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What do you do with the index cards from the storytime in RtR once you are finished with them? I'm trying to decide how I should save them. Are they used again at another time? If filed, do you file them by units or another way?

I kept them on their ring and put them in the back pocket of our 3 ring binder. Now, I am feeling that was decidedly uncreative though. What are you going to do with them?

In Christ,
Julie

If I'm being completely honest, I didn't read the instructions on the first couple of days too well and just tossed the first couple away. Now that I know to save them, I would like to think of something that I will keep up with all year. I'm thinking that for now in our large notebook/portfolio that I will just file them under storytime and put them in a page protector or hole punch them (except I wouldn't want the hole punch to get in the way of writing). If I come up with something good, I'll post it. I would really like to find something similar to pockets that hold pictures which would easily fit an index card.

Where do you buy those ring thingys??

I'm not as far as RTR yet, but I can share what we did for the memory verse cards (index cards) in Bigger Hearts. I looked at Walmart in the photo section, and found some small plastic photo albums for $1. They aren't the ones with the hard binder type cover. They are just a plastic booklet with about 35 or so pockets to insert pictures into. I just pulled the floral covers out and printed up my own that had a picture of a Bible and I put a verse on there with the title Bigger Hearts Memory Verses. I would think you could easily print out something neat for the cards used in RTR, and just insert that inside the covers. Something that really sets it apart, and makes it unique to your child! It makes a really nice display for the work they do on the cards. Anyway, just thought I'd share in case it might spur some great ideas!

One more thing: you can just tuck it in the pocket of your binder, or I just put an extra page protector in the front of the binder and slipped it in there.

Heather,
The rings are called loose leaf book rings, and can be found at most office supply stores. They're quite handy!

Oh wow, neat idea, Lisa! And thanks for the help with the rings! I didn't know what they were called so wasn't sure how to ask for them at the store!

I found the "ring thingy's" at Wal-Mart in the office supply section. I'm pretty sure the package of "book rings" was less than $1.50, but I'm not positive on the price.

This doesn't really follow the instructions but here is what I'm doing. My son tends to be a little careless with anything that isn't secured in a notebook or binder. Loose things wind up getting lost or bent up. These were printed on card stock, hole punched, and placed in the back of my son's Student Notebook. I told my son that he can continue writing on the lines below if there's not enough room for the event or whatever it happens to be at the time. He can then leave an empty line between each entry. He will also list the title of the book at the beginning of each section. I am having trouble getting the first 3 to show up big but you get the gist. I'm not sure if these will work out yet because we haven't started Storytime due to my library's new eAudiobook downloader having glitches that we are working on.
~edited to delete the first 3 pictures because today they are ginormous instead of being too small. Go figure.

Those are great, Leah!

Are you reading the storytime books to them, or are they reading the storytime books to themselves? I am reading the storytime books to the children and am finding it hard to implement this since I am the one with the book and page numbers. I have been doing it orally with them. Can someone please tell me how to work this if you are reading these selections to your child? We have only done 3 days, so I cannot have done too much damage (smile).

my3sons wrote:I kept them on their ring and put them in the back pocket of our 3 ring binder. Now, I am feeling that was decidedly uncreative though. What are you going to do with them?

In Christ,
Julie

That's what we've done so far. Are they supposed to write which book the info is from on the card somewhere? I didn't see that in the directions, but was thinking now that we've started adding to them from our 2nd book that maybe it would be nice to know? We do keep adding to them as we go and only get a new card if we run out of room, right?

Leah,
I love this idea! Thanks for sharing it. I think this will be a perfect fit for us. Now one more thing to do before tomorrow morning but well worth it.

Melissa,
I am reading the books to my son. I just have him stop me when we come to the particular part that he wants to write down. Since I am reading the book to just him, it doesn't take up too much time.

Hi All,

We are starting today!!!!! We have a index card box with dividers. One divider for storytime cards, one for dictation (I copied and clued onto index cards) and one is for vocabulary cards.

Monique

Thanks Heather and Stephanie! Melissa, I'm planning on doing it the way Stephanie describes.