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As a new school year begins, my children are ages 8, 5 and almost 3, with a new little blessing due at the end of January! Staying organized is an ongoing challenge, but I recently came across a system for memory work that is a real answer to my prayers.
My kids have always learned Bible verses as well as some poetry here or there. But I never really had a system for review and sadly much of what had been learned at one time has been lost. But no longer! It only cost me a few dollars to put together this simple system. I bought a small index card box, some index cards and a couple packs of dividers. When learning something new, I write it down on a card and it is filed in the front of the box behind a divider labeled "Daily". The kids recite the new material three times in a row at three separate times each day (meals are a great time for this!) When the new material has been thoroughly memorized, it gets moved back farther in the box under a different divider and is reviewed frequently at first and then less frequently as the days pass. A detailed explanation of this system can be found here.
I am so glad to finally have this very important part of our learning organized and to have a record of what has been learned. If you are looking for some ideas for what to memorize, check out these suggestions.
 Happy Homeschooling!
1:10 PM - Sep. 4, 2008 -
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Love those pics of my grandchildren. Thanks for the tip! I printed off Psalm 1, which we'll start today. I'm using their Sunday School memory verse for cursive, and that is working out for us.
Pattycake - 7:11 AM - Sep. 5, 2008
We love it!
We use the same system for Scripture memory, too! Don't have the box too full yet! : )
Thank you for your comment on my blog! I'm adding yours to my favorites folder! I'm definitely interested in cloth diapers, but so far, no one else in my household is! LOL! They change their share, so it will need to be a joint decision! ; )
Many blessings to you and your family--and congratulations on the newest blessing coming! We have 7 girls and 2 boys, and the little guys are on the end! Hoping for even more to even out the "pink" around here!!! (Although we'd take either! : )
Trisch
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Welcome! I am a second-generation homeschooler, 32 years old and married for 11 years. Our children are Addie (9), Michael (6) and Emily (3). I love all of Dr. Ruth Beechick's books and we enjoy unit studies, but we use a little bit of everything!
