We have been doing lapbooks for many of our school subjects for years: science, history, character, Bible, English, math, etc. But, today I want to show you some fun ways to combine music with lapbooks.
Fun Ways to Combine Music With Lapbooks
You've probably heard me express before how much I LOVE the Maestro Classics CDs. They are high quality, use a real orchestra to play the music, have a variety of activities, and are so fun to listen to!
Now, I have discovered that the lapbook company A Journey Through Learning has made lapbook packs that go along with the CDs!
First, just a quick explanation about what a lapbook is in case you don't know. They are a way for students to synthesize what they have learned about a particular subject by writing or drawing on mini-booklets (made of paper) and pasting them in a file folder. I have more information at these posts:
On the audio of My Name is Handel: The Story of Water Music, you learn the story of Handel and why he wrote Water Music. You learn about his opera Rinaldo and his oratorio Messiah.
The lapbook not only contains the mini-booklets, it includes pictures and instructions for how to put it together, lessons to read about different topics, notebooking pages to write what they learned and other books they read, and a bibliography/other websites to explore.
Here are the different mini-booklets included:
A cover graphic to decorate
What is a Composer?
Italy
George Frederick Handel
Domenico Scarlatti
The Noble Courts of England in the 1700s
Bio of Elector of Hanover/King George I
Rinaldo
Thames River
Timpani drums
Hornpipe melody
Westminster Abbey
Dynamic Markings
Sonata/Concerto/Concerto Grosso
Water Music
Instruments in Water Music
The Five Elements of a Story
The Stories of 8 of Handel's Pieces
Notebooking Pages:
Examples of Lesson Pages:
See how comprehensive this is? It would be perfect for a time when you just want to do something different for school. 🙂
Casey at the Bat
Now, let me tell you about the other lapbook that goes with the Casey at the Bat recording.
The Mini-Booklets in this one include:
Cover to color
Ernest Lawrence Thayer (the poet)
Brass instruments
Measure
Marching Band info
History of Baseball
The Rules of Baseball
Baseball positions
Playing field
Baseball equipment
Types of Pitches
Great baseball players
Admirable qualities
Ballpark foods
Cool facts
Casey at the Bat, the poem
(Disclosure: I received these 2 lapbooks from A Journey Through Learning so I could honestly review them here. This post contains affiliate links.)
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