tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post2288003385432077287..comments2024-03-23T08:55:43.666-07:00Comments on Joyous Lessons: Inside Our Form I BinderCelestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-47502912858038567492024-03-08T11:38:24.270-08:002024-03-08T11:38:24.270-08:00I don't remember since it was so long ago, but...I don't remember since it was so long ago, but there may be a link in the AO Forums!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-31405645127473891742024-02-28T18:27:23.072-08:002024-02-28T18:27:23.072-08:00where did you get that paddle to the sea map from?...where did you get that paddle to the sea map from?Frannie Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132189916956671266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-62432002351673451812019-05-28T19:24:48.420-07:002019-05-28T19:24:48.420-07:00Hi Nicole! I use a 1/2 inch for Form 1 and they up...Hi Nicole! I use a 1/2 inch for Form 1 and they upgrade to a 1 inch later on. No particular brand! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-11834902026144861732019-05-27T13:38:13.308-07:002019-05-27T13:38:13.308-07:00Hi Celeste,
Super practical question here: what s...Hi Celeste,<br /><br />Super practical question here: what size binder do you use for Form 1 typically? Any particular brand/type you prefer?Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570694976603693258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-64099822255350160422017-08-24T21:50:08.030-07:002017-08-24T21:50:08.030-07:00Thanks so much, Stephanie! Congrats on launching ...Thanks so much, Stephanie! Congrats on launching several children and I hope you are enjoying your time at home with the littler ones -- what a fun household! I can only imagine how busy the season of life you are in must be. I will find out eventually -- LOL!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-83425050004952791842017-08-21T18:04:00.186-07:002017-08-21T18:04:00.186-07:00Lovely blog and detailed plan! I've been home...Lovely blog and detailed plan! I've been homeschooling forever, and JUST trying Ambleside this year with my three littlest who are in grade 6, 4, and K :) - Thank you for the inspiration! I have two graduated, three in various public-y schools, and just the last three home this year, and i needed a little extra push as i plan an wedding for one, miss my oldest who joined the navy and drive biggies to jobs and football and and and... :)mamazeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962451813247730516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-73136547923360010082017-07-25T17:11:35.096-07:002017-07-25T17:11:35.096-07:00Hi Karen! Yes, the kids have that "binder wo...Hi Karen! Yes, the kids have that "binder work" detailed for them on their checklists. I don't need that level of detail on mine, so I just lump it, but they have the full list. You can see an example on their checklist here:<br />http://joyouslessons.blogspot.com/2014/08/scheduling-by-week.htmlCelestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-83002696895643091352017-07-25T12:53:04.964-07:002017-07-25T12:53:04.964-07:00Thank you for taking time to come back to question...Thank you for taking time to come back to questions, if you have a moment for one more (I'm planning this week!). How do your students know what binder work to do and when? I noted as part of your daily schedule there is a slot for "binder work" - but do you direct them to a map, to math drill, etc. via their checklist? karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830386616787112083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-58294074446083906852017-06-13T08:12:15.687-07:002017-06-13T08:12:15.687-07:00They are here: http://goalongs.com/?p=32They are here: http://goalongs.com/?p=32Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-3041030063357667942017-06-12T16:56:49.343-07:002017-06-12T16:56:49.343-07:00Hi Celeste. I tried to post a comment last night,...Hi Celeste. I tried to post a comment last night, but I don't think it worked. Would you possibly be able to give me more direction on where to find the Paddle map on the AO forum. I spent quite a bit of time searching and to no avail. OR, would you be able to email it to me? I can send you my email address if you think that would work. Thanks!thewrightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358555507094138193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-79634792738278021372017-03-06T11:44:17.956-08:002017-03-06T11:44:17.956-08:00Glad you found it, Karen! :)Glad you found it, Karen! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-4489384912052411112017-03-04T12:44:37.464-08:002017-03-04T12:44:37.464-08:00Ooops...never mind. I just found the post you did ...Ooops...never mind. I just found the post you did on your Year 4 binder. :) <br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-2957774687060588672017-03-04T12:40:35.169-08:002017-03-04T12:40:35.169-08:00Hi Celeste,
