The words Notebooking and Lapbooking tend to be used interchangeably in the homeschool world. Notebooking is a method used by home educating families to creatively journal and track learning by recording it on pages in a notebook or on sheets stored in 3-ring binders. Lap Books or Lapbooking is a slightly different method in which learning … Read more
One of the best things that I’ve for our homeschool is incorporate notebooking into various subjects. Notebooking is a great way to see what information your child has absorbed from what they have learned. I always have a place for my child to create a drawing along with their writing because it’s another creative outlet … Read more
In the homeschooling community, In the Hands of a Child has become a name synonymous with high quality lapbooking and notebooking products together with reasonable prices. The company began as the dream child of Kimm Bellotto and Niki McNeil in 2002. Faced with the dilemma of answering the question “What exactly is a lapbook?,” Kimm … Read more
Home School in the Woods specializes in writing hands-on history timelines, activity packs, lapbooks and more! Home School in the Woods was created by the Pak family who began homeschooling in 1996. They found that they enjoyed history a lot more if they could ‘see’ how it all worked together. They began using timelines but … Read more
Over the past several years, the Schoolhouse Review Crew has reviewed several products from Apologia Educational Ministries. Homeschool parents found useful information in The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling and Educating the Wholehearted Child. They were encouraged and challenged by the books How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids and Read for the Heart. In terms of curriculum, … Read more