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Digial Scrapbooking to Learn

Robin Sampson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:55:37 +0000

Scrapbooking methods are a super creative outlet for school work. Scrapbooking is incredibly rewarding, Students show enthusiasm about almost any subject if they are able to scrapbook.

What Software Should I Use?

Although you can use almost any graphics program to design digital scrapbook kits, Adobe Photoshop remains the preferred choice of the majority of digital scrapbookers. This sophisticated image editor is considered to be “an industry standard for graphics professionals.” It has steep learning curve, but can be used to create an almost endless number of effects on your layouts.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 (Win/Mac) offers many of the same features as the full version of Photoshop, but at a substantially lower price. If you’re on a tight budget, or simply not sure if digital scrapbooking is right for you, this program is an excellent choice for designing your own kits.

Bible Scrapbook Kit

Robin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:57:59 +0000

This huge kit includes Bible backgrounds, objects, animals, people and clothing. Students can combine Bible scenes with people, animals and objects to bring Bible stories to life as they drag and drop, add, the pieces on the computer screen.

Use these images to illustrate Bible stories or to illustrate a lesson from a Heart of Wisdom Unit Study. Each image is a png or jpg file at least 200 PPI to 300 for print quality.

Remember the felt boards and characters–this is the upgrade for the digital age!

This digital collection includes:

Bible Backgrounds (14 Papers or Backgrounds: the desert, wilderness, temple, shoreline, fields, hillside, etc.)
Bible People (7 men and 7 women fully dressed)
Hebrew Paper Dolls with Costumes ( 5 people with 33 items of clothing, shoes, hair, etc)
Bible Objects (scroll, menorah, lamp, ark, wheat, pottery, bread, etc.)

This is a DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT. When you complete your purchase, you will receive (via email) notice to look into your customer download area. There you will find directions to download your product files another download area (designed for large files). You have access to this download for 48 hours.We strongly recommend you make a back up copy on CD.

IMPORTANT: This kit contains images for compatible with most photo editing software such as Photoshop, Photoshop elements, Paint Shop Pro, and Microsoft Digital Image Pro. Scrapbook Max users see Scrapbook Max category.

God Provides

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Lapbooks & Scrapbooks Make Learning Fun!

Robin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:24:33 +0000

Lapbooking and Scrapbooking are the rage in the homeschooling community. Both are creative and fun ways to learn and retain information.

A Lapbook is a collection of small booklets organized in a shutter-folded file folder . Scrapbooking can be down with paper or digitally on the computer. So much is available to print from the Internet lapbook and scrapbook possibilities are endless. If you can study a topic you can lapbook or scrapbook it.

Ancient Egypt Lapbook

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Ancient Egypt Digital Scrapbook

Lapbook & Scrapbook Benefits

Great for all ages and learning styles
Student retain information longer because they did something with it
Encourages reluctant writers (short sentences and paragraphs)
Review is a snap
Teaches organization
Immediate portfolio record of information learned
Can be used with any curricula
Encourages creativity
Student learn when they share the work with others
Encourages a love of learning

Digital Scrapbooking Overview

Digital scrapbooking is as much fun as lapbooking without the mess. When I’m not up to pulling out all the scissors, glue, papers, and folders we do digital scrapbooking on the computer instead (no mess).

Digital Scrapbooking is the process of creating scrapbook pages with image-editing software. Computer scrapbookers upload digital photos and scrapbooking papers into the software program then arrange them to a layout to create a scrapbook page.

You can actually combine both methods easily. See more about digital scrapbooking below with a free book and kit to help you get started! Also see Digital Scrapbooking 101.

Digital Scrapbooking Benefits (things they don’t tell you at the scrapbook store)

Digital scrapbooking is cheaper because the supplies can be used over and over.
Digital scrapbooking is faster than traditional scrapbooking. Instead of cutting and pasting you drag and drop. You can place images into a template and use it over and over.
Digital scrapbooking is less messy compared to traditional scrapbooking. No glue or scissors required. No looking though boxes to find embellishments.
Computer created pages saved in digital format are safe from the effects of heat, oxidation, and other external potential problems.
Computer created pages are easily shared through e-mail, galleries or by CD. You can print the pages but you don’t have to.

Lapbooking Overview

Using this system students decorate and fill the file folders with booklets for each lesson in a unit. At the end of each unit, the booklets are glued to the inside of a decorated folder. Children love to cut, glue and arrange!

The direction for the booklets can be found on YouTube, just search Lapbook Lessons to find dozens of helpful instructions.

There are hundreds of lapbook kits for sale to make lapbooking easy. You can download the kits from the Internet. Just Google Lapbook Kits.

If you need artwork for the Heart of Wisdom unit studies check out ScrapbooktoLearn Kits

You may have heard these called scrapbooking folders, shutter books, pocket books, scrap folders, graphic organizers, desktop projects, and other various names.

