Hands of a Child

I wanted to post this over the weekend but we just had a very busy week last week so I thought I would take the time today. I am preparing for WB 24 and decided to choose the Mayan, Aztec, & Inca study as one of my projects.I was having trouble finding a easy to use tool for this study.Ancient Egypt you can find a ton of great products but not this topic. I could not find any great living books either.Hands of a Child came to the rescue this time. They have so many unit studies to choose from at many different age levels. There are many unit studies that go perfect with the WB. I purchased a Hands of a Child lapbook a few years back & was very frustrated for two reasons. One I did not purchase the answer key because I thought it was included & I purchased an ebook.Now you might not need an answer key or ebooks might work for you but I am so much more comfortable reading from a book and feel more comfortable knowing the right information is being placed in the lapbook. You can get the answers from the book but this saves time for me. Another nice thing about Hands of a Child is they sell stickers, coloring books, paper dolls etc, that you can use to spice up your lapbook or notebook. The only thing with the Dover products is there is nudity in them so be sure to tear them out ASAP or cover them with stickers etc. if it is a paper doll.

On the left is the answer key book.It has a schedule for you so you can pace your self. It tells you what to read & what mini-booklet to do. On the right is a sample of the lesson which is great you don't have to spend time researching the information and simply read it out loud. You can choose to have older students read it on their own or research & look for the answers instead.

On the left is the answer key to the mini-booklet.This is great to help in saving time if you are assisting your students with the information and an answer key if you choose to have older students do the research to check them. On the right is a sample of a mini-book. Another thing I like about the book is you can make copies so if your computer dies life goes on lol.I have learned the hard way do not totally depend on computers that is another reason purchasing the printed book is beneficial to me.

You also have the option to purchase a CD that they place in your book. I love that option to since I print more than I copy.Again, if the computer dies on me my mini book is on CD. On the right they also give examples of were you can place the mini-booklets etc. in a lapbook but these are just suggestions you can do your lapbook how you want or place the mini-books in a notebook.

The printed book is a little more costly but I can place it on my bookshelf and have it ready to go when I go through the WB again. I also like that Hands of a Child does let you use it in a co-op setting. Other companies have you pay fees.

I was so frustrated with the first Hands of a Child lapbook that I tried (ebook with no answer key)but now that I have the printed book & answer key in my hands I can't wait to use it when we do WB24.
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