February Literature Lap Books

Lately, I've beens sharing peeks inside my Flipping for Literature packets and I thought I should show you some Literature Lap Books too! I love literacy-based therapy and hands-on materials!

Let's check out the book selection for February!

*This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.*

These are three of my absolute favorite biographies! They're perfect for year round or Black History Month. Truly, you must read these aloud to your students. Invite Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, and Abraham Lincoln into your classroom (or speech room)!

If A Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold

One morning, Marcie gets on a peculiar looking bus. She doesn't want to be late for school so she hops on anyways! Suddenly, the bus starts to talk and tells her the story of Rosa Parks. Your students will love how Rosa Parks' story is told. It's imaginative and truly unique! Later, the bus reveals that it's Rosa Parks' birthday (February 4th) and then Rosa Parks walks onto the bus. They eat cake and celebrate before the bus drops Marcie off at school.

This is a wonderful book to read on Rosa Parks' birthday or any time! I made a lap book companion to go along with this wonderful story!

This lap book addresses many common language goals such as describing, sequencing, and vocabulary! It also has a response booklet for the Civil Rights movement and there is also a flip book (pictured above). If you're a classroom teacher this would be a great project to place in a literacy center after a whole group read aloud or a fun project for anytime! This lap book enables students to really dig deep into the story!

The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles

The story of Ruby Bridges is one that every child should hear. This book will really help young children understand how evil segregation was. Ruby was just a first grader. She was so kind and brave. She's the perfect role model for children and students can learn that even they have the ability to change the world.

You can find this lap book in my TPT store by clicking HERE. Each of my lap books contains activities that target common goals so that these books can be used in speech-language therapy! This book also features a booklet about Ruby Bridges (then and now) that demonstrates Ruby's lifelong commitment for equal rights. There is also a little booklet called "Actions Speak Louder than Words." It's critical to teach students that nothing will change unless actions are taken!

Also, if you don't want to have students construct these lap book projects, then simply have them add the activities into their interactive notebooks! Every activity is designed to be placed into an interactive reading or language notebook too!

Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman

This book is so beautiful. There are no words that I can use to give justice to the illustrations! This is another wonderfully unique biography. A little girl is walking and sees a man that reminds her of someone.. later she sees a five dollar bill and makes the connection! He looked like Abraham Lincoln. She scurries to the library to find out everything she can about Lincoln and then shares what she learns with the reader. Lincoln's story is told through the voice of a child and it's such an amazing read! This is a wonderful book to use for President's Day and beyond!

Of course, I had to make some hands-on activities! Find this lap book by clicking HERE. Students will learn so many things about Lincoln with this project!

Students can also complete literature flip books. These can also be included inside the lap book or stand alone. Simply have students glue the flip book in the middle part of the lap book first then staple a clean white sheet or piece of construction paper over it to create a flap. Then glue the remaining activities onto the flap! There is an example of this in my blog post about The Art Lesson.

If you're interested in implementing literature lap books with your students, I also have a growing bundle! It's super discounted for a little while longer while it continues to grow! It's currently 70% until April 1st! Each lap book is also sold separately!

Interactive activities are so much fun and students love doing them! They have been a game changer for my therapy!

If you want to add these books to your personal library here are some Amazon Affiliate links:
If a Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold
Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles

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