1. How to Make a Middle Ages Lapbook http://gypsymeadows.blogspot.com/2012/02/medieval-lapbook.html

2. Step 1: Choose a Topic You will focus on one aspect (part) of the middle ages. Here are some suggestions: Knights Medieval Tournaments Manor Life The Church Medieval Trade Fairs The Crusades The Hundred Years’ War Black Death/Bubonic Plague Myths, Legends, and Heroes

3. Step 2: Choose subtopics for each of your mini-books. Take notes. Do some preliminary research. Choose at least five subtopics for each of your mini-books. Take notes on important facts, stories, and information you want to include in your mini-books. Put everything in your own words. You can use the following pages to record your notes.

4. Subtopic 1: ___________________

5. Subtopic 2: ___________________

6. Subtopic 3: ___________________

7. Subtopic 4: ___________________

8. Subtopic 5: ___________________

9. Step 3: Make Mini-books Print mini-books for each subtopic from homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php. homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php Organize your notes into each mini-book. Reread and edit your work. Cut, fold, and add illustrations. http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/H TTA/PPS/TheMiddleAges.htm

10. Step 4: Make Lapbook Organize and glue mini-books into a folder to make your lapbook. Create a cover for your lapbook. http://jimmiescollage.com/2007/02/middle- ages-lapbook/

11. Step 5: Share Share your lapbook and what you have learned about the topic with your classmates. http://afted.blogspot.com/2011/04/medieval-times-lapbook.html

12. You will be graded on…. Basic Requirements: Cover, 5 mini-books Research: Accurate information, staying on topic, organization Writing: Information in your own words Editing: Spelling, grammar, sentence structure Neatness and Creativity: Lapbook should have color and include a variety of mini-books Sharing: Share your discoveries with the class on the due date, __________. Show what you have learned.