Learn More About Notebooking
Practical notebooking tips, how-tos, and homeschool encouragement — for families who want more learning and less busywork.
Our Language Arts Notebook
Notebooking topical studies like history, science, Bible, & even literature are easy to do. I get asked many times, "How do you notebook language arts?".
Notebooking with a Structured Writing Plan
It is less stressful for most kids to talk about a topic than to write about it. When beginning notebooking, I ask the kids for immediate oral narrations rather than a written summary or report.
How to Do Copywork in Your Homeschool
What is Copywork? Copywork is copying a piece of well-written work, from any variety of sources, onto paper or into a notebook.
How to do notebooking with younger children?
I do not start formal notebooking until my children are proficient with 3 skills. By "formal notebooking" I mean creating notebooks for specific subjects/studies that include written narrations, reports, summaries, etc.
How to use the ProClick Binding Machine to bind your own notebooks
You can create your own sketchbook, planner, journal, or other type of notebook. You can also snip the spines to make smaller size notebooks like my kids' quiet time journals pictured below.
How to Homeschool with Notebooking… Engaging, Effective, and enjoyable!
I struggled with homeschool overwhelm for six years before I found our cure. The answer was not a new method, a better curriculum, or a more organized schedule. I'd love to share our story.
