Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

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laughablemoments
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Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by laughablemoments » Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:48 pm

Hello again,
I have more questions. ( I just placed my order; I still feel a bit like hyperventilating, but that's ok. :lol: )

I'm wondering if there are lists somewhere of which book titles are used each week for each program. I'm transferring in from doing Sonlight last year, and there was a list included in the Instructor's Guide of the first week each book was introduced. I found that list very helpful for organizing the books on my shelves.

Since I'm looking at organizing several programs, I'd like to label the spines of each of our books with
-a color code for the level the books belong in,
-a number for the unit when it's introduced, and
-an abbreviation for what part of the program it's used in (storytime, independent reader, etc.)

Is there such a chart or list somewhere?

Thanks so much! :)
DD(13)- Res to Ref w/ ext.
DD(11)- Preparing w/ ext.
DD(9)- Preparing
DS(7.5)- Beyond
DD(6) -LHFHG
DD(3) -LHTH
DD (1.5) having fun with everyone : )

StephanieU
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Re: Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by StephanieU » Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:14 pm

Many of the books are used for multiple units. So, I just label the spine with tape for each guide. You could use two colors of tape - one for guide and one for kind of book. I use washi tape because it is like painter's tape and will come off easily. I found with LHFHG that the books come in and out, so marking the unit wouldn't be too helpful for this guide. But, I bet the other guides might not just as much.
Mom to
DD16 (completed LHFHG-WH, parts of US1 and 2)
DS14 WG (completed LHFHG-MtMM plus some of LHTH)
DD13 MtMM (completed Rev2Rev)
DS8 Bigger (completed LHTH-Beyond)

laughablemoments
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Re: Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by laughablemoments » Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:20 pm

I love the idea of the Washi tape! :idea:

What I plan to do is to have the books labeled by the first unit in which they are used. It's ok if they are used for more than one unit. :D I'd just like to know at a glance when I need to pull them out of their storage shelves and put them in the schooling area.
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DD(13)- Res to Ref w/ ext.
DD(11)- Preparing w/ ext.
DD(9)- Preparing
DS(7.5)- Beyond
DD(6) -LHFHG
DD(3) -LHTH
DD (1.5) having fun with everyone : )

StillJulie
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Re: Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by StillJulie » Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:58 pm

I don't know of anything already done like that. I would find it helpful as well. With as many guides as we have going, I can't fit all the books for the year in our main schooling area anymore, so I have to rotate them in and out as used.
16yo DD using US History 1 for 11th grade
14yo DS using World Geography for 9th grade
13yo DS using Rev to Rev for 7th grade
10yo DD using Creation to Christ for 5th grade
8yo DD using Bigger for 3rd grade
7yo DD using Beyond Hearts for 2nd grade

Motherjoy
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Re: Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by Motherjoy » Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:30 pm

I can't see how that would be too useful until Preparing. The earlier guides have too few books. And not everyone chooses the same storytime books.
MJ, mom to 8
2015-2016 plan
*17yo is dual-enrolled after using HOD for 7 years
*11yo, 10yo, 9yo, and 7yo - CTC with modifications
*5yo, 4yo - LHTH
*3yo - playschool

Accomplished: LHTH, LHFHG, BHFHG, Beyond, PHFHG, RTR, Rev to Rev, MTMM, WG, WH

MelInKansas
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Re: Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by MelInKansas » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:49 pm

No, I don't think there is a chart like that, and it would be helpful, the further we go up the guides the more there are lots of books and each one read for a few units at a time. I tend to have all of a certain type of book in a place on the "school book" shelf and therefore I can easily find another one when I see that it is coming up to be used. There are a lot of different books though!
Melissa
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
His mercies never come to an end"

DD12 - Rev to Rev + DITHOR 6/7/8
DD10 - CTC + DITHOR 2/3
DD7 - Bigger + ERs
DS5 - LHFHG
DD2 - ABC123
2 babies in heaven

StillJulie
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Re: Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by StillJulie » Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:07 am

Motherjoy wrote:I can't see how that would be too useful until Preparing. The earlier guides have too few books. And not everyone chooses the same storytime books.

With three guides of Preparing or higher next year, it would be extremely helpful. I just skimmed through guides yesterday in order to organize our shelves for the first day of school. I have the overflow books in crates (one for each of the higher guides) and will rotate them in and out as we finish some and get the new ones out.
16yo DD using US History 1 for 11th grade
14yo DS using World Geography for 9th grade
13yo DS using Rev to Rev for 7th grade
10yo DD using Creation to Christ for 5th grade
8yo DD using Bigger for 3rd grade
7yo DD using Beyond Hearts for 2nd grade

raceNzanesmom
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Re: Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by raceNzanesmom » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:31 pm

I color code the books then line them up in the order shown on the website. When we finish a book or I see we need a different one for the following day I simply pull it from the shelf. Has worked well so far.
~Angie
Helpmeet to James for twenty six years
Mom to Race, 23- homeschool grad and Zane, 12- RTR

laughablemoments
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Re: Are there lists of the book titles used each week?

Post by laughablemoments » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:14 pm

Is the order shown on the website pretty similar to the order the books are introduced in the program? If so, that's super helpful! :D
DD(13)- Res to Ref w/ ext.
DD(11)- Preparing w/ ext.
DD(9)- Preparing
DS(7.5)- Beyond
DD(6) -LHFHG
DD(3) -LHTH
DD (1.5) having fun with everyone : )

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