Sunday School Lapbook Basics
Resources and Ideas for Creating Your Own
Lapbooks are an economical solution to providing Sunday school students with a wonderful lesson all put together in one folder. They are very easy to make. You need just a few supplies and a lot of creativity. Soon you will be on your way to a fun and exciting Sunday school class. Here are some resources to use when you begin planning to make lapbooks in your Sunday school class.
What are Lapbooks
Lapbooks are basically manila folders that can contain details on any Bible topic you choose. There are a variety of ways they can be put together to make an informative lesson. Some people choose to let students be creative and make their own designs, while other teachers like to have a step-by-step process where everyone achieves the same results. Either way is perfectly fine. When choosing which method is best for your Sunday school class, consider the children that will be involved. It will mainly depend on if your children learn better with a structured project or an open, creative one.
What Resources are Required
One of the reasons lapbooks have become popular is the fact that they are very inexpensive compared to other craft and lesson items. The main item you will need is the manila folder. These can be bought in bulk at any office supply store. You may want to consider buying both regular manila folders and the colored variation as well.
As for the design you can use stickers, clip art, pages from magazines, or design items on a computer. Many Bible lapbook plans offer pictures and design to download or recreate. Some even use felt pictures that come with traditional lesson plans. You will definitely need plenty of:
- Crayons
- Markers
- Colored pencils
- Scissors
- Glue sticks
Finding Plans for Lapbooks
If you want to use specific plans for your lapbooks, you can search online to find many interesting varieties. Some sites offer free plans with all the pictures and craft lists. Many even archive past plans into a database that you can search for a specific idea or theme. However, there are other sites that charge a small monthly fee and allow access to a database of clip art if you want to design your own plan.
One thing you might consider is purchasing a book with detailed instructions you can carry with you to class. Many authors have now covered this topic. Most Christian bookstores will offer one or two, or you can purchase a book on line as well. Each person will have their own preference, but many Sunday school teachers prefer to at least have one book. This can make a much easier solution than having to constantly be online.
Top places to find lapbook instructions and plans include:
- Preschool Sunday School Central
- Christian Preschool Printables
- Lapbooking.Wordpress.com
- Curriclick.com
- Christian Book Distributors
- Lapbook Ladies.com
- LittleBlots.com
Creating a lapbook is not an excise art. In general, no two books usually turn out the same. Do not stress over your class getting them just right, just enjoy and have fun. Children are usually very happy with their creation, and as long as they learned an important lesson for the day, that's all that really matters.
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