Sample Lapbooks

You can print everything you need to make this lapbook from www.LittleBlots.com

Creation Lapbook

Character Lapbook

Space Shuttle Lapbook

Want to see More Lapbook Samples?

Digital Scrapbooking

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Many of the pages below were created with ScrapbookMax. Click to see more and larger images

Free Scrapbooking 2 Learn Digital Kit Over 100 Images

Learn more about Lapbooking and Scrapbooking to Learn in our Scrapbook to Learn Community

Academic Scrapbooking Kits

Free Scrapbooking Ebook

This dynamite eBook is 65 pages – packed full of the information, ideas, and help that people need when they are about to dive into this great hobby. Click here to get your free ebook.

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Sample of a Delight Directed Homeschool Day

Robin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:01:06 +0000

Here is a sample of our homeschool day. Our study took on a life of its own going in several unplanned directions (lessons running a muck is norm for us). Click on images to view larger images.

This morning (teaching two boys, ages 6 and 7) we read The Narrated Bible “The Final Week: Monday” (pp1442-1443)

We spent a few minutes on Jesus cursing the fig tree which lead us into a discussion of fruit and fruit trees. We touched on, but did not go into detail on, the barrenness of the priests and the house of Israel.

We spent a few minutes on Jesus clearing the temple and a discussion of money changers and unfair weights and balances (something I was recently studying so I shared what I was learning).

When we got to the part where Jesus explained “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies it only remains a single seed.” This started my wheels turning. We have been saving watermelon seeds for planting. I was not ready to plant so we just discussed seeds, planting, vines, types of watermelons, and Jesus’ sayings about the seed. I bought them to the dining table. We discussed the seed dying, estimated the number of seeds and compared the size of a watermelon to the seed.

The boys copied “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies it only remains a single seed.” for writing practice (copywork).

Meanwhile I went out to the barn to find a piece of wheat to illustrate the lesson. I usually see wheat in the hay but today couldn’t find one piece. So I went on the Internet to print a picture of wheat. The next two-plus hours turned into a science/history/language lesson on farming methods and the evolution of grinding mills.

I found and printed an image of wheat and a threshing tractor. As soon as I found the tractor, I knew I had hit pay dirt and could expand this into a delight-directed study as both boys are tractor crazy.

I used Google video search (which is quickly becoming part of our school day) to find several online videos on threshing and grinding wheat and corn. Each video is only a few minutes so we watched several.

Threshing wheat in India
Threshing at a farm museum thatching straw
Threshing beans with a combine harvester (patented in 1834)
Threshing wheat in the Middle Ages with a stick
A snake coughing up a hippo (OK, not related, but the boys found it fascinating!)
Grinding whole wheat (electric mill)
Threshing wheat in 12th century England
Water wheel powered grain mill
Ancient Indian wheat grinding machine
1905 corn grinding machine
Hmong woman grinding corn with stones
Grinding corn with a gas engine
Several modern tractors and threshing combines demos

We used Google image search to find images of threshing, milling and tractors. We used methods and Scrapbooking to Learn methods and Scrapbook Max software to create scrapbook pages showing changes in threshing and milling from Bible times to modern times.

David remembered a book on tractors and got it so we could examine the combine harvester. This lead to another Google image search and two more scrapbook pages of the steam engines and the modern combine harvester.

As the boys worked on the scrapbook pages, I read the book Johnny Appleseed aloud. I had the book out from the day before (ran out of time to read it) and had no idea it would fit with today’s Bible/history/science study.

When the boys finished the scrapbook pages they started playing the interactive game “How Things Work In Busytown.” Huckle and Lowly and other characters build a tractor, harvest wheat, mill the wheat, grind it into flour, and measure it to bake bread. I have to admit it would have been even better to grind my own wheat and bake fresh bread to wrap up the theme. But I gave my electric wheat grinder to my daughter years ago (no time to bake since I started writing. I now buy bread).

The reminder of our school day was structured with phonics and math.

This is pretty much a typical delight-directed day school day. We always start with Bible. Our phonics and math times are structured workbook time. And I have a large pile of history- and science-type books (like Johnny Appleseed) in the school area to read based on how the day goes. We were finished with school work by noon.

I’m a semi-structured homeschooler and the rest is, as they say, by the seat of my pants. Now, for those of you gasping at how I am probably missing large gaps, I can assure you I do have an overall plan and touch on all the required history and science topics (we’ve been homeschooling almost 20 years). We just do it a little differently. I try to encourage a love of learning by looking for a spark and fanning the flame.

Download a 10 pages (PDF) on Delight Directed Teaching here.

