Mini Offices are an ideal method of keeping all the charts, facts and lists at hand in a lapbook folder or file folder or reference file. A mini office is a particular application of lapbooks. Each child can make his own mini-office -- a lapbook filled with reference pages for his own learning. The sky is the limit on what you can include. With a mini office, you have an individualized reference tool for each student! Cater it to your child's level and needs. Make a new one each term if necessary or make several -- one for each school subject. Pull out the math mini office when studying math. Or use a language arts mini office when doing a writing assignment.
How do you make a Mini Office? Depending on how long you want your mini-offices to be, choose 2-3 file folders and glue them together side to side. Download the sheets you want to use and a cover sheet. Cut your sheets and start placing them on your panels of your mini-offices until you have it organized. This could be challenging if you have a lot of sheets you want to add. I had to cut down some of the charts so that they could fit on a panel. Glue and let dry. (You can laminate them if you want)
What do you put in your Mini Office? The sky is the limit. You can make one Mini Office for each subject you are teaching or you can make a mini office for all the subjects. Depends on what you want.
Where do you find all of these charts? Simple. Google it. If you want a Math Mini Office, simply google Math Charts. The internet is full of examples of Mini Offices & charts or reference sheets to put in your Mini Office.
The best part about the Mini Offices is that they are easy to store & don't take up much room. My daughter made the one below. She loves pulling it out and opening up all the panels.
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