Simplifying (and Enriching) our Homeschool with Notebooking {Part 2}
About a month ago, we purchased brand new Notebooking journals for the purpose of truly infusing more Notebooking into our homeschool. We have been doing Lapbooks and Notebooking pages since I started homeschooling, about 6 years ago… but never in this way. The way we are using Notebooking now could almost be considered a ‘method’ of homeschool. Our Notebooks are a HUGE tool in our day-to-day habits. Since we’ve started using Notebooking more intentionally (about 4 months ago), I’ve been amazed at the difference in our homeschool. More peace, more joy, more creativity, more real learning. And this is coming from a Mom who already did quite a bit…
Simplifying our Homeschool with Notebooking {Part 1}
I have been thinking quite a bit about the coming year of homeschool, as I’m sure many of us do throughout the Summer. Even though we are year-round homeschoolers, there is still this undeniable feeling of ‘beginning’ in September. A feeling I actually really love! So, with this approaching ‘beginning’ of sorts, I’ve been in planning mode. Sometimes I wonder if I’m ever NOT in planning mode…? But, I have been thinking and researching quite a bit about notebooking these past few days, so I thought I’d share an informal post with you on this subject. What you read here is literally coming straight from my heart and (somewhat…