each child can pick several favorite or interesting topics. Then, using our Tapestry of Grace books from the library, on-hand resources or the online Tapestry of Grace links, the children put it all together.

We usually take the last 3-4 weeks to work on review a little at a time. Take it out, complete a few topics, fold it back up and put it away until the next day. We’ve also done intense review within one week. So, this tool can serve your family in the way that is best for you.

If for some reason we glazed over a topic when it was first introduced in the unit – it’s there for us to discover in the lapbook. Those topics prompt us to learn!

We don’t reserve the lapbook just for the elementary crowd. Our middle school children join in as well. I just usually ask them to do a little more in-depth research. Three-year-old isn’t excluded either – he can contribute some beautiful coloring!

Though each child contributes, the lapbook is the very best fit for my hands-on learner. She could complete an entire lapbook on her own. For that reason I am grateful for the many display boards and arts and activities Tapestry of Grace has to offer.

With our Thanksgiving Unit Celebration coming up in just a few, short weeks, we’re working on the lapbook together. It’s a One More Thing After Lunch activity. And it will be fun to share. (You may remember that we are spreading one Tapestry year over two years. So we will complete our first unit of Year 2 around Thanksgiving. Then we will start a new unit after the holidays.)

If you are curious about just what a lapbook is, my friend Heidi shared a great explanation here. She includes links to many resources as well as free lapbooking sites.

How about you? Do you include lapbooks in your homeschool? Do you use them for review too?

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Filed Under: HomeSchooling, Tapestry of Grace Tagged With: hands on learning, homeschool, lapbook, review, Tapestry of Grace, unit study

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Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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  1. Mary says

    November 8, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    We have done some lapbooks. We use TOG, but have never done a lapbook. Somebody else recently blogged about TOG Lapbook and inspired me to try one with the next unit. Now I am doubly inspired!

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  2. Sarah says

    November 8, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    This is really interesting. I’m not a visual learner and have found the concept of lapbooks complex and confusing! One of my children is a visual learner. We were talking about the best method for him to learn things only today. Probably we should give lapbooks a go!

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  3. Hodgepodgemom says

    November 8, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Mary and Sarah – they truly are a great learning tool. I encourage you to give them a try! (plus they are fun – even better) 🙂

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  4. Tracy says

    March 6, 2017 at 1:58 PM

    I’ve looked at these several times over the years and always hesitated, primarily because I can’t tell for sure what I’m getting. Are there any prompts or text for the inside content of the individual mini-books, or are the kids responsible for researching and writing all of that?

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      March 7, 2017 at 5:00 PM

      Tracy – we have often used these as review and enjoyed them around the table as review. Great for your hands on learners (I have a couple that thrive on this type of learning). There is a guide/piece of paper included that explains each item and is a prompt. Younger ones will need the teacher’s help. We love them!

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