Lapboobs and Foldables - Places in Town

This project is about "places in town".

Here are the foldables the students use:

- stand-up city: the students color and cut out the city printouts from www.madebyjoel.com. They then glue the cut-outs to the lapbook. Students present their projects and tell their peers about the different locations of the places. Peers also ask the presenter questions, e.g. Excuse me, where's the hotel? Is there a drugstore near here?

- booklet: the students write and answer the 3 comprehension questions.

- flaps: the students write 7 place words (one on each flap) and 2 items that can be bought/found there.

Lapbooks and Foldables

I started a new project with my students (9-10 year olds) with foldables, using lapbooks according to the topics of our lessons. The students are so engaged and productive. I'll post their projects as our classes progress.
Dinah Zike points out that foldables are interactive graphic organizers that can help students organize, remember, review, and learn many kinds of information.
Lora Drum justifies the importance of foldables as a fun, motivating, hands-on approach to learning, a study guide that helps students organize and retain information, and a type of alternative assessment. She suggests that foldables be used to introduce new vocabulary and topic, before, during, and after a lesson, as well as to promote writing skills. 

Our 1st lapbook project:

The topic is related to "abilities". 

I chose the following foldables: 

- 3/4 booklet (pink) - the students classified 3 different activity types: physical, creative, and practical.

- side pocket (yellow) - the students use this pocket to insert 3 slips, one for each comprehension question.

- flaps (orange) - the students use each flap write about a charity event.

- matchbook (tan) - the students write what they can and can't do.

- KWL grid - the students first write 5 words related to abilities and 3 words they want to learn. Before the class finishes, they write 3 new words they learned.

You can find the templates on: www.homeschoolshare.com

Flap Books

riddles

secret messages

surprise and mystery

copying