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Comment by Natalie :

Wow! We will begin homeschooling in the fall and I hope that we have lots of days just like this one. Thanks, Robin, for this precious gem of encouragement.
Comment by Keri :

Oh wow, what a great day! I just love homeschooling, especially on days when it just gels. And great job on your site, if I haven’t said so already.

Blessings,
Keri
Comment by PlainJane :

Hi Robin,
Great job at getting your new blog set up! Love hearing and SEEING your “school” day! Sometimes those unplanned days work better than the planned ones. I have a HSB friend that just asked me about HOW this morning, so I’ll be writing about it soon. If you don’t mine, I’ll be referring them to this post (as well as the HOW web page).
Lots of Love & ((hugs))
Your Friend, Jane in MN
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Comment by Rebekah :

This is very helpful. I have a K and 2nd grader. Thanks.
Comment by Cindy sparks :

We just got Scrapbook Max. I love looking at the pages in the gallery. Lots of ideas.
Comment by Homeschool4Him :

Found you on Blogging 101. Thanks for this link. I missed this page. I scrapbook the traditiaol way but we are considering Scrapbook Max.
Comment by Rachael Dillard :

Good Morning. Homeschool4Him told me about this blog. Just super. I love the Bible focus of your day.
Comment by Renee :

Terrific explanation of delight directed. Thanks
Comment by Sabrina Thompson :

Thank you for this. Enjoyed it.
Comment by Wendy :

Just getting to know your website – sooo glad I found this example. It really helped me alot – this fall I will have 3rd, 1st & K5. I know the Lord let me to your book and doing unit studies for our family. You’re book is very encouraging and I have recommended it to several friends. Thanks again and God bless! I can’t wait to start this next year with unit studies and HOW!
Wendy
Comment by Training Hearts :

I’m a very visual learning myself and have been reading “A Family Guide to the Biblica Holidays” Do you have any pictures of your centerpieces that you could share or email to me? I would GREATLY appreciate “seeing” them.

Blessings,
Tamara
http://www.TrainingHearts.com
email: TrainingHearts-emailATyahoo.com
Comment by Susan :

Sounds like my kind of a homeschooling day! I totally agree with “looking for a spark and fanning the flame,” and love the way you demonstrated it.

Blessings,
Susan
http://retiredhomeschoolmom.blogspot.com
Comment by Dana :

I have always love your blog.
I love to school like this and am learning. Do you go through alot of ink. Do you do the pages or do your boys? It would take hours for my son to do that. He would love it though. We have Scrapbook Max too and love it also.
Thanks
Comment by Michelle B. :

I love this sort of teaching I pray I learn to teach this way using the resources avialable to me. I am thankful for HOW and know God is leading me to grow in the delight directed teaching. I have not attained or let go of the “old
schooling” methods. Robin, please don’t make apologies for any gaps from where I am sitting there are none in this approach. with a grateful heart, Michelle B.
Comment by Dani V. :

Hey, I just wanted to say that I really like the way you approach schooling. When my kid and possible future kids are older I really think I would like to use your HOWTA. It seems the post in line with the Bible of the approaches I have come across in my research. My baby is only 9 and half months but I think it’s a good idea to think ahead a little. God bless!
Comment by Laura @ Laura Williams’ Musings :

I love how you documented this! Fun!!

Laura @ Laura Williams’ Musings’s last blog post..Do you wash and reuse plastic baggies or bottles?
Comment by Julie :

Thank you. It’s very nice to see the HOW approach in action. I’m the kind of person that needs examples. This helped a lot.

Energy Scrapbook Kit

aponderingheart — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:07:28 +0000

This Energy digital scrapbooking collection includes depictions of several forms of energy: wind, water, electric, sun, atomic, etc. The muted blues and greens and purples in background papers with clip art and embellishments are sure to create some great digital layouts for your science portfolio.

Be sure to look at the bottom of this page and in our gallery for layout ideas using this kit. .

The embellishments in this digital kit includes a windmill, atom, water, power lines and a sun. The embellishments and frames are all png files at 300 PPI for print quality. Background papers are 8.5×11 jpg files at 200 PPI for print quality.

The Energy digital collection comes with:

12 Papers or Backgrounds
22 Embellishments
17 Frames
61 Alpha (upper case, lower case, and punctuation)

Mesopotamia Scrapbook Kit

aponderingheart — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:35:39 +0000

This Mesopotamia digital scrapbooking collection includes papers, embellishments, and alphas in warm browns, oranges, greens and distressed papers to make digital layouts for your history portfolio or timeline book.

The clip art and embellishments in this digital kit include: ziggurats, cuneiform, people in ancient garb, scrolls, tower, designs, pottery, and more. Scroll to the bottom of the page to view the images. All embellishments, clip art and alphas are png files at 300 PPI for print quality. Background papers are 8.5×11 jpg files at 200 PPI for print quality.

