July 2008 Newsletter
NEW Quick Add". If you haven't already noticed the new Quick Add box in the upper right hand corner, now is the time to check it out. This is your gateway to many quick links around our site, so the next time you need to make a quick blog post, or upload some photos, be sure and use these quick links to speed things up a bit!
NEW Who's Online & Instant Messaging After
your done checking our the quick links, look a little lower, and
you'll see photos of all the members that are currently online and
viewing the website. And if that wasn't cool enough, you now have
the capability of Live Instant Messaging with these group members.
Simply click on the persons profile photo to open a chat box and
you've got a great way to ask someone a quick question or start up
a conversation. And of course you can "Hide" your photo by clicking
on your own photo and changing your settings accordingly.
NEW Event CalendarWell after toying around with the Event Calendar for a while, I've finally found a nice spot to keep all of our Site happenings. You can check our our Calendar on the right, and you'll notice that we've got a LapChat coming up this Tuesday the 15th. This Calendar is not just for me to post my Happenings! You're more then welcome to add your own events....(Birthdays, Upcoming Field Trips, 1st day of School, ect....) We'd love to see some more events added, so let us know what's going on in your world!
This Month's
Featured Member is Sako! Sako is a
homeschooling Mom of two, one in Kindergarten and one in Pre-K and
she is using lapbooking methods along her journey. You can see some
of Sako's
lapbooks from her profile page, including a Pre-K Human Body
Lapbook, and a Good Night Moon Lapbook. Sako also has a personal blog where
you can read more about her lapbooks, and see more of her daily
homeschool adventure with her two adorable children! So be sure and
stop by and congratulate Sako for winning this months Featured
Member Prize!
As a featured member Sako will receive a $15 gift certificate to www.CurrClick.com, where she can pick up some more great homeschooling resources for her family.
Our July LapChat will be scheduled for tomorrow, July 15th at 8pm pacific. Yes, you read that right, tomorrow...for some of you....Today. I know I seriously slacked about getting the word out about this, but in my defense it's been on the Events calendar for at least a week....so if you're ever wondering if something fun is coming up, be sure and check out our Events calendar (And of course add your own upcoming events too!)
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!
Upcoming Lapbooks
Bible ABC's E for Elijah and Elisha
Bible ABC's P for Paul
Winnie the Pooh Lapbook (almost finished!)
Little House on the Prairie
Please post any comments or suggestions below!
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What's New
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
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
This is a Kit Kittredge Lapbook based on the Movie that was just released this Fall 2008. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl was based on the American Girl books by Valerie Trip, but I'm not sure how "related" the movie is to the books because we haven't read them yet. The movie was super cute, so we just had to make a lapbook f…
Bible Verse Pockets
I'm working on updating and adding to our Lapbook Template section. These are some fun Bible Verse Pockets you can use for storing children's verse cards with. Just glue the sides and the bottom and keep the memory verse inside
Bible Lapbook Updates
I've just revamped the "Bible Lapbook" page so that you'll be able to see small thumbnails of the minibooks before you print them. I've also added a Bible Lapbook Title Page and a Bible Names minibook.
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