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Ideas for using

Lap Books

Donatella Fitzgerald

15 marzo

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Today’s webinar

What is a Lap Book?

What can you use a Lap Book for?

How and when can you use a Lap Book?

Why use Lap Books in the English Language

classroom?

How do you make a Lap Book?

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Image by Photographer’s Name (Credit in black type) or

Image by Photographer’s Name (Credit in white type)

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How does this affect the way we teach?

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‘Tell me, I will forget

Show me, I may remember

Involve me, and I will

understand.’

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21st century learning

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How can we ensure our studentsare Involved?

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Using Lap Books!

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What is a Lap Book?

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What is a lap book?

Tamy Duby,

Home-school mother and writer,

Virginia, USA

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A whole

project or unit

of work that

can fit into one

book which in

turn can fit into

child’s lap

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What is a lap book?

A portfolio or collection of

mini-books, flaps,

pictures, text and folded

display material creatively

arranged in a cardboard

folder

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What is a lap book?

An example of an

interactive visual

organizer where students

can research and record,

summarize, illustrate and

present what they have

learnt about a particular

topic or unit of work

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What is a lap book?

A scaffolding tool that

helps guide and shape

students’ thinking and

communication skills

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What can you use a Lap Book

for?

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What can you use a

lap book for?

Teaching and learning

CONTENT

and

PROCESS

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Content in the

English lesson

• Grammar Points

• Functional Language

• Lexical Sets and themes

• One thing: eg my favourite

animal

• INVALSI Vocabulary sets

• A Story or story book

• A book review

• CLIL

• A school trip

• Culture and Festivals

• Road Safety/My Town

Anything

goes!

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The process of creating a

Lap Book is just as

important as the final

product and the

information it contains.Joanna Carter

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Process in the

English lesson

Researching

Planning

Evaluating

Participating

Collaborating

Presenting

Communicating

LEARNING TO LEARN

COMPETENCES

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How and when can you

use a lapbook?

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How and when can you

use a lapbook?

• personalise content

• expand on a small area of a larger

topic

• overview an entire topic

• create it in stages while exploring a

unit of work

• create at the end of a unit of work as

a way of revising and consolidating

• use as an evaluation or assessment

tool

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Lap Books

LAP BOOK

Competences

CLIL

Inclusion

Organiziation skills

Creativity

Cooperative Learning

Learning by doing

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Why use lap Books?

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Active Learning

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Why use Lap Books?

Inclusive Learning

DSA Students

High Achievers

Make language and learning

memorable

Learning Styles

Mixed Levels

Versatile

Across the curriculum

Any age

Everything in one place

You do not need to be good at

art!

Very cheap!

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V A K

VISUAL AUDITORY KINAESTHETIC

Lap Books are a model for learning styles

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Lapbooks

Unique

Record Learning

Creative and fun

Versatile

Adaptable

Varying levels

Different learning styles

Across the Curriculum

Any age

Left and right side of the

brain

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Lap Books and four skills

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Lap Books and four skills

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Listening

Listen to instructions

Listen to description

Reading

Reading to find

information

Read content of lap

book

Speaking

Describing Lap book

Helps focus

presentation

Writing

Writing and copying

information

Vocabulary

Help remember

New words

Store words

Presentation skills

Focus on topic

Presentation of Lap

Book

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How do you make a Lap

Book?

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Different types of Lap Book

Pre-prepared

or

Make your own

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Pre-prepared Lap Book

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Start by using a pre –

prepared lapbook

Include :

folder

templates

audio and songs

plan of work

One whole lesson or a part of a lesson

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CLIL and

Festivities

Lap Books

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Bring

history and science

to life

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History

‘The Ancient Egyptians’

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BACK OF LAPBOOK FRONT COVERINSIDE COVER

INSIDE OF LAPBOOK

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CUT OUTS

FRONT COVER

Students write their names in

hieroglyphics using the cut out

chart as a guide

QR Code with video and

audio

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CUT OUTS

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Science

‘ the Human Body’

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CLIL Science Lap Book:

Human body

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Festivities Christmas

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BACK OF LAPBOOK FRONT COVERINSIDE COVER

INSIDE OF LAPBOOK

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CUT OUTS

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Ideas to make your own Lap

Book

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When you feel confident,

make your own lapbook.

