My second child finished Resurrection to Reformation yesterday, and he will start Revival to Revolution on Monday!!!
I did start organizing things like I did for my first, but then I realized I wanted to make a few changes. So, I will go over how I set up everything for this guide this time around.
History Binder
This binder has the notebooking pages from HOD. There are two "sections" - the normal pages and then the Signer study pages. I think we will start with all of the cards together, and then he can cut them apart at the end if he likes. I have created a template in Word so he can type the information for the back of the cards if he likes. Since he has been typing his history narrations since this summer, I am going to guess he will type those as well.
Science Binder
This binder is set up very similar to how I did it the first time as well. The first part is the notebooking pages for the inventor study.
Then, I asked my son if he wanted to use the workbook as is or if he wanted me to take the pages out. Since the workbook doesn't stay open well, he asked that I take the pages out. I used a hair dryer to soften the glue. And then I pulled out chunks of pages. Once I had all of the pages out, I trimmed them to 8.25 inches, which cut off any remaining glue. I then placed them into the binder, adding dividers for each unit. I also put the one page for the experiments in the back pocket, as I thought that was a better place than the box.
Music Appreciation
This is a totally new binder for this year. My oldest never put the full lapbook together, so I thought we would approach things a little differently. First, I took the text from Pieces with a Purpose and pasted them into a Word document.
Then, I screenshotted the pages for the Periods of Music, and pasted those into Word. This makes the text bigger and easier to read!
Next, I printed all of the parts for the timeline. I then cut them apart and laminated them. I taped the actual timeline together, and then I placed glue dots on the back of each composer. My kids can now place the people on the timeline, and take them off. All of this is taped to the top of a manila folder.
Inside the manila folder I have the orchestra. I placed all of the pieces into a little zip lock, so we don't loose those.
On the back of the folder, I have the vocabular. I placed a strip of cardstock down the middle to keep the "keys" from opening as pages are flipped. But it is still very easy to open and read the definition.
After the folder, I have the Music Appreciation page, printed on both sides. I printed it a total of ten times, but I can always print more if needed.
Behind those pages, I have a pocket divider with the pictures for Music Appreciation and Collection of Composers. My son can then easily cut out the pictures as he needs them.
Finally, I made my own version of the Collection of Composers. Those little books are SO easy to loose. And sorting through to find the right one can be a pain. So, I just made a notebooking page for those. There is a spot for the picture (that would be on the front of the little book).
Finally, I printed the Composer Cards and have them in another zip lock. These likely won't stay in the binder, as they are very thick. But, I did punch holes so I can store them in the binder at the end of the year until my third starts Rev2Rev. I will only pull out the Music Appreciation and Collection of Composer pages to save with my son's completed work.
Geography, State Study, and Worthy Words
The last binder is "everything else." For geography, I printed the student pages from MapTrek. I already have a binder with all of the teacher pages for RtR-MtMM.
For State Study, I removed the appendix pages from the spiral. The answer key pages I have stored with my other answer keys. Then I placed the reference pages in page protectors, so I don't have to remove those for my next child. I placed the picture pages in a pocket divider, so my son can easily cut those out when he needs them.
For Worthy Words, I printed the tone and purpose information on colored cardstock, so it can easily be spotted. My daughter didn't complete many of the pages, but my son might use them more (I reused most of the ones I had for my daughter!). With four kids, often they can't report immediately. So, jotting down some notes should be helpful for him.
Other Boxes/Subjects
Math: He will be continuing Horizons Prealgebra. When he finishes that, I am considering buying an inexpensive Prealgebra workbook to do as a review before Algebra 1. He struggles with signed numbers and not doing all of the steps still, so I think some "easy" review will be helpful! (He CAN do signed numbers, but he often just ignored the sign. If it is focused on signed numbers, he has no problem. But, he gets overwhelmed easily and misses steps.)
Writing: We are getting close to finishing Wordsmith Apprentice. Whenever we finish that, we will be starting Jump In for writing. Most of his work for writing is in the workbooks, but he also has a composition book for any longer writing. I often store anything typed in the history binder, as there is always extra room there.
Grammar: We will be doing Rod and Staff 5, first half, with Rev2Rev. My goal is for him to complete Level 6 by the end of high school, as I feel that is more than enough for him. What he does written (only what can't be done easily orally) is done in a composition book we continue level after level.
DITHOR: He has 2-3 more genres of the 4/5 workbook (with 5/6 books), and then he will move on to the 6/7/8 workbook. I hope he will be able to complete all of 6/7/8 by the end of MtMM, but he may end up 1-2 genres short.
Bible: He will continue Awana for Bible quiet time (T&T this school year, Trek next school year). We will be doing the worldview study in Rev2Rev as well.
Dictation: We will keep chugging along! I don't know if he will get through all of the levels, but we will try. He has his current level in a report folder, and he has a composition book he has used since the beginning to write in.
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