The Mesopotamia digital collection comes with:

9 Papers or Backgrounds
32 Embellishments
8 Clip Art Images
61 Alpha (upper case, lower case, and punctuation)

BONUS: This kit comes with a Free 5 Pack of Grunge Overlays to give your pages that antique look.
(Grunge overlays like these cost $5 or more in digital scrapbook stores)

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Ancient Egypt Scrapbook Kit

Robin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:58:20 +0000

This Ancient Egypt mega digital scrapbooking collection combines background papers with clip art and embellishments depicting the era. The warm browns and blues found in the papers, embellishments, and alphas you are sure to create some great digital layouts for your history portfolio or timeline book.

The clip art in this digital kit includes several ancient Egypt symbols including: camel, alligator, sphinx, hieroglyphics and scenes from the life of Moses. Clip art, embellishments are all png files at 300 PPI for print quality. Background papers are 8.5×11 jpg files at 200 PPI for print quality.

The Ancient Egypt digital collection comes with:

12 Papers or Backgrounds
26 Embellishments
21 Clip Art Images
16 Frames
61 Alpha (upper case, lower case, and punctuation)

#19661	Ancient Egypt Mini Kit
#19656	Ancient Egypt People Kit
#19659	Ancient Greece Kit
#19516	Ancient Rome Kit
#19508	Mesopotamia Kit
#19583	Adam to Abraham Kit
#16482	Ancient Egypt: An Internet-Linked Unit Study (Ebook)

#19652	Bible Kit
#19654	Ancient Egypt Kit

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Adam to Abraham Scrapbook Kit

Robin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:59:37 +0000

The pastel colors in this mega digital scrapbooking collection have been combined with clip art depicting the major Bible story scenes from Adam to Abraham. With the colors found in the papers, embellishments, and alphas you are sure to create some great digital layouts for your Bible or history portfolio. This digital collection comes with:

7 Papers or Backgrounds
36 Embellishments
21 Clip Art Images
15 Scraps
15 Word Art
69 Alpha (upper and lower case)

Sample Pages

These pages are made on the computer. You can

Share on a blog
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Save on a CD or another storage device
Print from our computer

When you complete your purchase, you will receive (via email) a pass code which will allow you to download your product files directly from a download area that is assigned specifically for your use. You will also be able to locate your download and pass code information in your My Downloa area at Homeschool-Books.com

This is a DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT. This is a digital product delivered by downloading images to your computer. All images are copyrighted. You may not share images or kits with others.When you complete your purchase, you will receive (via email) notice to look into your customer download area. There you will find directions to download your product files another download area (designed for large files). You have access to this download for 48 hours.We strongly recommend you make a back up copy on CD.

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Light Scrapbook Kit

aponderingheart — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:04:34 +0000

This Light mega digital scrapbooking collection includes oddles of bright background papers with clip art and embellishments. The blues, reds and yellows found in the papers, embellishments, and alphas you are sure to create some great digital layouts for yourscience portfolio.

Be sure to look at the bottom of this page and in our gallery for layout ideas using this kit. .

Clip art, embellishments are all png files at 300 PPI for print quality. Background papers are 8.5×11 jpg files at 200 PPI for print quality.

The Light digital collection comes with:

14 Papers or Backgrounds
31 Embellishments
25 Frames
61 Alpha (upper case, lower case, and punctuation)

This is a DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT. When you complete your purchase, you will receive (via email) notice to look into your customer download area. There you will find directions to download your product files another download area (designed for large files). You have access to this download for 48 hours. We strongly recommend you make a back up copy on CD.

Paper People

aponderingheart — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:36:48 +0000

If you previously purchased “Ancient History Adam to Messiah” or “Adam to Abrham Unit Study” the Paper People file (Paperpeople2.0.pdf) has been downloaded into your Customer Download File Area.

If you would like to have access to these files they come free with the “Adam to Abraham” or “Ancient History Adam to Messiah” unit studies.

Paper People in Color!

Scrapbooktolean.com offers several scrapbook kits with paper people: Hebrews, Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.

Scrapbooking to Learn

Traditional scrapbooking is the practice of combining photos, memorabilia and stories in a scrapbook style album. Scrapbooking is the fastest growing craft industry in the United States. Heart of Wisdom suggests using scrapbooking methods as a creative outlet for school work.

Combine scrapbooking techniques with Charlotte Mason’s copy methods for a great display or addition to your unit study portfolio! Scrapbooking is incredibly rewarding, Students show enthusiasm about almost any subject if there are able to scrapbook

Special thanks to Barbra’s son in CO for the top six pages above.

The Heart of Wisdom Unit Studies utilize the 4Mat method of instruction.

Step 1: An introduction to the topic.
Step 2: Finding out the facts.
Step 3: Doing something with what is learned.
Step 4: Sharing with others.

Scrapbooking is a fun way to complete steps 3 and 4.