We just finished a Horse lapbook. We started with the 4-H project book
then just added some things and left some out. Here are some of the
things we did.
Pocket with cards "Horse of a Different Color"
The kids cut the color
description and the picture of the horses and pasted them on the
cards.
Face
markings (small booklet):
Leg
markings (single hot
dog fold):
Vocabulary Tabs:
I just made the word then the definition and they had to match them
up. We used foal, colt, filly, stallion. gelding, mare. We also included
the donkey, ass, and mule, but only because my dad has them on his farm.
Horse
gaits (pdf)
Breeds (tab
book):
I had them pick 4 breeds from library books. 4 points of info they had
to find and write down:
Size-height and weight
Where they come from (country of origin)
Common color
FYI Interesting Fact (their choice)
Horse
Parts Label: Single fold
Tack:
Flap Book We did the Western & English Saddle, Curb Bit, Hackamore,
then the brushes. The 4-H
book had good pics to label
Horse
vs Pony
Measuring
a horse: We had horses and donkeys to measure. We also measured
our height in "hands". We pinned up a paper with the tallest
horse and smallest horse and our height for perspective. My kids LOVED
this part.
Wikipedia
- Horses
Horse Psychology:
We used this to cover a bit of body language and danger zones. Again,
my father has them so this was important to us.
- Four
Corners fold on the body language
- Flap
book of the blind spots
Horsepower: THIS was a fun one! We went to the high school stadium
for the steps.
1. Record your weight.
2. Measure the height of a flight of stairs in feet (measure 1 step
then X the number you intend to run)
3. Run up the stairs and record time.
4. Multiply your weight time the height of the stairs to find the amount
of work done.
5. Divide work done by the time in seconds for the amount of work done
in one second. (ft/lb per sec)
6. Determine YOUR horsepower by plugging it all in the formula:
HP= ft/lb per sec
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550
Horse
Diet: Accordion book
Additional Resources:
Horse Shoe
Shape Book
Horse
Coloring Sheet
Riding a Horse
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