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Q & A: Should I Correct Errors on Notebooking Pages?
I received an email from Melissa that reflects a common concern for notebookers. Q: Question I just started incorporating notebooking into our homeschool right before our Christmas break. When I read what my children (ages 14, 11, 9, & 7) write, I often encounter spelling and grammar errors. On a writing assignment, I would correct those, […]
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Q & A: How Much Time Should Notebooking Take?
Tanya asked a fantastic question in a blog comment that I decided to answer as a blog post. Q: Question “About how much time do you devote to notebooking (especially if you’re starting out with almost 11, 9 and 6 year olds)? It can take us the better part of a school day, and that […]
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Q & A: What Curriculums Include Notebooking?
Q: What Curriculums include notebooking? A: There are several: Winter Promise, Mystery of History, Beautiful Feet, Heart of Dakota, My Father’s World, Truthquest and Time Travelers. Notebooking is a fairly common instructional method, and it’s becoming more and more popular. As evidence, see this list of curriculums (curricula) that have notebooking integrated into the plans. The Mystery of […]
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Q & A: Did Charlotte Mason Espouse Notebooking?
I saw an interesting dialogue about Charlotte Mason and notebooking over at Simply Charlotte Mason forum that I’d like to talk about here at The Notebooking Fairy. Many curricula make claims to fitting the CM style since they incorporate notebooking. But does simply having notebook pages make a curricula a CM one? No, it doesn’t. […]
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