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Hi Sarah,
I wanted to ask about your thoughts on the Junior Notebook for the Apologia Chem/Physics curriculum for elementary students. I am living in China and not able to look through one of the books online. One mom friend said they’ve done other Apologia notebooks but it was a lot of busy work (puzzles, crosswords, word search) and her children didn’t really like that much. I was hoping for something like a lab book for the students to record their observations and answer specific questions about the experiments and “Try This” sections from the text book. I was thinking about just having us do our own lab books using a blank book and I just give the children the format for what should go in them. Any thoughts on that would be helpful.
Blessings, Laurel
Hi Laurel – From what you described that you would like to do with your kids, it might be best for you to just get a blank notebook and have your kids record their findings and answers in that.
The Junior Notebooking Journals do have a place to record experiment information, but that’s just a small part of the notebook.
For each lesson, the Junior notebook has 2-3 lined pages for taking notes or doing narration (these pages also have some blank spaces for drawing pictures); crossword puzzle or word search; 2 scripture copywork pages (one manuscript and one cursive); 2 coloring pages; a minibook to put together and adhere to the notebook (think lapbook component); a page with additional activities, projects, or experiments you can try; 2-3 pages to record info about your experiments (but they are very basic – just a place to write “what I did” and “what I learned”); plus some varying pages depending on the lesson – such as vocabulary activities and/or pages to complete the notebooking journal activities mentioned in the book.
I hope that helps you a bit. I’d be happy to answer any further question you have.
HI Sara! this is a great website!! love the blogs on homeschooling!! will definately be sharing this with my friends!! have a blessed day!
Hi, Sarah, I’ve looked high and low to find your name to personally friend you on FB. I am at Jacque Line if you would be so kind 😉 Blessings!
Hi, I wasn’t sure where to contact you at–I clicked on the link to email you and it pulled open a blank internet page with the email address (%20srhvl17@gmail.com) in the search bar. That didn’t look right, so I decided to message here. Regarding your current contest, the link to subscribe to LJSKool is broken. Also, I tried entering the email address with which I had subscribed to Dr. F Dean Hackett, however, I only got the first few letters out of my email when I accidentally clicked “enter”. Do you know how I can fix this to make sure I am not disqualified?
Hi Heather – Thanks for letting me know about the broken link. I will take note of what you said about subscribing to Dr. F Dean Hackett in case you win.
Hi Sara
You said you have never had a file not sent, wellllll there is always a first and maybe this is the first. The file I requested is “FREE Transportation Theme Printable for Counting to 10”. As of right now I have not recieved anything.
Joel
Hi Joel –
I’m not sure what you are referring to, but I don’t have a printable available on my site that is a FREE Transportation Theme Printable for Counting to 10, nor have I ever.
Hi Sarah,
I wanted to let you know I’m hosting a giveaway for Fast Transcripts, which is a fabulous transcript service for homeschool moms sold through HSLDA. The giveaway will run through Wed., Aug. 12 if you would like to include it with your giveaways next week.
http://foreverjoyful.net/2015/07/29/enter-to-win-fast-transcripts-giveaway/
I have a question is this 100 page planner for 2016, something that we can print out, and take out as our family needs us to customize it????
Thaks a million
Marica Bledsoe
The planner is printable; you can print out what you need for your own personal use. It can not be edited though.
Hi Sarah,
Just purchased your 2016 Blog Planner and gave the wrong email address. OOPS!
Can I reenter to get the download?
Thank you and blessings to you!
JC
Just email me at slavila at outlook dot come and let me know what email you’d like me to send it to.
Sarah
I recently subscribed to your site – My Joy Filled Life. I saw these adorable downloadable print outs but I still haven’t received the link to download them. Would you please help me out I’d like the links to
Nativity Bingo
Nativity Memory Game
Nativity Stick Puppets
I’ve sent you an email with the files attached.