You mentioned in this post that you we...Hi Celeste,<br />You mentioned in this post that you were putting together your Year 4 binder. Have you shared about that yet? I will be planning Year 4 before too long and would love to see how you put together your binder for Year 4. :) <br />Thanks!<br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-82790873474000125382016-08-10T11:37:15.298-07:002016-08-10T11:37:15.298-07:00Hi Elizabeth! When I first wrote this, Donna Youn...Hi Elizabeth! When I first wrote this, Donna Young's site was completely free. Now you have to be a subscriber to access her printables. :/ I should change that above to avoid confusion, but I don't know of any similar resource. McIntyre's Drawing Textbook is like that but on a level suitable for kids a bit older. It would be easy to draw your own grids also. It's very much like drawing copywork. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-81221172666855961712016-08-10T10:41:12.700-07:002016-08-10T10:41:12.700-07:00Hi Celeste! Thank you for taking the time to detai...Hi Celeste! Thank you for taking the time to detail so many helpful aspects of your homeschooling on your blog. It is so helpful! You linked to art blocks that you said were free on Donna Young's website but when I try to print them it requires me to pay a fee and join access for a year. Am I missing something? THanks!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857324752719905376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-27778984397870393382016-06-17T20:00:45.026-07:002016-06-17T20:00:45.026-07:00Hi Rachel! Thanks for stopping by! They memorize...Hi Rachel! Thanks for stopping by! They memorize different poems -- their choice. So only one copy of each poem is in there. Our poetry binder is solely a keepsake, something to page through for fun. We don't actually use it to review because we use our Evernote memory notebook for that. Hope that helps!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-54493871257851135852016-06-17T19:59:06.326-07:002016-06-17T19:59:06.326-07:00Hi Celeste! I'm new to the MA Facebook page an...Hi Celeste! I'm new to the MA Facebook page and stumbled across your blog. I love it! Thank you for taking the time to outline what you do. I'm a very visual person, so seeing pictures of everything is great! You mentioned that each child has a memory work section. Is the memory work for everyone the same? Specifically, the poem? I ask because you mentioned having the kids illustrate the poems they are working on. Does this mean you have multiple copies of the same poem once it gets transferred to the other binder? And what happens once it's in the new binder? Is it there for record keeping, review, enjoyment?Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977467452764087983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-80829651939422147682016-03-25T20:47:32.188-07:002016-03-25T20:47:32.188-07:00Oh, it really wasn't complicated at all--just ...Oh, it really wasn't complicated at all--just a bunch of Googling and printing. :) It looks much more time-intensive than it is, I think. I basically just made a list of the things I wanted to include, grabbed a stack of cardstock and a stack of printer paper, started finding things online, and printed and checked them off as I went along. I'd say it took me a couple hours to set it up for the whole first term. But this is just one way of organizing your written work for Form I. Much of this is not required, so find what works for you. :)<br /><br />Yes, my first three kids started at 6 and my next will start at 6 this fall. None have learning delays or challenges so far.<br /><br />Hope that helps, Monique!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-12351824407215370902016-03-25T13:26:21.916-07:002016-03-25T13:26:21.916-07:00Wow, so impressive. I love the organization and th...Wow, so impressive. I love the organization and thoroughness of it all. I would love to get to this but it intimidates me. How long did it take to prepare? It feels like I would need a year or two to put something like this together. Did all of your kids start at 6? Any with learning delays or challenges?Marco and Monique Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676024738390479264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-5943169655810555122016-02-27T19:44:55.730-08:002016-02-27T19:44:55.730-08:00Europe map is here:
http://www.youreuropemap.com/
...Europe map is here:<br />http://www.youreuropemap.com/<br /><br />The Paddle maps I found via the AO forums -- they are bookmarked in the Form I area. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-48801143412064618942016-02-26T12:31:19.051-08:002016-02-26T12:31:19.051-08:00I mean the ones pictured above of Paddle to the Se...I mean the ones pictured above of Paddle to the Sea and Europe. They are pretty, simple, and clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-76504883723991568232016-02-25T09:29:40.425-08:002016-02-25T09:29:40.425-08:00Do you mean the blank maps we use for mapwork or t...Do you mean the blank maps we use for mapwork or the binder-sized reference maps?Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-17331763230229514632016-02-25T09:27:56.573-08:002016-02-25T09:27:56.573-08:00It is worth the cost for me because I will be able...It is worth the cost for me because I will be able to make all my own copywork pages for all my kids through the years. There are free online copywork creators, but I can save mine for later kids, which is really helpful for me. I prefer to let my kids choose their copywork selections, so this is a good fit for us. I also have been using Startwrite this year to make our dictation/grammar pages, which I couldn't do with a free format. I bought it with charter school funds, so it was actually "free" for me, but I would buy it again in a heartbeat because I use it SO often. Hope that helps!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-52124958161269380852016-02-23T13:13:16.622-08:002016-02-23T13:13:16.622-08:00Would you mind sharing your links to your maps?Would you mind sharing your links to your maps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-48082109324866003812016-02-23T12:57:33.162-08:002016-02-23T12:57:33.162-08:00I'm thinking about purchasing Startwrite. Can ...I'm thinking about purchasing Startwrite. Can you say more about it? Can you say why you like it and why you thinks it is worth the cost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com