American History I Lap Book

Bring history to life with a hands-on lap book your children will love — a collection of crafts and creative projects that fold down into a kind of portfolio, and unfold to show their detailed magnificence.

The American History I - Lap Book Kit is a hands-on activity to help reinforce and document your students' American History studies.

The photos on this page don't do justice to the exquisite detail and delightful projects you'll find in this lap book. The templates were drawn by the talented Amy Pak, who also drew the Timeline Figures in Sonlight programs. Using this kit, your students will cut, color, write, tape, and glue their way to a deeper understanding of events in American History.

This American History I lap book is full of activities related to early explorers, the Revolution, and many other topics covered in Sonlight's Level D History / Bible / Literature program. The kit includes instructions and materials for 25 projects, covering early Native Americans through the 1850s.

Sonlight American History Lap Book materials include:

• A 38-page clear and detailed instruction booklet, with many full-color photos that illustrate each project
• Pre-made lap book folder
• A wide range of paper in different colors (white, yellow, tan, blue, green, red, orange) and weights (i.e. cardstock, regular printer paper, tissue paper), according to the requirements of each project
• All the pre-printed materials necessary to complete the lap book
• Additional materials: double-sided tape, 2 glue sticks, 1 bottle of glue, several toothpicks, 1 piece of burlap, one extra small brown paper bag, a cotton ball, a brad, a piece of velcro, several sheets of thin plastic

You supply the colored pencils, tape, glue stick, glue gun, and scissors.

Each of the 25 projects is scheduled as an optional activity in the current Sonlight Level D History / Bible / Literature Instructor's Guide. With the help of the included instruction booklet, you can effectively use the Lap Book Kit as a hands-on supplement for any US History program.

Each American History activity takes roughly one to two hours to complete. Children ages: 8-11

Projects Include:

1. Explorer Profiles
2. Mapping the Routes of Columbus
3. 5 Reasons for Exploration
4. Native American Tribes
5. Native Story Bag
6. Real-Estate Brochure
7. Doc-Pocket
8. European Exploration & Colonization
9. Navigational Equipment
10. Slavery in America
11. Mitchell Map
12. Plantation Crops
13. George vs. George
14. British Acts
15. Monarchy vs Republic
16. Bad News in Boston
17. Soldiers of the Revolution
18. The Famous Duel
19. The Growth of the United States
20. Lewis & Clark
21. The War of 1812
22. The Erie Canal
23. The North Star
24. Covered Wagon
25. Pharmacopoeia

Consumable. Purchase one American History activities kit for each child completing a lap book.

"This American History I lapbook highlights 25 events in early American history in a way which kids are not likely to forget. Aveline definitely felt she had created a memorable history portfolio showcasing the highlights of this particular historical period. After the last project, she genuinely exclaimed, “I will treasure this for the rest of my life, and look back on it and read it whenever I want!” — Gina Munsey from The Oaxacaborn Blog