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Lenten Lapbook and Tutorial

3/2/2022

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PLEASE NOTE:  THE LINKS THROUGHOUT THE POST DO NOT WORK.  THE FILES YOU NEED TO PRINT ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST. Sharing our Lenten Lapbook again for those who have asked for it. 
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Sacrifice after Sacrifice, Prayer by Prayer,
The day of our Redemption
will soon be here.

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As we prepare for Lent, which starts on Ash Wednesday we thought we would share a tutorial on piecing together our Lenten Lapbook. At the bottom of this post are the files for the lapbook. Just below is a tutorial on making a single copy of the lapbook.  Thank you to my dear friend CeAnne for making this tutorial for us its beyond my ability.

What you will need:
 - 16 Sheets of Cardstock (regular paper will do if that is what is to be had)
- 2 sheets of Address Labels
Again if all that is had is card stock or plain paper, use scissors and glue to accommodate.
- 1 or 2 purple file folders (any purple will do,we used this box so that we could use the other colors for things such as blue in May for our Blessed Mother.
- A color printer (black will do too, just color items in by hand)
- Scissors
- Glue

- 1 sandwich bag that seals
-Stapler
-Small piece of purple ribbon or string
-Willing hands and a Lenten spirit!


Start by Printing and Prepping Your Pieces

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Please note: When printing, check your printer settings. All printers are different, but on mine the default is not set to a specific printer. In my print screen, I have to open the page setup, select my printer. If I print without doing this the size of the image on the paper is not right. Its very important when printing on the address labels that this is done right. 

Print Your Cover - There are two Choices

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1.) Print one of the two Lenten Lapbook covers, for EACH of the Lapbooks you plan on making. Carefuly and slowly color the picture of Our Lord that you chose. Cut out along the edges of the image. 

Print the History of Lent and All for Jesus Booklets

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2.) Print the History of Lent and All for Jesus Booklets, in color, double sided.  Cut along the outside edge of both books, DO NOT CUT DOWN THE MIDDLE (insert mother voice here to children… may need to be repeated, or maybe tri-peated? ;) ) Fold down the middle of each booklet. Either at this point or once your lapbook is put together, read with your child the History of Lent. Then fill out the All for Jesus Book with things that your child plans on doing more of and things that your child will plan on doing less of during Lent. Set aside these books as we will put the lapbook together once all the elements are ready to go.

Print the Countdown Cross

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3.) Print one copy, per lapbook you are making, of the Lenten Countdown Cross. Print in Color, single sided on card stock (if you are using card stock). Cut on the outside edge of the cross. DO NOT (in mother voice again) cut the lines inside the cross. Set aside for later.

Print the Holy Week Matchbox Booklets

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4.) Print the Holy Week Matchbox Booklets AND the Passion Sunday File (with other pieces),   2 sided, in color. Cut each piece out around the outside bounding box. Set aside for later.

Print the Stations Pocket & Resurrection Flip Book

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5.) Print out the Stations Pocket and Resurrection flap book. Single sided, in color. Cut along the outside edges, do not cut the lines inside the book. 

If you want color the outside flaps of the Resurrection Flip book yellow and write He has Risen! On one flap. Using the picture of the Resurrection (printed in the step above), glue it to the inside square of the flap book. Fold the sides in starting with the top flap, then counter clock-wise. The last flap gets tucked under the first to hold it closed. For th
e Stations pocket, fold the large flap back on the line then fold in the side flaps. Glue the back of the side flaps to the back flap to make a pocket.5.) Print out the Stations Pocket and Resurrection flap book. Single sided, in color. Cut along the outside edges, do not cut the lines inside the book. 

Print the Stations of the Cross

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7.) Print the Stations of the Cross. Cut to fit the pocket that was printed above, so that they are all similar in size making sure not to cut off any words or parts of the picture. We have one child that was able to do this fine and the other I drew lines around with a ruler and blue pen to give him some guides. If you wish, lovingly, reverently, while meditating on each picture, color the pictures of Our Lord's Way of the Cross. 

