June 2008 Newsletter

This months we've got some great new features to share with you....some that you've been asking for too! Read below to see what's going on around here.

NEW Features for "MY Page". When you log into your personal page on Lapbook Lessons, you'll now be able to move the different boxes in your center row. You can change them around any way you like, putting your blog first and comments second, or pictures first, videos second.....it's all up to you! This feature is LIVE, and you'll be able to customize the look of your page even further today, just Click, Drag and Drop the boxes into place...it's really that easy!

NEW Features for Network Badges: Do you have a personal website? Or how about a Blog, or a MySpace Page? We've updated the possibilities of our Network Badges so that you can let others know about your membership to our site easily and quickly! Check out all the ways you can support our site with a Network Badge! If you have any suggestions as to what you'd like to see please feel free to email me!

This Month's Featured Member is Caroline Hampton. Caroline joined Lapbook Lessons a few months ago when we were first getting started, and since then she has been very active around here! Thanks Caroline for your participation and willingness to share your creations.....especially those of the printable kind! You may have already noticed her ABC printables in our "Share Your Lapbook" group, if not, be prepared to be amazed! She's going through the alphabet with her children, and sharing her creations along the way!And you can drop by Caroline's personal page where you can see photos of her completed lapbooks (Basic Grammer, Our Body, and Ireland...just to name a few) and leave her a little "Congratulations" comment on her win for this month's featured member!

As a featured member Caroline will receive a $15 gift certificate to www.CurrClick.com, where she can pick up some more great homeschooling resources for her family.

Upcoming LapChat!

Because June 15th is Father's Day, we'll be hosting our monthly LapChat on Monday June 16th, at 8pm Pacific Time. The general topic of discussion will be Minibooks: types and purpose. This will be a nice time to gather together and pick eachothers brains for ideas on presenting the different types of information in our Lapbooks. As always, this is a general topic, and you can come ask other questions as well. We'll also be having a giveaway during our LapChat, at some point during the first hour of the Chat, so you also have a chance to score some more homeschooling resources too! If you'll be attening our June LapChat, please RSVP in our Events Section... (yes, you can come with out RSVP-ing, but this gives us a general idea of who to expect!)

If your looking for a way to keep your children home, Connections Academy can help! Connections Academy is a Free k-12 Public schooling program that students attend from home. They'll provide you with curriculum, software and in some cases even a computer! You can view samples of the curriculum on their website. Connections isn't available in all states, so check availability in your state. Be sure and request your free information packet to learn more about how the free curriculum programs works!

If you haven't already had a chance to check out our Alphabugs printables, now's a great time! We're currently working on adding to Earthworms and Fireflies, so if you're following along with us, you can find some new stuff up here as well.

Upcoming Lapbooks

Bible ABC's E for Elijah and Elisha

Bible ABC's P for Paul

Winnie the Pooh Lapbook

Little House on the Prairie

There is a new printable lapbook and video tutorial that you might be interested in:

Princess Mission Correspondence Lapbook
This lapbook doubles as a stationary holder that your children can use to store notecards, envelopes, stamps and more! It's a great way to help your children learn about the ways people correspond, and how to go about it in a kind and proper manner.
Click here for more details

NOTE: Prince Mission Coming Soon-->

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Japan Lapbook

Here is a Japan lapbook that we put together this month!

Everything is linked up on this page:

http://www.lapbooklessons.com/JapanLapbook.html

If you need direct links, I've separated them for you below:…

Oregon Trail Lapbook

We've just wrapped up our studies on The Oregon Trail, and I've put together a lapbook to go alongside it! The minibooks would be great for any Westward Expansion Theme, Early American, and Pioneer themes as well.

You can see photos and download the files from this page in our site:…

Gardening Lapbook

This is a free Garden Lapbook that would be perfect for keeping track of all your garden activities. There are journaling pages, tables, graphs, and lots of minibooks to record detailed information on the different flowers and vegetables you're children plant this …

New Baby Lapbook: Big Brother, Big Sister

I've just put up two new Prince and Princess mission lapbooks for your little ones. These are perfect for when you are expecting a new baby, and y…

Kit Kittredge Lapbook

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