Have you discovered Notebooking yet? Notebooking is essentially keeping a journal of your educational journey. Notebooking can capture your child's journey of learning and can become a precious treasure. Your child's notebook will not only capture the knowledge he/she is learning but will also show their creativity, personality, writing voice, and memories.
Binder Notebooking: can be done several ways, really it just depends on what works for you. I like to print pages from Productive Homeschooling. You will find a variety of pages on several different topics, ranging from history to science to the arts. I like to let my kids pick a topic they want to study, then as we are studying the topic, they write down what is interesting to them on their notebook page. The great thing about Notebooking is that you can see what details your kids found interesting and then expound on that. The page is theirs to color and add important notes to. Once finished you can three-hole punch the page and add it to a binder.
Spiral Notebooking: Printing out pages can become expensive, so you may prefer a spiral notebook. With this option, take the time to look for pictures online of what you are studying, print and glue them onto your notebook page or have your child draw and color a picture and take notes.
Now you know a little bit about what notebooking is, but how do you add notebooking into your everyday homeschool? Decide which subjects you want to start notebooking. Don't feel like your child needs to do every single subject that you are studying. I would suggest you keep an educational journal along with your children, your work can inspire them.
Notebooking isn't about finishing a worksheet, it is about letting your child document what they have learned in their own way. It is a good way for them to learn to take notes, explore questions and find answers to those questions. When we first implemented notebooking, I told my children to draw a picture of something they learned and add a few words to it. When they were younger I had them narrate to me what they learned and I would write it down for them. This helps children process their thoughts and learn to later write their thoughts down.
Notebooking Subjects can include but not limited to the following:
Project and research
Nature study
Copywork
Favorite Quotes
Story
History
Geography
Art
Science
Notebooking is a simple way for your children to be able to document their studies and explore their thoughts and questions. This is a method that has been around for hundreds of years. There is no right way or wrong way to notebooking, just start writing and drawing pictures. For science, I give my kids a sketchbook so that they have plenty of room to draw whatever it is that they are learning.
Drop a question below if you are still unsure of how to start.
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Binder Notebooking: can be done several ways, really it just depends on what works for you. I like to print pages from Productive Homeschooling. You will find a variety of pages on several different topics, ranging from history to science to the arts. I like to let my kids pick a topic they want to study, then as we are studying the topic, they write down what is interesting to them on their notebook page. The great thing about Notebooking is that you can see what details your kids found interesting and then expound on that. The page is theirs to color and add important notes to. Once finished you can three-hole punch the page and add it to a binder.
Spiral Notebooking: Printing out pages can become expensive, so you may prefer a spiral notebook. With this option, take the time to look for pictures online of what you are studying, print and glue them onto your notebook page or have your child draw and color a picture and take notes.
Now you know a little bit about what notebooking is, but how do you add notebooking into your everyday homeschool? Decide which subjects you want to start notebooking. Don't feel like your child needs to do every single subject that you are studying. I would suggest you keep an educational journal along with your children, your work can inspire them.
Notebooking isn't about finishing a worksheet, it is about letting your child document what they have learned in their own way. It is a good way for them to learn to take notes, explore questions and find answers to those questions. When we first implemented notebooking, I told my children to draw a picture of something they learned and add a few words to it. When they were younger I had them narrate to me what they learned and I would write it down for them. This helps children process their thoughts and learn to later write their thoughts down.Notebooking Subjects can include but not limited to the following:
Project and research
Nature study
Copywork
Favorite Quotes
Story
History
Geography
Art
Science
Notebooking is a simple way for your children to be able to document their studies and explore their thoughts and questions. This is a method that has been around for hundreds of years. There is no right way or wrong way to notebooking, just start writing and drawing pictures. For science, I give my kids a sketchbook so that they have plenty of room to draw whatever it is that they are learning.
Drop a question below if you are still unsure of how to start.
*This post may contain affiliate links.
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