All About Flapbooks
Welcome to our NEW section on Flapbooks. Here you will
- Find out exactly what a Flapbook is!
- See an example of a Flapbook
- View products and resources offering instruction on Flapbooks
- Gain ideas and inspiration to help with your teaching
- Learn how Flapbooks can enhance your many different studies
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Have you ever heard of a FLAPBOOK before? Here's what they are - a simple manila
file folder like this |
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Folded in thirds to the center like this
Can you see the original fold line on the back?
Now you are ready to get creative! You can either use a plain, manila folder or
you can purchase colored file folders. If you choose manila you might like to cover
it with paper to make it more colorful and interesting. Since Flapbooks are hard
to describe we thought it might be helpful if you could see a sample of one so we
have included pictures of our daughter, Anna's, Flapbook that she made after studying
The American Revolution. Anna was in the 2nd grade when she made this so you will
notice that it is more simple and basic, but there is no limit to the age or degree
of skill which can be put into these creations. Our older daughter, Brooke, who
was in the 8th grade at the time, made a beautiful Flapbook in red, white and blue
with lots of writing, research and detail.
Since we teach by the UNIT STUDY method, we like to make Flapbooks at the end of
our study. It can be a way to "finish" the study with a project but is also a great
way to make a report. These folders fit nicely in the back of student notebooks
so they will be protected and preserved. We usually only make a couple a year since
they can be a bit more work...but they ARE fun and the kids really love them!
After our American Revolution study I asked the children "What was your favorite
part to this study?" Anna decided she like The Boston Tea Party so she made her
Flapbook on that topic. Below you see the cover which Anna chose to make in bright
colors to depict a "tea party."
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Once opened you can see a world of delightful information revealed. On the center
field you can see we've lifted a flap to reveal the date of the Boston Tea Party. |
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On the left flap Anna has put a stand up ship - The Dartmouth. The lower half shows
a pocket with a tea bag inside showing "NO TEA"
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This flap is split in the middle and look behind to see another flap with a picture
of an Indian. |
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Inside this flap Anna has written some information about how the Sons of Liberty
dressed up like Indians and dumped tea into the Boson Harbor. |
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If we move over to the right flap we see Anna has placed some quotes. |
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Inside this flap she has another flap where she has listed the names of some of
the Sons of Liberty. |
Don't forget the space you have on the back! We had some photos of the Dartmouth
replica and placed them under flaps on the back
Now of course we can't tell you everything you need to know about Flapbooks here
so we've created a product called Everything You Need to Know About Flapbooks! but
at least you can get a glimpse of a Flapbook and hopefully you'll catch the bug!
Start Flapbooking!

Everything You Need to Know About Flapbooks - comes with a sample Flapbook which
contains many different types of folds. The instruction booklet will take you step-by-
step through how to make different folds, pockets and flaps. It also is full of
ideas and ways to use Flapbooks.
$15.95
You don't have to just use them as reports. Flapbooks can also be used as teaching
/ memorization tools and also for a research project. For example, if your child
is going to study a country of the world, each piece of information they gather
can be demonstrated through a flap or section of the Flapbook. They really are great
for all ages...even high schoolers.
The Flapbook Paper Pack
We offer paper packs which include enough paper, cardstock, file folders to make
8 Flapbooks. Each pack includes 8 11 X 17 sheets, 4 pieces of colored paper in 4
colors, and 4 pieces of cardstock in 4 colors, 16 1/4 sheets, precut cardstock for
side flaps already scored and ready to fold and 8 file folders in bright colors.
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Bright Paper Pack - $12.95 |
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American History Pack - $12.95 (Includes red, white, blue, tan,
and gray materials) |
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Host a Flapbook Workshop!
If you live in California...why not host a Flapbook Workshop? Here's how -
The Flapbook Workshop is short and sweet and you only
have to get 10 ladies together so you can even conduct it in your own living room!
The workshop takes around 2 hours so most people can manage that. You will actually
make a Flapbook to take home and while you are working on it, your instructor (Jennifer
Steward or her 18 year old daughter and 3rd homeschool graduate!, Whitney) will
teach you everything they know about Flapbooks. Sharing many examples and ideas.
The fee is $20 per person. Depending on your location, we will try to schedule several
along the way in order to help as many people as we can and also to help fund our
travel. Call 1 - 888-4 R - UNITS for more information.