Inspiring Women Biographies – Lapbook Template

Throw away the boring biography templates or blank sheets – this fun and engaging lapbook template is not only going to create a beautiful classroom display but is a small project that will keep your students engaged.

This lapbook template includes:

• A mini flip book where students write about different events in the chosen woman’s life.
• An All About template including basic information like name where they were born etc.
• A pocket of photos.
• A pocket of triumphs.
• A pocket of fun facts.
• A pocket of quotes.

📁How to Assemble a Lapbook

Wondering how to assemble a lapbook? All you need is a Manila Folder, glue stick and some thick card.

1. Take a Manila Folder and open it out, trying to flatten out the crease as much as possible.
2. Fold the left edge into the middle crease.
3. Fold the right edge into the middle crease.
4. Press down on the folds to ensure they are creased.

✂️ Give Them the (Safety) Scissors

This template makes for a bonus cutting skills activity, depending on your students’ ages and abilities.

With adult supervision, cutting skills help students work multiple muscle groups and their brains, plus:

• strengthen finger and hand muscles
• build dexterity and fine motor skills
• improve hand-eye coordination
• develop focus and attention.

And all of these skills are necessary to use a pencil and a fork; button a shirt and tie shoes; write, type and swipe.

Scissor skills are brain and muscle skills!

Download & Print — It’s Child’s Play!

Print on thick card to ensure durability of this resource, particularly the bits that get put into the pockets on the lapbook.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a Teach Starter collaborator.