How Many Composition Books

[Homeschooling6]

This year I uesed binders with tabs but next year I would like to use all compostion books. Could someone please tell me how many I would need for CtC and Res. to Ref. I don't have the Guides to look and see.

Thank you,
Linda<><

[Homeschooling6]

There was a sale at Target, so I purchased four composition books because they were pretty. Now I'm wondering if she will need that many because of the HOD notebook that comes with the program. Yikes!

Composition Books for Annette

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[aspenskies]

Those are very pretty!

I was waiting to see the answer to this question. I decided to go ahead and buy a bunch of binders and composition books. They will all end up being used at some point. I actually will have to hide the composition books I want for school.

[Tidbits of Learning]

This is really one of those to each his own type of things. Everyone has different preferences. I think because I am a lefty that I have always chosen binders over composition books unless it was the marble composition books without spiral.
So here is what we have for CTC-
1 big 2 1/2 inch binder with tabs for each subject and tabs for the breakdown of the subjects. Some people like to have an individual 1 inch binder for history and science and geography.
I do like to have composition books for English, dictation, and the common place book. So we use 1 big binder with 3 composition books. I think a composition book for DITHOR would be good as well. I will probably have them keep their DITHOR that is wrote separately from the workbook in a composition book next year instead of loose leaf and put in the binder.

[andreamichele13]

Oh great....now I'm going to have to go to Target and buy some of those....just b/c I love supplies and those are super cute! haha.

[aspenskies]

This is really one of those to each his own type of things. Everyone has different preferences. I think because I am a lefty that I have always chosen binders over composition books unless it was the marble composition books without spiral.
So here is what we have for CTC-
1 big 2 1/2 inch binder with tabs for each subject and tabs for the breakdown of the subjects. Some people like to have an individual 1 inch binder for history and science and geography.
I do like to have composition books for English, dictation, and the common place book. So we use 1 big binder with 3 composition books. I think a composition book for DITHOR would be good as well. I will probably have them keep their DITHOR that is wrote separately from the workbook in a composition book next year instead of loose leaf and put in the binder.

Thank you, Tidbits of Learning! This will be our first year with HOD, doing CtC. I am planning on using individual binders. I like the idea of using composition books for English, dictation/copywork, and DITHOR. I think I am going to use one for his math also. It will only be for working the problems. We are using Teaching Textbooks, so the answers will go onto the computer, but I think it might be nice to go back and look over past problems. I will have to wait until box day to learn more. I have been scouring the posts here and trying to learn all I can.

[Homeschooling6]

This year with Preparing my boys are using a binder with tabs for each subject. I don't like the loose papers thus would like to switch to composition with the exception for copies I will make from the guide for dictation and the poems. Those I'll stick in a binder.

For Res. to Ref. I'm wondering will I need one for history and science or are all written narrations being written in the HOD Notebook? So far I have calculated a notebook for dictation, copywork and Rod & Staff English which is three, do I need anymore?

Same with CtC, so far I've calculated that I'll need one for dictation, copywork and R&S but am wondering if I'll need any for history or science.

I will also need a sketch book for each child, correct?

Sorry, if my first post wasn't very clear. Basically I want to know if I need 4, 5 or 6 composition books per child.

I would like to purchase these as they go on sale (because I want the pretty ones ).

Thank you,
Linda<><

[Homeschooling6]

Oh great....now I'm going to have to go to Target and buy some of those....just b/c I love supplies and those are super cute! haha.

I see you will also be using Res. to Ref. as well . I can't wait to get my dd started.

[Tidbits of Learning]

With CTC in history so far everything has been on the notebooking pages that come with it. All of our written narrations are on the notebooking set for history. So far for science we have made an animal tracks book (which you make with construction paper and typing paper), we copy lab sheets to do the experiments although I guess if you liked it better you could make your own lab sheets in a composition book, and we have weekly questions that could go in a composition book as well. We are still in the Zoology 3 book so I am not sure what is needed after that science book.
We have a sketch book, but we haven't needed it yet. You definitely need to get the right weight of watercolor paper though. It makes a big difference if you don't have the right weight paper.
If you like composition books better, then I would say you need
1. 1-2 binders for the history notebooking pages that come with CTC and for the science lab sheets
2. 5-6 composition books for science questions, dictation, english, dithor, math, and the common place book

