A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks Review

A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks provides Educational and Professional quality lapbooks for all subjects and ages.  It has been several years since Funny Bunny completed a lapbook, so I was interested to see if she would still enjoy it.

They have hundreds of lapbooks to choose from and we were lucky to receive Knights and Castles, which goes along with the time period we are studying, so it was perfect!!

Written from a Christian perspective, this lapbook starts with the fall of Rome, leads into the Middle Ages and then the real fun begins when learning all about knights, castles, heraldry, serfs, peasants, and much more. 

We have really enjoyed working on this lapbook for the past few weeks, especially Funny Bunny!  Not only has she learned a ton about knights and castles, it went right along with what we were already doing.  She is already asking when we are going to do the next one!!

They have stand-alone lapbooks and also lapbooks that go along with specific homeschooling programs. Their lapbooks can be printed on white or colored paper. 

If you have never created a lapbook before, no problem.  The first few pages of each lapbook guides you through the simple process.  They include instructions on how to assemble the base and give examples of different paper folds.  Supplies for our lapbook included:

*  Lapbook Pages
*  3 Colored File Folders
*  Scissors
*  Glue
*  Stapler
*  Brads or Stapler
*  Hole Puncher {although I can't remember needing this}

One of the best things about A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks is that you really do not need any other resources.  Before each lapbooking activity there is a brief summary of the topic.  I would read that to Funny Bunny as she was cutting and then she would complete the piece before gluing it in.

Thoughts of a 9-Year Old:  I LOVED IT!!!  It was fun.  Mommy and I had a good time.  I would like to have another lapbook soon.  This was a good lapbook topic too.  I really liked this wonderful lapbooking experience. 

Find Out More:  You can find out more online at A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks. Knights and Castles is for grades 2-7 and just $13 for an instant download, $14 for a CD, or $21 printed.  We received the instant download and printed as we needed.  Here you can see some sample pages.  Other members of The Crew received The Earth, Astronomy and Space, and Letters, Numbers, and Shapes. 

My Crewmates are also reviewing A Journey Through Leaning Lapbooks, so you can check out what they think HERE.

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Chocolate Project Pack Review

Lapbooks are a great way for families to do unit studies and have some hands on fun with a topic.  In the past, children would have to do all the work to put together a lapbook.  Not anymore!  In the Hands of a Child has now published over 400 project packs and continues to release new ones on a regular basis.

The Chocolate Project Pack, for grades 3-8, is a ready-to-assemble, hands-on unit, including reproducibles.  Each of these project packs start with an explanation of how it is set up.  This is especially nice for those who are working with these for the first time.  We have actually completed a few, but it is a nice refresher. 

Another feature of these packs that I like is that they can be adapted to fit the needs of your child(ren).  I younger child may need more help writing whereas an older child can do it all on their own.  Either way, they are great for all ages!

My Thoughts:  The Chocolate Project Pack was fun to complete.  It takes the child through the history of chocolate, the cacao tree, and the cocoa bean.  It was pretty interesting learning about different cultures and how they used chocolate.  Of course our favorite part was learning how chocolate is made and the different types.  While writing out the four different kinds of chocolate, my daughter said, "I can smell it already."  Let's just say that by the end of the unit study, we were ready to make some of our own, which was fine, because they included a few recipes too.

Here are some pictures of our completed lapbook:

Thoughts of a 7-Year Old:  It was really fun and I learned all about chocolate. It was so interesting I wanted to do more, but our lapbook was too full for anything else. It was so cool and exciting to learn about one of my favorite foods!

Find Out More:  You can purchase this project pack and many more at In the Hands of a Child.  The Chocolate Project Pack is only $10 and you receive it as a downloadable e-book. It is also available in printed form or on CD, and you can choose how you would like to get it.  You can see all available options, as well as a sample, HERE.  To learn more about lapbooking in general check out their Lapbooking Information page. 

Disclosure: This product was given to Our Homeschool Reviews for free for review purposes, and I do not have to return the product to the vendor. I have received no compensation from it and all opinions and experiences within this review are my own.