Butterfly Lapbook

Compassion International

September 30, 2012

One of my Sponsor children, Alisson, has a birthday coming up in November. I sent her a gift through Compassion, so that she can get things that she needs, but I wanted to make something special just for her, from me.  She will be turning 9 years old, and I think of their transformation of breaking from poverty with the help of Compassion, similar to a Catapillar transforming into a beautiful Butterfly. The Butterfly is a illustration of Christ’s birth, death and resurrection.

Birth – Caterpillar (taking care of our daily needs)
Death – Coccoon (represents the tomb)
Resurrection – transfomed Butterfly (represents a new life)

I figured a Butterfly is a perfect idea for a birthday present, and for these children who need to be reminded about how God is transforming their lives, both spiritual and earthly needs.

Lapbook Design

At the bottom of my blog is links to the websites that I used to create this lapbook. I have also included the pages I created.

I used a two-pocket folder, and refolded to keep within the size requirements of Compassion.  I then drew a picture of a Butterfly on the outside, with the middle of the butterfly on the fold, so half is on the front and half on the back.  I then added her name and Mariposa (Spanish for Butterfly) on the front in a Butterfly font that I found.  I added a few pictures of butterflies on the back of the folder, and the side tab to add a little color.  I got these from the Scholastic website.

On the inside I added a pocket that holds a little 8 page coloring booklet on the Cycle of the Butterfly. I got this printout from Scholastic printables for free.  I colored a little bit of the front cover to personize it for Alisson.  I added a second pocket to hold a Butterfly Matching Game, depending on how many matching pieces you include you may want to use a larger pocket to hold them.  I created the Butterfly Matching Game and printed them in color on card stock, and glued them to Scrapbook paper to make them more create. I used a little piece of scrap scrapbooking paper to wrap around the cards to hold them into smaller groups while shipping.

I added two Bible Verses to the inside: (translation from Bible Gateway)

No se amolden al mundo actual, sino sean transformados mediante la renovación de su mente. Así podrán comprobar cuál es la voluntad de Dios, buena, agradable y perfecta.   Romanos 12:2

Por lo tanto, si alguno está en Cristo, es una nueva creación. ¡Lo viejo ha pasado, ha llegado ya lo nuevo! 2 Corintios 5:17

I also print “Mariposa” and Alisson’s information on the inside in different Butterfly fonts.  (My handwritting is not the best, so printed to make easier to read).  I also printed more of the Butterflies from Scholastic to put around on the inside.

I updated a couple of Butterfly printables, and put into Spanish, so they will not need to be translated. I included a Dot-to-Dot, an Addition-coloring page, a copy of the butterfly on the front and a couple other butterfly coloring pages.  I added a couple of writing pages that I got from HomeSchoolShare.com. She can use these to practice writing, or even write a letter if she would like to.

The most important part of this lapbook is the letter that will go with it, to reminder her that God loves her, and is aways there for her. He loves her so much that he sent Compassion and her sponsor into her life.  If you do not currently have a sponsor child, please take a moment to stop by Compassion and look at the children needing sponsors.  They will change your life forever, and help you appreciate all that you have and all that you can give, expecially spirital encouragement to a child living in poverty.

Printables created for Lapbook:
(only available for personal use, do not include on other websites without permission).|
Outside Butterfly – https://lisasquiltingpassion.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/butterfly-cover-design.pdf
Pocket printables
– Coloring Pocket – https://lisasquiltingpassion.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/coloring-book-pocket.pdf
– Matching Game Holder – https://lisasquiltingpassion.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/matching-game-holder.pdf
Matching Game – https://lisasquiltingpassion.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/buttterfly-matching-game.pdf
Dot-to-Dot – https://lisasquiltingpassion.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/butterfly-dot-to-dot-printable.pdf

Websites used:

Bible Gateway – http://www.biblegateway.com/
Butterfly Fonts – http://www.fontspace.com/category/butterfly
Home School Share Butterfly Lapbook pages – http://www.homeschoolshare.com/butterfly_lapbook.php
Scholastic Butterfly Cycle of Life Printable (Spanish) – http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/detail/?id=31913