Crater Lake lapbook

In preparation for our Crater Lake trip I put together a lapbook project for my kids and the cousins to do together. I had never done a lapbook before so it was a little daunting, but I looked at some examples online, bought a few to do later (Olympics, solar system, and history), and set out to make my own. (reference note: a great place to buy lap books is currclick.com)

After I created all the pages on the computer, Marcus set out to Office Depot to get it all copied and to buy some file folders. I also bought some woodsy-themed scrapbook paper. We all got together yesterday morning and got started!



The project involved a LOT of cutting and pasting, and following directions. The kids did great! The goal was to learn a little about our destination, to have fun, and to do a little "school" work like following the teacher's directions, patience, and hand-eye craft work.


Almost done.....


The back of the folder has their handprints and foot prints and says "take only pictures, leave only footprints."


The finished product:


They learned about history, geology, topography, and wildlife. The front flap has a pocket that holds a "junior ranger" card that has squares on the back where the kids can earn stickers for spotting various things, and inside there is a blank spot to paste a final picture of all of us on the trip. This was a flurry of activity to get it done in one morning, but it was worth it! :o)

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