Okay, okay. I know I said I wasn’t going to be very active around here for a while, but I’ve received more than one email asking if I will please, please, please share more about the binders.
And so I will.
I like you too much not to!
As long as you promise to forgive me for my camera acting up. Everything is stripey and dull, and I don’t know why.
Ahem.
So. The binders.
First, we have a couple shots of the tabbed dividers. Ya’ll know what tabs look like, right?
Like I said before, this is modeled after the Simply Charlotte Mason Scripture Memory System. I thought it was so brilliant that I adapted it to reading, and it has kept me organized ever since.
There are tabs for:
- Daily: This is where you put the newest cards, to be reviewed every day. I made my own tabs for this section. I used index paper and some Avery Write-On Tabs. The only other thing I needed was a three-hole punch.
- Even/Odd: This section works out to every-other-day review. Cards move to this section once the children know them well enough to skip a day here and there. I made my own tabs here, too.
- Days of the Week: These cards are reviewed on the given day (once per week). Please note that if you know you do not have lessons on a certain day, you should never put anything in that section!
- Numbers 1-31 Tab: This is where you put things that only need to be reviewed once in a blue moon. These stands for the dates in the month, and suggest monthly review, but really it is less often than that if you are like me and skip weekends.
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Do you have a video (You Tube) of your binder system? Would be helpful if you don't. If you do, please post. Would love to see more about this. This will be my first year homeschooling. Technically, I'll be public schooling at home with an online school; but if it turns out I don't like it I will need to design my own curriculum for my 2nd grade daughter and jump into true homeschooling. Or if we have time, may add this teaching method (?) if I see she needs more than the online program is giving her.
I don't, but that is a brilliant idea. I am in the process of setting up a new binder for my newest student. I will see if I can make a little video sometime in the next couple weeks. Thank you for the suggestion! 🙂