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We are SUPER CHARGED with excitement to share with you The 20th Century in America Lap-Pak for grades 3rd-8th from Home School In The Woods.
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| Hard at work? Or hardly working because this is so much FUN? |
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| Completed Home School In The Woods Lap-Pak for ages 3rd-8th grade is seen above and below is a list of what is included. |
The 20th Century in America Lap-Pak comes with the following areas of study:
Newspapers & TV Media
Sports
Persons of importance
Conflicts around the world
Politics
Medical
Space travel
Art history
Architecture
Writers & books
Musical movements
Transportation
Historical events
Missionaries
Disasters
The Stock Market Crash
Science and Inventions
Food Trends of the 20th Century
Clothing styles
Jargon of the 20th Century
Timeline
WarsThe 20th Century in America Lap-Pak also comes with a booklet to make that contains more information about the history of the 20th Century.
What this homeschool Momma did not like:I failed to read the TEXT ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECT DIRECTIONS SHEET. I just jumped in and started printing everything off. Big goof! Some pages needed to be printed on colored paper and some needed to be printed back to back. My goof, but I think for us rushed home schooled Momma’s it would be great if on the main page we were told to read the TEXT ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECT DIRECTIONS SHEET. LOL...chalk this up to operator error and nothing against Home School In The Woods. I'm must showing that I am a real life person and do goof up!
I think this would be hard for younger kids to follow all the detailed instructions by themselves, so younger kids would need a lot of supervision with this, BUT I think it would be a great learning experience and lots of fun to work on together.
What this homeschool Momma liked:
I found that this Lap-Pak contained projects that work on the following skill sets including art, drawing and creative writing. This Lap-Pak allows the student to delve into fun topics all the while learning historical facts. Use of research skills and math skills (using measurements to make sure that the pieces went together correctly) were also used.
Our student got totally lost in this Lap-Pak, he would spent hours working on it. He was coloring, cutting, gluing, taping and putting brads on. I was so impressed by the work that he was doing. Following each direction to a T.
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| This was so cool! We used overhead projector transparencies to make windows for these. |
Our student was thrilled with this Lap-Pak and wants to tackle The Civil War one next.
Our student did have some difficulty figuring out the photocopying of the back to back/back to front of pages, but I am putting that down under the “What I liked” section, because he learned how to use the copier and flip the pages over to photocopy on the backside. So I was very pleased that he learned some real life skills through this review. How many of us homeschool moms struggle with “which side do I put up in the paper tray, when we are making photo copies. (waving hand in the air)
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| This record player is the neatest thing! It spins and has different saying that show up. |
Instructions were very detailed and easy to follow. I was able to complete the Lap-Pak during the review. Everything was explained step-by-step.
I really liked how the project shapes for each area corresponded with each area I was studying. For example, the “Medical Advances” used a syringe that you cut out and put together. You then pull the plunger up and a new medical advancement shows up in the window.
Fun way to learn history.
“I liked the fact that there was more to do than in an ordinary lap-book. I think that this Lap-Pak was made for older kids and was a lot of fun to do.
I want to review the Civil War Lap Pak next!
I plan to use this with my 4-H project this year too.
LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT!
What this homeschool student did not likeI wish that there was an easier way to figure out how to photo copy the pages from front to back, I goofed several times and ran out of colored paper. I started to get frustrated and then finally figured it out. YEAH!
The Home School In The Woods Lap-Paks are fun and a great learning tool for your homeschool. There are several to choose from and lots of fun learning to be had by all ages. We are thankful to Home School In The Woods for allowing us this great learning opportunity to review The 20th Century in America Lap-Pak.
This is a really great Lap Pak! We loved it as well. I do agree though with the younger kids as they would need supervision and a little extra help to get through it. It was so very interesting all the wide variety of topics.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! We plan on buying one of Home School In The Woods Lap Packs for Civil War.
We are so blessed to be a part of the TOS Review Crew!
Take care,
Moe
Thanks for your honest and thoughtful review! Your kids did a FANTASTIC job on their coloring and assembly! I know that the printing back-to-back can get tricky--every copier is different, so we couldn't give exact directions for that. We have four copiers here and they ALL work differently—I have to run a test sheet with whichever one I'm using at the moment because I can never keep it straight! :-P You can always print two sheets and adhere them together, too. The only thing I don't like about that is that it can make the project double-thick. For some projects that's fine, but some work better when they are thinner.
ReplyDeleteGive your kids a high-five for me and tell them I'm impressed with their work! ;-)