"All About Me" Lap Book!

On Wednesday of last week, the students were given a criteria page and a file folder (folded into a "lapbook") to complete their homework assignment - the "All About Me" Lap Book! I thought I would post my example on here so that parents at home can see what a lap book looks like and what I'm expecting. Students will do lap books in grade 4 and 5, so this will help them get familiar with the format and how it's put together! I had hoped to have an example to show them sooner, but students never want to leave me theirs to keep as an example because they are such a great keepsake! I finally had some time this weekend so I put one together, which the class will see on Monday :) I hope this helps clarify any questions that you may have!

So here we go! Here is a picture of the front of the lap book. It should have the student's name on the front (doesn't have to be sideways but it's so much easier to make it big and bold this way) and a photo of them. If you are unable to print or find any photos to use for this project, they can do a detailed/colored drawing of themselves!

On the inside of the lap book students should have roughly 5 sections (with headings). They should include one on "Family & Friends" or "Family & Pets" (etc.), one on "All About Me" where they share what is important to them and a little more information about themselves. There should also be three additional sections where they can share about hobbies, interests, sports etc. (Three passions). Here's what the inside of mine looks like when you open up the two front flaps:

The students can arrange the areas however they like, this is just an example! It would be nice if students could include a photograph or two. They can dress it up using drawings, stickers, construction paper or whatever else they like!

Here are some close ups of the different sections in my "All About Me" lap book:

All About Me

Hobby: Stamp Collecting

Hobby: Gardening

Hobby: Traveling

Family