Bee-Attitudes Lapbook

January 9, 2008 at 10:58 am (Uncategorized)

We did this lapbook back before Christmas.  We had all been fighting the flu and had missed church several Sundays in a row.  I decided one week we would just do church at home.  So why not a lapbook?  LOL The kids and I had been talking a lot about what the Bible really said about happiness, so I thought a lapbook on the Beatitudes was in order.

We started out with  the "Bee-Attitudes" write up at sermons4kids.com.  I used the whole thing but then where they have "He said things like this"  we changed it to "Here is what He said:" and the inserted Matthew 5: 1-12. (We removed the version they had of the Beatitudes. I copied their sermons over to a Word document and made the changes before printing it.) Then we closed with the ending they had that starts with:  "You see happiness is not a feeling…"

We cut the above part into two parts so the we could make a booklet with the intro on the outside and then Matthew 5: 1-12 and closing part on the inside. You can see the booklet at the top of the picture below.

The black pockets are cut from black scrapbooking paper and glued with a glue stick.  Poor, Mourn, Hunger, Gentle, Merciful, Pure, Peace & Persecuted were stamped at the top of each booklet.  What we used for the booklet inside the pockets are Memory Crosses.  These cool little gizmos can be purchased HERE.  If you have not seen them they are SO cool! 

They start out with a slit down the middle.  On the front we wrote out each part of the verse from Matthew.

When you flip open the Memory Cross the first time you have another "front". On this flap we started writing what we thought the verse meant.

Then you flip again and get a cross.  We continue with our explanation.

One last flip and we wrote the end of our version of the verse.  After this flip you can do it one more time and it takes you back to the start.

The Memory Crosses are pretty amazing.  I have flipped them a zillion times and I still don’t know how they make them!  You can go to their website for a better demonstration on how they work and to order a free sample of the product. 

Now, back to the lapbook…

The kids and I wrote out an easier to understand version for each of the cards.  We spent some time discussing each one and talking about what we thought they meant.  I used the  version that we had cut out of the "Bee-Attitude" sermon above as a guideline for our discussion then we wrote the following in each of the booklets. (Again using the part we had cut out as a guideline of what to write in the booklets.)

Poor Front:
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt 5:3
Poor Inside:
"Bee" happy when things don’t go your way…because then you will find…that the things that are really valuable are in Heaven.

Mourn Front:
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matt 5:4
Mourn Inside:
"Bee" happy even when you lose things you love…because then you will be…comforted by God.

Gentle Front:
Blessed are the gentle. for they shall inherit the earth. Matt 5:5
Gentle Inside:
"Bee" satisfied with your life…because then you will find…that God provides all you need.

Hunger Front:
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.  Matt 5:6
Hunger Inside:
"Bee" happy when you really need God…for then…God will come and satisfy you.

Merciful Front:
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Matt 5:7
Merciful Inside:
"Bee" happy when you help others…because in caring for them you will find…that God will care for you.

Pure Front:
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matt 5:8
Pure Inside:
"Bee" happy when your heart is right with God…because it is then that you will see…that God is at work all around you.

Peace Front:
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. Matt. 5:9
Peace Inside:
"Bee" happy when you get along with others…because it is then that you will know…that peace comes from being part of God’s family.

Persecuted Front:
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Matt 5:10
Persecuted Inside:
Be happy when others treat you badly…because you follow Jesus…Your reward will be great in heaven.

This lapbook had all kinds of new technics for us in it.  It was the first one we have used the Memory Crosses in, the first we have used stamps in and the first we had used a template to make lines in to write on. 

I got this template at a Scrapbooking Convention awhile back and it is GREAT for lapbooking!  I can use it to draw lines in the kids booklets so they can not only write straight, but can also get an idea of how much space I want them to fill. (My 13 year old thinks that less is more!  LOL)

If you want one of these you can buy it HERE.

So that is our "Bee-Attitude" lapbook.  We think it would "Bee" great if you make one too!  LOL