10/13/2023 0 Comments Binder vs notebook note takingI really need to scan and/or purge their old stuff. I just hate ripping the pages out at the end of the year to put them in a binder with the other stuff. I personally really prefer using loose sheets of paper and then putting them in a binder but my kids seem to prefer a spiral notebook for taking notes. I ripped out the pages at the end of the year and put them in a binder with the workbook pages, tests, etc.įor history pretty much the same thing as above. I used a binder for both for Spanish and they used a spiral for their in text work. Usually they end up filling a 3" binder with one year's math stuff. Math is in a binder, and I move the "old" to a larger storage binder in the school room. ![]() We are pretty inconsistent, to be honest. Even at-home classes vary - chemistry had a lot of problems solved in a composition book, while for government we mostly read and discussed and student wrote a couple of short papers. Co-op classes vary depending on the content and the teacher. For online classes they seem to mostly have digital files so no papers to keep up with. We do most classes at home but have a couple at co-op or online. It really depends on what they'll need the most of for a particular class and what they need to carry with them. When we use 3-ring binders, sometimes they hole punch and sometimes they use pocket folders to put handouts in. We also use expandable pocket folders for classes with handouts. We've had certain workbooks that we tear the pages out of and hold punch for a 3-ring binder. Younger is fine with a standard graph paper notebook. For math we buy a thick grid/graph paper book - it's the only thing my older wants to use for math. My kids usually prefer composition books to spiral bound. Long term storage: I kept one 1 inch binder per kid per school year with the most important papers: tests, major essays, curriculum outlines. Will their labs come with a designated lab notebook, or are you creating your own? For our home based labs, we taught them to use a bound notebook with the pagers numbered through upfront, like we were required to have in college - you can't rip out a page because the data aren't what you expect, which is an old safeguard against falsifying results.ĮTA: Binders: one per subject per year. Will most of their work be completed on the computer? Then teach them a good organization system for their files but don't have them print out everything. Will they be taking copious notes? Notebook. Will there be photocopied pages or worksheets that need to be filed? That requires a binder. It all depends on what the source of their materials is and what they are supposed to complete: Pages were never ripped out.įor the other subjects, preferences varied between notebooks and lose leaf paper in binders. They went through several (3-4) notebooks each year for math. My kids used large spiral notebooks with graph paper for math (the large Fivestar ones regular notebooks are a smaller format and were disliked). What does your child use for their high school coursework? A separate notebook/binder for each subject? One giant binder with five or six sections? A notebook for notes and a corresponding binder for labs and papers? Some other system entirely? How do you store finished work for long-term record keeping? (My kids are less likely to carry binders around to their rooms, throw them into bags, flip through them, etc.) Leaves little room for writing and other books. My kids hate how big and bulky binders tend to be and how much table space they take up when opened flat. ![]() Takes up tons of space (both shelf space and desk space). (or to tape them in)Ĭan add loose sheets and extra handouts easilyĬan rearrange materials and add sections as needed Would need a separate folder for labs and papers, etc. Size (# of pages) is pre-determined and inflexible. Portable (easy to move through the house and to activities with these)Įverything is bound together, so it stays in one place and in chronological order (notes won't go mysteriously missing like loose leaf paper on a clipboard tends to do)Įasy to study from/easy to look back at previous work and notes I also want to think ahead to long-term record-keeping, and which format makes the most sense in that regard.) I'd need 5-7 total, so it's not an insignificant investment, financially. Other Resources for Learning Challengesĭoes your child use binders or spiral notebooks for their high school coursework? (This probably seems like a silly question, but if we go with binders, I want to invest in nice ones that will last the long haul of high school.Resources (and Curricula) for Processing Difficulties.Science Courses: Text/Online Support Packages.Apps, Learning Games, and Online Enrichment Activities.Getting Started: Beginning the Home Education Adventure.Stories and Tales From Around the World.
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