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Sarah M
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I'm trying to wrap my brain around how to notebook/use main lesson books next year.
How do you do it?
Do you compartmentalize into separate notebooks (one Nature Journal, one liturgical year book, one math notebook, one book of centuries, etc), or do you just have one main-lesson-type book and have them put it *all* in there? I like the idea of everything going into one book, as a way to simplify things and to embrace the idea that learning happens across the curriculum all the time, but I'm wondering if I'll later regret not having a separate nature journal. We occasionally lapbook, and those would be separate from our main lessons, obviously- I guess I'm wondering if I should have a separate book for the subjects we visit constantly, like nature study and history. Any thoughts?
If it helps to know, my oldest will be 1st grade. We are going to use Oak Meadow grade 1, supplementing with picture book titles from the Real Learning, Picture Perfect, and FIAR and HSS booklists. We'll explore nature trails every week, and celebrate the liturgical year for our religious education. We are taking a relaxed-Charlotte-Mason-with-a-touch-of-waldorf-approach. :) Clear as mud?
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Well, it can be done either way, and we have done it both ways at different times.
I do, however, think a seperate nature notebook is a good idea. This way it is more portable to take outiin the field, without dragging everything else along, risking getting other work messy, etc. Somefolks solve this by taking a clipboard outdoors and then adding the finished pages to the notebook when you get back indoors. But I have never cared for that otion myself. There is just something nice about taking a special journal outdoors.
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I'm in the separate notebook for the separate study camp. Each child's nature notebooks with adorable little stick figure-esque lady bugs and bats are treasures now. The history timeline is a living, breathing work that changes and matures with that child each year. Another treasure.
I have one other notebook for the liturgical year and Catholic Mosaic. All other subjects seem to fit in other places - science fits on the timeline as well as the nature notebooks, art in nature study a lot, writing and copywork tend to flow out of other subjects being studied.
If there seems to be a trend that we are collecting/creating material from one genre a lot, I keep a stash of empty notebooks handy and the children love starting a new notebook.
Right now, my dd is really enjoying creating a history of the horse notebook!
So...that's how we do it here...I suppose you'd call us notebook naturalists. 
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I see what you are saying about simplifying. I really appreciate that. I have to say, though, that I am a "separate books" kinda gal.
In order to keep everything together, each of my children has a drawer of his or her own, and a file box where we store work at the end of a year.
What if you took your spiral pads and devised a way to bind them together? Then you would effectively have one book with different sections. I'm not really sure how practical that would be - I'm thinking on the fly.
I remember Dawn posting about making her own planner (last year, I think?) by putting her papers together with a very pretty cover and having a shop like Kinkos or Staples bind it. Wonder if that could work? Then you could put divider pages in for the different sections...
Still doesn't solve the separate nature journal question. I think Theresa is spot on about having a portable nature journal - it's essential, IMO.
Apologies, I'm a rambling rose this morning - managed to get 2 whole hours of writing done this morning before the dawn chorus began. Unprecidented!
HTH!
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