Dino Lapbooks are FINISHED!!!!

What a fun Dinosaur lapbook! I purchased it from Live & Learn Press. (To see sample pages click here) It is the largest lapbook we have every done! It took three file folders to put all the mini books in. This is also the first lapbook I have actually purchased and it was worth every penny.

I was really frustrated trying to find the right information about Dinos so I could teach.
The problem was it was so much information and I had a hard time trying to figure out what was necessary to teach and what really wasn't important at this time. Then I came across this lapbook. It was perfect! We have learned so much in the last couple of weeks. I have the pics of all four of our lapbooks below. (Normally, I would three lapbooks, but my four year old was DETERMINED to be involved in this study. He cut out his own mini books and colored his own papers. He is so proud and so am I.)
As a teacher, I learned a lot on the lapbook side of things. The way Live and Learn Press did their folds and  the set up of the folders were so informational and made so much more sense. My favorite part was the tic-tac-toe Dino game. I printed it on cardstock paper and then covered it with some laminating stuff, that didn't need heat and it looked so nice! I just came out of my sons' room and they had their lapbooks out playing the game. Another game they played was with the dino cards. I believe the ebook came with about 24 cards of different dinos that were to be cut out. My sons played a match up game and it kept them occupied for awhile.

I chose not to do some of the booklets for time's sake, but the next time we cover Dinos, I plan to do it all.
To go with the theme we watched "The Land Before Time Movies" along with Disney's "Dinosaurs"
My youngest son really got into the Disney movie. He had never seen it before and neither had my middle son. So, we made a big deal out of it. I spread a blanket out on the floor and made two bowls of popcorn.
I know it sounds simple, but it was a big deal to the kids! We also added some Dinosaurs to our educational toys. (They kept my four year old busy while we did school work-I think I learned something, to keep everybody on the same topic, I can buy toys from the $1 on whatever subject we are covering. I think he feels included more)

I was trying to figure out what I could do with food as far as dinos are concerned...I went into Wal-Mart and saw a neat sandwich cutter with the shapes of Dinosaurs. Two dinos per sandwich and no crust (one of children does not like the crust on the bread. Not bad for $1.99!

Something I would like to share- We had McDonalds the other night:
11 year old: Hey, can I have your leftover fries?
6 year old: Sure, but then I will call you a scavenger! (one of our vocabulary words from this lesson)

For the pictures, my 6th & 7th grade children did the same lapbooks. I have a lot of my 6th graders pics because his folders are three different colors and it makes things easier to understand.
Here are some pics...