Since this blog is called “Confessions…” I have one. When I first started homeschooling, I didn’t understand what a “File Folder Game” was. I downloaded all these fun games and just kept them in a manilla envelopes. It wasn’t until this year when we started Lapbooking, that I realized what a File Folder Game was! I immediately went and gathered my manilla envelope games, and put them into file folders and voila!
Here is a gathering of all the file folder games we did this year, just click on the Titles to download:
Paint Brush Color Matching:
Numbers Cards by Homeschool Creations (This goes 1-20):
Puppy Match Up by File Folder Fun: (Memory Matching)
Fishy Faces by File Folder Fun: (Memory Matching)
Apple Matching by Homeschool Share:
Shades of Color (to be used with paint chips): This is game I ended up making into a file folder game. You can download my color grid here, and I used a 1 1/4″ square punch to punch the colors out.
Candy Cane Color Match by File Folder Fun:
Animal Fur Match by Homeschool Share:
Space Rhymes by File Folder Fun: 
Pumpkin Patch Phonics by File Folder Fun:
Acorn Addition and Subtraction by File Folder Fun:
Raking Leaves by File Folder Fun:
Daniel in the Lion’s Den Time Matchup by Bible Story Printables:
Snowman Compound Words by File Folder Fun:
That’s it for 2010 File Folder Fun! Hope you found some that look fun for your family too!
Oh thank you for sharing the different games you have used! I found a few that I know my blessings will just flip over! My printer is humming as I type!Thank you for all that you do!Sincerely,~Hope
I want to make some! Do you laminate the pieces? How do you make them last?
PACKER FAMILY: Yes, I laminate the pieces, but not the lapbook. I know people who run the entire lapbook through a laminator! I haven’t done that though.JULIE: I haven't used the lapbooks for anything else yet, just happy I figured out how to make one LOL!
I love file folder games. I heard of them when I taught first grade but never really tried them out. I have been using them with Madeline while attempting to homeschool this year and I love them! Thank you for sharing yours.
I remember my own mother making file folder games when I was a little girl. Noone knew what they were. And now they are incredibly popular. Thank you for posting these! My kids LOVE the paint brush color matching as well. Totally appreciate your posts!http://homeschoolbliss.blogspot.com/
I really love file folder games. It reminds me of great time with my mom. Great post. thanks
God bless you for creating all of these and then having them available to share with us!
I just want to say thanks for the wonderful printables you have!! I have seen your links many, many times from the Tot School blog. I downloaded the paint color matching printable, I think my 2-1/2-year-old will love it!
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas. I recently made your paintbrush file folder for my younger girls: http://imanshomeschool.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/paintbrush-colour-matching-game/
Thank you so much for your wonderful ideas and easy downloads. I am in the process of creating some file folder learning for my 2 1/2 year old, and putting packets together of some educational fun for our road trip to NC this summer. 14 hours in the car! God Bless, Ashley