About Debra Reed
Homeschool Mom of 10 & Founder of NotebookingPages.com
Homeschooling wasn’t always pretty. Here’s our story.
The Backstory
Over 25 years ago, I was a high school math teacher turned new homeschool mom, eager to give my kids an enjoyable, individualized education.
The Problem
After six years of experimenting with different methods, schedules, and curricula, and with seven kids in tow, I was exhausted.
We checked all the right boxes, moved kids from one grade to the next, and even impressed the skeptics with memorized timelines and Latin declensions.
But whole days were lost to a flurry of curricula, worksheets, comprehension questions, and tests — powered by the famous “study and forget” method of learning.
No one was excited. No one was inspired. It was busywork that bred boredom and led straight to burnout.
Debra Reed
Mom of 10
Homeschooling since 2000
Founder of NotebookingPages.com
The Backstory
Over 25 years ago, I was a public school teacher turned new homeschool mom, eager to give my kids an enjoyable, individualized education.
The Problem
After six years of experimenting with different methods, schedules, and curricula, with seven kids in tow, I was exhausted.
We checked all the right boxes, moved kids from one grade to the next, and even impressed the skeptics with memorized timelines and Latin declensions.
But whole days were lost to a flurry of curricula, worksheets, comprehension questions, and tests — powered by the famous “study and forget” method of learning.
No one was excited. No one was inspired. It was busywork that bred boredom and led straight to burnout.
Debra Reed
Mom of 10
Homeschooling since 2000
Founder and publisher of NotebookingPages.com
We want to spark our children's curiosity, strengthen their learning skills, and nurture their independence — not lead them to boredom and burnout.
The Solution
Desperate to fix our homeschool, I started searching. That’s when a veteran homeschool mom introduced me to notebooking. It felt too simple, too flexible, too good to be true. But it turned out to be the perfect solution.
The Transformation
Notebooking changed everything. I could combine multiple kids for subjects like Bible, History, and Science —using engaging books, while each child responded at their own level.
Notebooking wove language arts into the rest of our learning, giving my kids meaningful ways to read, write, and think as they worked. And because we weren’t drowning in separate subjects and busywork, we finally had time to follow the things that sparked their curiosity.
Notebooking gave us a “read to learn, write to learn” rhythm that stuck, and finally made homeschooling more engaging, effective, and even enjoyable.
Why I Started NotebookingPages.com
Notebooking made such a difference in our homeschool that I couldn’t keep it to myself. I created this website, not as an expert, but as an experienced friend who’s been there.
NotebookingPages.com exists to help you eliminate busywork, boredom, and burnout and replace it with notebooking-to-learn.
- Simplify your homeschool days
- Raise curious, independent thinkers
- Build lifelong learning skills naturally, through their own thoughts, words, and notebooks
What We Offer
- The Free Resource Library gives you samples of all of our notebooking pages plus the Notebooking QuickStart Guide. It's a great way to try notebooking for free.
- The Notebooking Pages Lifetime Membership opens the full library: thousands of notebooking pages across every subject, PLUS planner pages, bonus gifts, and all future updates. One payment. No renewals, ever.
Whether you’re teaching one child or ten, starting out or starting over — I’m here to help you ditch the busywork and rediscover the joy in your homeschool.
