Hands of a Child - great, but not as pretty

by Tristan
(Ohio)

Product: Hands of a Child Project packs, Super Membership
Subject: Writing, Reading, Science, History
Levels Used: K-3
Dates Used:2006-present

Likes: They have a project pack for nearly any topic you can think of, and if they don't have it they will create it for you! These are well laid out, can be used for multiple ages usually, and have all your research right there so you don't have to find it all yourself. The Super membership is a great deal too.

Dislikes: The waste of paper, instead of several mini books on a page they leave a lot of blank paper. The lack of color graphics - these are not as nice looking if your children don't like coloring, though thankfully most of my children do like to color.

The cost is also prohibitive for us, they are expensive, but Hands of a Child has great sales - especially around Black Friday!

Hands of a child lapbook...Simple Machines

by Carol Jo
(Victorville,Ca, USA)

Product: Hands of a Child lapbook...Simple Machines
Subject:Science
Levels Used:3-5 grade
Dates Used: 5/08

Likes:
I loved the simplicity...all the information to complete the mini books is listed in a concise fluid manner. The graphics are ok...but better than I can do on my own.

Dislikes: I would like better graphics.

Hands of a Child (Lapbooks)

by Penny
(Louisiana)

These books are my most favorite curriculum of all. I absolutely love them. We have done several of the lapbooks. We did the St. Patrick's Day study, the Valentine's Day study, the Christmas Symbols study, American Government and Titanic. We're still working on the Grammar book. I have made a plan to do these in the next few months: Pirates, Sled Dogs, Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Disneyland, Renaissance and Veterinary Science. My girls love all the activities and mini books.

Hands of a Child (Lapbooks)

Product: Hands of a Child (Lapbooks)

Subject: Bible (Biblical Obedience), Science (Deer Lapbook), Science (Healthy Bodies), Language Arts (Grammar lapbook)

Levels Used: Grade level 3-4

Dates Used: December 2007 to present

Likes: HOAC Lapbooks are such a wonderful, creative way of educating your children. My daughter loves to work on them. It is simple to do, especially for those who are challenged with organizational skills. Even as an adult, I get excited looking at all the fun activities.

I would also highly recommend becoming a Super Member of HOAC. There are wonderful extra resources available to those who become members (ie, one free lapbook per month and unit extenders).

Another VERY important requirement for the curriculum that I choose for my daughter is that it is biblically based. This is another reason why I choose HOAC products.

Dislikes: There is absolutely NOTHING that I dislike about HOAC Lapbooks.

HOAC Colonial America Lapbook

by Carie
(Wheeler, IL USA)

Product: Hands of a Child Colonial America Lapbook
Subject: Unit Study/History
Dates Used: finished mid September 2008

Likes: We really enjoyed this unit. My boys love doing the lapbooks. HOAC turns an inactive subject into an active one. My favorite part was the Apprentice Journal. Both of my boys took great pains to make the journal realistic. I was impressed with their writing and thrilled that I didn't have to "pull teeth" to get it!

Dislikes: I do all of the cutting and assembling of the mini-books. It is very time consuming if we wait and do them during the actual lesson so I just do it before (or while they are working on the books - I just stay ahead of them!). If we had 48 hours in our day then I would let them do the cutting....they really enjoy it!