Our local homeschool co-op recently did a 7 week session on Ohio History. For the class we made a modified lapbook for the base of our study using the Ohio Project Pack from In the Hands of a Child. This was our first time doing a lapbook for a group class and while it worked OK I would not recommend it for large groups with a wide range of ages; I think lapbooks are better suited for small groups or families. We modified the lapbook format in that instead of using file folders we used 3 ring binders and cardstock which worked much better for transportation and storage of the lapbook.
In addition to the lapbook we supplemented with lots of books:
Picture Books
Night Boat to Freedom by Margot Theis Raven
Cardinal Numbers by Marcia Schonberg
Ohio Thunder by Denise Dowling Mortensen
Nothing Here But Trees by Jean Van Leeuwen
Aurora Means Dawn by Scott Russell Sanders
The Floating House by Scott Russell Sanders
Warm as Wool by Scott Russell Sanders
B is for Buckeye by Marcia Schonberg
The Giant of Seville by Dan Andreasen
Other Books
A Kid's Guide to Drawing America: How to Draw Ohio's Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub (my kids loved this book)
Heroes of Ohio by Rick Sowash
As part of the class we planned two field trips. For the first trip we went to the local County Historical Society. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and everyone learned a great deal. For the second field trip we went to Sunwatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park near Dayton, and again we had a wonderful tour guide. Seeing the reconstructed village and artifacts in the museum was really interesting and the trip was well worth the drive.
(Pictures from our field trips coming soon!)
No comments:
Post a Comment