Melanie L.
Having just recently as a private…
Having just recently as a private school teacher, last fall I found myself homeschooling a few young students. In my search for appropriate curriculum, I was thrilled to find HandsofaChild. We used a few lapbooks last year, and I have purchased a couple more to use this year. While we primarily uses them just the way they were designed to be, this year we have more experience with them, and I was able to find out that the 5th grader is feeling like she is ready to move on to taking notes, so we will be adapting the packets for use that way. However, the materials are so good, as well as inexpensive, that we are able to simply use them in that way as a stepping stone to taking notes independently. They will provide a wonderful resource for the information, as well as a guide for what types of information should be taken down in note form. I am very pleased to continue using the site for the range of elementary students, and would highly recommend them.