Materials needed

Ideas

Stationery

Folder

Templates

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Templates for Lap Books

www.topmarks.co.uk

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Pocket

Testo

Flip Flap

Testo

Tags

Testo

Circles

Testo

Concertina

Testo

Flower Flap

Testo

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Mini Book Templates

Mini books

Store information

Chronology of events

Vocabulary

Pictures

Types of Mini book

Flip Flap

Zig Zag / Concertina

Fold

Image

Image

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Essential Materials: Stationery

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pencils scissorscard or paper

folders

felt-tip pens templatesglue

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Extra Useful Materials

envelopes sellotapefreezer bags

staplersplit pins

stickers

velcro

realia

A B C

DE

FG

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How to make your own lap book

1 Choose your topics

2 Think about and research content

3 Select a folder and templates

4 Complete templates and assemble Lap Book.

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Make a Folder

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Choose your templates

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Lap Books

1. choose a template to fit the

subject

2. cut out template

3. fill in template

4. store templates

5. complete Lap Book

6. learn and describe content

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Other Lap Books

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HOME MADE

LAPBOOKS

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A Lap Book about your

favourite animal

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My favourite animal

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Guided internet

research21 Century Skills: critical

thinking skills and competences

Planning

Researching

Evaluating

Collaborating

presenting

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Guided internet

search

• Students choose an animal

• Questionaire

• Pairs or groups

• Make a Lap Book and present

it

Possible internet sites:

1. www.sciencekids.co.nz

2. www.kids.nationalgeographic.com

3. www.ngkids.co.uk

4. www.animalfactguide.com

5. www.softschools.com

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Example questionnaire for an Internet search and scaffolding for the answers

1. What is your animal?

2. Describe your animal

3. Where does it live?

4. What can you see there?

5. What does your animal eat?

6. Is it a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?

7.Is it a predator?

8. Is it an endangered species?

This is a……

It is………….It’s got…….

It lives in the…………..

There are /is …

The …………eats ……….

It is a………

It is /isn’t a ………………

It is /isn’t an……………

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Example answer

This is a giant panda.

It is big, black and white.

It’s got black eyes, black ears

and fur.

It lives in the mountain forests

in China.

There are trees and bamboo.

The panda eats bamboo, eggs

and fish.

It is an omnivore.

It isn’t a predator.

It isn’t an endangered species

now.

Use the

answers to the

questionnaire

and the Fun

Facts to design

your own

lapbook about

pandas.

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My Favourite Animal Lap Book

Giant Panda

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CLIL and Culture LAPBOOK

CLIL LAPBOOK

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My Town – shops-

prepositions –road safety

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Diorama Lap book: My Town

(Top Secret Premium 5) Gilda Fusco – Scuola Pink and Blue Castel Volturno CE

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Using Lap Books to respond to

reading

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Response to reading Lap

Book

Based on favourite book

CLIL Connections

Summary of book

5 W & H

Characters

Key vocabulary

Plot

Book rating 68

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Key information to include

in Lap Book

5 W & H

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

How?

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My Favourite Book

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Peter Pan Lap

Book

What Topics or themes can

you think of for a Lap Book

on Peter Pan?

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Topics and Themes

• London

• Brothers and sisters

• Friendship

• House and home

• Magic

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The charactersWendy is a girl. She lives in London

John is Wendy’s and Michael’s brother.

Michael is a young boy.

Peter Pan is a boy. He lives in Neverland.

Tinker Bell is a fairy.

She is Peter Pan’s friend.

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Peter Pan Lap Book

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www.kidscando.it

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CLIL Connections Lap Books

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What CLIL Connections can you think of for

Alice in Wonderland?

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CLIL Connections

History

Geography

Mathematics

Science

Cookery

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www.kidscando.it

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My Favourite book Lap Book

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Organize an

Amazing Readers

Lap Book

Discovery Day

at your school

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Image by Photographer’s Name (Credit in black type) or

Image by Photographer’s Name (Credit in white type)

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Amazing Readers Lap Book

Festival

Children choose favourite Lap

Book

Children display them at tables

Visitors visit tables

Children describe Lap Book

Vote for favourite Lap Book….

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Attestato Amazing Little Readers for every student

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Lap Books can help students

1 learn by doing and remembering more easily

2 speak more

3 work together

4 be creative

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https://it.pearson.com/docenti/primaria/in

novazione-didattica/didattica-

innovazione/lapbook-montessori.html

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Lap Book templates

Area Lap Books

www.pearson.it

Didastore

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Free the child’s potential and you will

transform him into the world.

Maria Montessori

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Useful info:

certificates, materials,

archives, video

tutorials,

calendar of events

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1. Certificate of attendance

To obtain a certificate of attendance, valid to certify

obligatory training hours:

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2. All materials and video lessons are available

in the Pearson Education Library:

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3. Upcoming webinars on

pearson.it/pearson-academy

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Pearson Academy Facebook page

Follow us on Facebook!

You can stay up to date on upcoming

training events. Receive articles and news

on Italian schools and International

schools and much more.

Fan page

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Thank you for joining

us!

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