I presented a workshop at the HSC Conference in San Jose, CA and this is the handout I used. To save on paper I am posting it as a blog entry for people to access and to easily link to the resources provided.
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Making Books and Foldables to Encourage Writing and Learning
What are Foldables?
*Foldables are 3D interactive graphic organizers
Why use Foldables?
*Foldables can make a subject/topic more interesting/engaging
*Foldables can be used for any age/grade level
*Fun and motivating
*Hands on activity
*Aids in information retention
*Integration of subjects
*Helps organize information
*Alternative form of note taking
*No rules on how you must use them
Resources:
Links/PDFs:
Dinah Zike is the queen of foldables. Her site has free templates from other conferences and many resources.
Dinah Zike’s Foldables is a free PDF version of her entire book. Excellent resource!
100 Pages of Templates you can type on from Homeschool Share
Homeschool Share lap book page-lots of resources
Enchanted Learning-printable books for all subjects/themes/holidays (membership site, some resources are free)
DLTK printable mini books -free printable books for many themes/holidays for younger ages
Paper Fortune Teller video-just because it’s fun!
Pinterest! Search for a huge variety of lap books and foldable ideas.
Recommend books:
Big Book of Books and Activities: An Illustrated Guide for Teacher, Parents, and Anyone Who Works With Kids! by Dinah Zike
Read a Book-make a Book (How to Make Books With Children)
by Jill Norris, Jeff Fessler (Evan Moor)
Big Book of Science -Elementary K-6
by Dinah Zike
Big Book of Science - Middle School and High School
by Dinah Zike (she also has math, social studies, world history)
25 Read & Write Mini-Books That Teach Word Families: Fun Rhyming Stories That Give Kids Practice With 25 Keyword Families (Scholastic)
Easy Make & Learn Projects: Animal Habitats: Reproducible Mini-Books and 3-D Manipulatives That Teach About Oceans, Rain Forests, Polar Regions, and 12 Other Important Habitats (Scholastic)
Scholastic has many of these mini book resource books.