Now Print your Stickers

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8.) Print the Sacred Heart and Flower Stickers on the address labels. Make sure to check your printer settings (see above). Print single sided in color. Cut down each set of 5 (with the Avery labels there is a non sticker gutter there) and then cut down each row. Store in a plastic bag. The Sacred Heart Stickers will be used to count down the days of Lent with on the count down cross. The flowers are placed on the Crown of Thorns for every good deed and sacrifice the child does so that by Easter they have turned the Crown of Thorns into a wreath of flowers for Jesus.

Putting it All Together! Lets start with folding the folder!

First open your file folder like a book….

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Next, fold the right side to the middle of the folder...

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Once you have folded the right side in it will look like this...

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Now fold the other side so that it lines up with the cut of the side you just folded.

When you get it folded it will look like this, divided into 4 sections. Since that branding mark was showing inside our folder, I turned it over and creased the folds in the opposite direction.

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Time to start placing the pieces in their new home….

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Glue HALF of your cover piece to the left side, of the front of your file folder.
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Glue the Crown of Thorns to the lower right of the cross. The middle of the Crown will have the crease of the folder behind it, that is ok, it will fold with the folder.
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Open your folder like a book and glue your Lenten Cross Count Down in the center.
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Add the History of Lent Book to the left top side of the folder. Glue the All for Jesus book to the top right of the folder. 
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Fold your Holy Week Match Books: Fold the picture part at the line over the text. For the two small ones that will be the only step, just folding them in half.
If the matchbook is longer, fold UP the bottom part under the picture part.
Glue in your lapbook in order (Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday, Maunday Thursday, Black Friday and Holy Saturday) placing the glue on the back part which should be white allowing the book to still open. 
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Glue the back of the Stations of the Cross pocket to the lower left hand corner. Glue the Prayer in Commemoration of Our Lord's Passion between the Crown of Thorns and All for Jesus book. To the back of the folder staple the bag at the top between the seal of the bag on only the BACK side of the seal. Then place your stickers inside and this will allow you to seal and re-seal the bag while keeping the stickers with the lapbook for the next 40 days.
Punch a hole in the flap of the front cover and also in the side of the file folder just opposite. Tie a ribbon or string in a bow to secure the lapbook closed. Write My Lenten Lapbook and place authors name on it.

Enjoy using your lapbook throughout Lent to encourage sacrifices, to teach children to forget themselves and think of others and also to pray to Our Dear Lord.

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12 Comments
Jenny
2/25/2017 07:40:23 pm

Thanks so much for this post!!!!

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Julie
2/25/2017 09:01:50 pm

You're very welcome Jenny!

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Linda
3/1/2017 04:37:58 pm

Hi, I'm getting an error msg on all the links so I can't print this book. Can you help?

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Julie
3/1/2017 05:17:09 pm

Hi Linda, I'm able to click on all the links and they work. Do you have Adobe Reader and is it updated? Julie

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Linda
3/3/2017 09:50:12 am

I was able to download the pdf and print. Thank you!

Julie
3/3/2017 10:01:10 am

Wonderful! I'm glad they worked.

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Hannah
3/6/2017 02:11:46 pm

Just wanted you to know, (well, we made it last year so we knew where to put it,) but you had us print out the resurrection folder thing and the the picture but didn't tell where to put it.

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Sadie
3/10/2019 02:58:41 pm

Hannah, would you mind sharing where you placed the resurrection flap book? Thank you.

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Icia Reed
2/17/2021 10:57:45 am

This is so wonderful! Thank you for all you work!

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Lauren Caggeso
3/18/2021 12:17:58 am

I wish I would have found this sooner! Next year! Thank you for all you do!

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Catherine Severance
2/28/2022 02:20:06 pm

I keep getting an error message. Page not found. Can you help me?

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Julie link
3/2/2022 08:51:32 am

Hello Catherine,
The links in the post do not work the files are at the bottom of the post. I will try and remove the ones in the post itself. Please email me if you are still having problems at [email protected]
God bless you,
Julie

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