Target Age
Kindergarten-1st
Materials
See 9 Items for Lapbooking for more information.
- Pattern paper measuring about 2 x 6 inches – I originally made the books square, but they looked squat and stumpy, so I trimmed them to look rectangular. I found it best to fold the paper in half, then slice the edges, or the alignment would inevitably be ever so slightly off
- White printer paper for the inside – I made the mistake (see upper left picture) of cutting the inside paper too small. It needs to be only a millimeter smaller than the cover in order to look nice.
- David figure – I printed mine from the Homeschool in the Woods CD
- Labels – White labels that say “David” for the cover
- Double-sided tape or glue dots – for the kids to paste the figure into the book
- Colored pencils – to color David picture
Prep Work
Cut the inside paper according to the directions in How to Make a Pop-Up Book. I had the kids do this in class, but they don’t have the fine motor skills to cut the tabs in a straight line, so their figures didn’t really “pop” up, they vaguely slouched up.
Glue the white printer paper inside the cover of the book. This was another step I tried to do in class, and the kids had trouble with it as well. The creases on the two sheets of paper need to be precisely aligned, or the pop-up book won’t work.
Cut out the David figures, ready for kids to color. Cut out the biographical information about David as well, ready to be pasted into the book. I did have labels that said “man after God’s own heart” but I’m not sure I would use them again.
Activity Description
Remind kids about the things David did that we learned about in the Bible story. Then tell them what to do. I gave each of these steps one at a time, e.g. I waited until the child had drawn a picture of David as king before telling him what to draw next.
- Color the picture of David.
- Place a glue dot on David’s feet.
- Stick David’s feet on the part of the paper that is sticking up.
- Glue in the information about David.
Afterwards
I put the David sticker on the cover myself. This could potentially done by the kids, though.
Field Report
Not a success. I definetly should have done more prep work. The kids got overwhelmed with all the cutting and pasting I was asking them to do.
Storage
I wrote each kid’s name on an index card, and stuck it inside a ziploc sandwich bag. Throughout the two months we worked on this project, the books went into the bags and came home with me each week.
Final Result
I spent a weekend gluing the books the kids had made into manila folders, and gave them to the kids on Sunday. For the kids who only attended a few Sundays, I used Lifeway provided materials to fill in around the edges. Here’s one final result that showcases the David pop-up book.