[Homeschooling6]

With CTC in history so far everything has been on the notebooking pages that come with it. All of our written narrations are on the notebooking set for history. So far for science we have made an animal tracks book (which you make with construction paper and typing paper), we copy lab sheets to do the experiments although I guess if you liked it better you could make your own lab sheets in a composition book, and we have weekly questions that could go in a composition book as well. We are still in the Zoology 3 book so I am not sure what is needed after that science book.
We have a sketch book, but we haven't needed it yet. You definitely need to get the right weight of watercolor paper though. It makes a big difference if you don't have the right weight paper.
If you like composition books better, then I would say you need
1. 1-2 binders for the history notebooking pages that come with CTC and for the science lab sheets
2. 5-6 composition books for science questions, dictation, english, dithor, math, and the common place book

Good point about the Lab Sheets, I forgot about those.

Thank you, now I'll know what to look for on my weekly trips to Target with dh (our date night).

[andreamichele13]

Homeschooling6,

Yes, I will be starting with my ds12.5...he will be 13 in October. Are you starting in the fall, or will you be starting as soon as you get your box? I'm so excited to go ahead and start! I know I will want to as soon as I place my order! My son, on the other hand, will probably want the summer to be low key, of course!

Andrea

[Homeschooling6]

Homeschooling6,

Yes, I will be starting with my ds12.5...he will be 13 in October. Are you starting in the fall, or will you be starting as soon as you get your box? I'm so excited to go ahead and start! I know I will want to as soon as I place my order! My son, on the other hand, will probably want the summer to be low key, of course!

Andrea

Andrea, my dd will have just turned 13. She has a Sept. birthday . We won't start until next school year in the fall. I would love to start now but can't afford it yet. Hopefully I'll get to order in June, so I can take my time looking it over. I also want her to finish up with her current stuff. Right now she is studying American History and using Writing with Style which I think will help prepare her for the writing in RtR. She does well with narration and all but just want to make sure, since this will be her first year with HOD.

I'm really excited.

[aspenskies]

With CTC in history so far everything has been on the notebooking pages that come with it. All of our written narrations are on the notebooking set for history. So far for science we have made an animal tracks book (which you make with construction paper and typing paper), we copy lab sheets to do the experiments although I guess if you liked it better you could make your own lab sheets in a composition book, and we have weekly questions that could go in a composition book as well. We are still in the Zoology 3 book so I am not sure what is needed after that science book.
We have a sketch book, but we haven't needed it yet. You definitely need to get the right weight of watercolor paper though. It makes a big difference if you don't have the right weight paper.
If you like composition books better, then I would say you need
1. 1-2 binders for the history notebooking pages that come with CTC and for the science lab sheets
2. 5-6 composition books for science questions, dictation, english, dithor, math, and the common place book

Wonderful! Thank you so much for your help...again! I bought 10 composition books (not the fun, pretty ones ~ my son would not appreciate those ) and a bunch of binders. I have 90lb watercolor paper. Would that work?

[Homeschooling6]

With CTC in history so far everything has been on the notebooking pages that come with it. All of our written narrations are on the notebooking set for history. So far for science we have made an animal tracks book (which you make with construction paper and typing paper), we copy lab sheets to do the experiments although I guess if you liked it better you could make your own lab sheets in a composition book, and we have weekly questions that could go in a composition book as well. We are still in the Zoology 3 book so I am not sure what is needed after that science book.
We have a sketch book, but we haven't needed it yet. You definitely need to get the right weight of watercolor paper though. It makes a big difference if you don't have the right weight paper.
If you like composition books better, then I would say you need
1. 1-2 binders for the history notebooking pages that come with CTC and for the science lab sheets
2. 5-6 composition books for science questions, dictation, english, dithor, math, and the common place book

Wonderful! Thank you so much for your help...again! I bought 10 composition books (not the fun, pretty ones ~ my son would not appreciate those ) and a bunch of binders. I have 90lb watercolor paper. Would that work?

With my boys I did find some more 'manly' ones but I haven't purchased any yet for them. Now that I know how many they will need I'll start collecting

[aspenskies]

With my boys I did find some more 'manly' ones but I haven't purchased any yet for them. Now that I know how many they will need I'll start collecting

I will have to go look at another Target. Not that he would care. But I love the fun ones.