We use notebooking to capture what we are learning and to practice our writing skills. Notebooking begins with engaging books, oral narration, and open-ended Socratic discussion. After all, you must have something to write before you can put pen (or pencil) to paper. We read, narrate, and discuss most of our books each day… or … Read more
Does writing have this effect on any of your children? As soon as you tell them to open their notebook, it begins. Their eyes bounce around like the ball in a pinball machine. It’s impossible to focus on the paper before them. Their once comfortable chair betrays them. It’s impossible to find a stationary position. The temperature … Read more
Please do not wait until you think you have everything figured out and you think you have all the right supplies to start implementing notebooking. Make the time and dig in with your kids!
Notebooking topical studies like history, science, Bible, & even literature are easy to do. I get asked many times, “How do you notebook language arts?”.
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.
What is Copywork? Copywork is copying a piece of well-written work, from any variety of sources, onto paper or into a notebook.
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.
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.
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.
Part 1 // Homeschooling wasn’t working out like I thought it would (or should). Each day was a struggle. It felt more like a to-do list instead of a blessing or privilege.
Part 2 // The 3 homeschool traps that kept me from finding the freedom and confidence I desired for our homeschooling. These traps are our own doing and can keep us stuck for years!
Part 3 // I was no longer trapped by a method, a curriculum, or an ideal schedule. It was at this turning point that I took the advice of another homeschool mom.
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