Over the last 3+ years, God has been tenderly kindling a growing desire in me to homeschool my children. So often I think about what all that means, and I can quickly become overwhelmed or feel inadequate. However, the older the girls become, the stronger this desire becomes; which ultimately leads to more motivation to "get my act together." I will totally have to learn as I go, but I figure now is a good time to start laying some foundations and getting us all used to learning together. As I am embarking this mission, I have found I am not alone. Thankfully, there are so many moms who have gotten off the ground successfully and have decided to share the wisdom and resources with moms like me who are just getting started!
I have decided to start with making lapbooks/packs.
Here is my first one!
All of my printables came from 1+1+1=1 Tot School
I printed everything out, let the girls help me color some things, laminated it all, cut all of that out, and then put it all together on a file folder.
There is a Color Matching envelope. It has little squares inside. Each with a picture of Dora printed completely in one color. The English word of the color printed below the Dora. There is a matching one that has the Spanish word of the color printed below.
There is also a pocket that is for ABCs.
There are squares with 2-3 letters each.
There are squares with 2-3 letters each.
One set has capital letters,
and one set has lower case letters
so they can match the capitals with the lower case letters.and one set has lower case letters
We have a color book ... Each page has Dora colored a specific color, with a sentence below that says "Dora is ___" (the blank is filled with the word of a color that has been printed in that same color). The back page of the book is hot glued to the folder. All the pages have been hole punched and tied together with ribbon.
This accordion book has pictures of Dora and Boots doing things, and below the actions there is a sentence that says what they are doing.
The girls really enjoyed playing with the pieces as I was putting it together! I am anxious to see how they like using this one ... and I can't wait to make more! :)
