Robinson Crusoe Lap Book.

Front of our Book

Instructions on getting the Distress Look on this lap book

For this lap book I used Jim Holtz distress ink 

(black soot and vintage photo)

You may use any other ink you like.

Have your kids ready with a cotton ball and dip it into the ink.

Slowly have them run through the corners in circular motions.

Then, have them tap as well on top of the mini books for a more unify look.

They can repeat this until they get the look they want.

You are done.

It was once said that 

"True creativity often starts where language ends" 

I believe this to be true.

Art and learning should always be together.

What better way to get your kids into classic literature

 than to 

have them complete their comprehension with a lap book.

But 

Not just a plain black and white lap book.

One that would make a statement and expand on their creativity.

This lap book goes beyond just cutting and pasting mini books into place.

It is crafty

It is fun

and it is doing all of that while having your kids write about 

the

 most significant parts of this great book.

About This Lap Book

The Lap book has no answer key. 

Your kids will always have to either re read or remember what to write about in each mini book.

Because most books about Robinson Crusoe out there are from different editors

and revised by different authors.

I have decided to select the most important sections in the book.

Details about this Lap Book

Mini Books inside will touch on the following topics

My Voyage

As Time Passed By

Robinson's Diet

Exploring The Island

Building a Home

Friday

Cannibals

Vocabulary

Mutiny

Home Again

A Sailor's Life

Stormy Seas

Surviving Alone

What is included in this Lap Book?

All digital crafty paper is included in this lap book.

Instructions

Video tutorial link to completing your masterpiece.

What is not included in this Lap Book?

Obviously to achieve the distress look on your lap book you will need

to come handy with a few techniques. 

This is part of incorporating art into learning.

However, if you are not a crafty person. Do not worry.

In my video tutorial I explain in detail how to achieve this look.

It is very simple.

Please Read below for more instructions on how to achieve the distress look on our lap book.

The Inside of our lap book nearly completed.
You may see some mini books do not have titles yet.


I simply love doing this project and we are having lots of fun this summer.

I truly hope you all get the same enjoyment in crafty this great book.

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More photos of our Complete Project

To complete this project you will need a one file folder. 

Print all contents of download.
Then,
proceed to cut the title page in half and glue it into lap book.

It is easier to follow the pictures as guide to glue the different mini books.

However, you are free to use any layout you like. 

Inside each mini book you will have the student summarize what they remember.
I like to do this in order to help them tell the story back to anybody as they showcase their lap book.

As you can see the overall design of the lap book matches the theme of ocean and sea life.
This is a good way to have the students center in the main idea.

Each mini book can also be completed with bullet points instead of complete sentences.
Maybe your student is a visual learner or younger in age
in that case you may want them to draw a picture that matches what they read or listened to.

You may use classic stories like this one to read aloud as well. 

This way your kids will listen to great stories and be able to complete a project that they 

can be proud of at a young age. 
My son was rather young when we read this story. 
We actually did this every night together. 

Thank you 

and

Enjoy learning and teaching!