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May. 3, 2006
The Homeschool Notebook
So many people are interested in how to
notebook, or what a notebook should look like, that I thought I'd put
mine up so that you can see one!!
You start with a plain old binder. You *could* let your child
decorate it if they like, or have a favourite character on it...
This is some in my 6 y.o. DS's binder. We put most things in the
sheet protectors, for their own protection. His math work is
mostly in a workbook, but when he works from the text book, we put the
pages in here.
This is science stuff. We dont do it often, and it is usually
related to something we are reading. A narration and appropriate
pictures are glued onto the page. Here we have used scrapbook
paper, which you can buy from your local Michaels, or similar craft store. Some places are blessed with scrapbooking stores, which have a huge variety of themed papers. Sometimes, you just have to make your own!
You can also put down clip art from the internet to illustrate a
piece. Here you can see that we also used artwork of DS's and he
made a small 'shape book' (the mitre) for the page. These are not
necessary, but do jazz up a page nicely if it is a special topic.
I put a reading list in there too... every time I fill the page!
Sometimes, DS doesn't really have a narration, but we might put an illustration in there anyway!
Reading about some history gave him the perfect opportunity to make a
great page! LOTS of clip art, a couple of narrations and a glue
stick to put it all together. On the right you can see the edge
of a notebook page I made myself in word... and some handwriting
practise.
We have also included photocopies of the letters he sent to relatives!
Narrations and illustrations make the simplest pages. He is
allowed to decorate, but prefers clean lines! I have suggested
making the 'stuck on' objects at angles to the page, but his preference
is for what you see up there. That is his choice though!
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About Me
I'm a 29 year old mother of two, who loves to read, bake, knit and homeschool... You can also read my husband's 'rantings' at the link below ;)
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May. 4, 2006 - I just love your blog!
Sherry