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

Have you ever heard of a FLAPBOOK before? Here's what they are - a simple manila file folder like this

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."

    

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.

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"

This flap is split in the middle and look behind to see another flap with a picture of an Indian.

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.

If we move over to the right flap we see Anna has placed some quotes.

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.

Bright Paper Pack - $12.95

American History Pack - $12.95 (Includes red, white, blue, tan, and gray materials)

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.