Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

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blessedmama
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Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by blessedmama » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:57 pm

We are now a four guide family and I needed to organize a way to remember what books went with which guide and in which box it went to within each guide. So...

I took return labels and typed the name of the guide (ex: Preparing Hearts for His Glory) and what box it went with (ex: Reading about History) and then put the label on the bottom left of the book. If it was a DITHOR book I put "DITHOR" on top of the label and on the bottom I put the grade level and genre.

I feel so much better about this. In the past I just put the books on a certain shelf for a certain guide, which worked o.k. but... :? I still have the shelf but now with the labels so when the books don't get put away right away I don't have to sift through the guides to remember which guide etc. it went with.

Just thought I would share :wink:
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Sara D.

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sharonb
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by sharonb » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:59 pm

That's a great idea! Thanks for sharing! :D
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MomtoJGJE
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by MomtoJGJE » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:59 am

That's much better than my sticky tabs! :)
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water2wine
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by water2wine » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:49 am

Sounds like a wonderful system. Thanks for sharing. I label mine a little different as we get more guides in the house a more thorough labeling makes a lot of sense. :D
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mamas4bugs
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by mamas4bugs » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:48 pm

That is a fantastic idea! :)
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my3sons
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by my3sons » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:57 am

Such a great idea - thanks for sharing! :D We used white address labels and put a heart on them. We wrote the guide's initials too, and put "Storytime" or "DITHOR" along with a level. I agree - once you get all of those great books that accompany four or more HOD guides, it's organization time. I'm so glad you shared this, as it's bound to be helpful to other HOD moms!!! :D

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Julie
Enjoyed LHTH to USII
Currently using USI
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Larissa
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by Larissa » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:08 pm

That is a really great tip. I will be using 4 different guides this fall. So, I need to do something like that too.
Larissa
Wife to Rich (14 years)
Mommy to Martin(9)(Preparing), Aaron(7)(Beyond), Jonathan(5), and Rosalie(3)
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MommaK5
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by MommaK5 » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:01 pm

Would one or both of you brilliant ladies be willing to post a picture of this?

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Kathy
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Kathy
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holdinon
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by holdinon » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:11 pm

I love this idea! We have been using color coded stickers (like garage sale pricing stickers) for each group of books according to the guide they are in. But we are running out of colors!! :D . And I like the idea of more detailed info on the stickers. I feel a weekend project coming up :wink:
Angie
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blessedmama
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by blessedmama » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:53 pm

Hello Ladies,
I have a couple of pictures but I can't load them because they are too big. Can anyone tell me how to make a picture smaller so that it can be attached? :oops:
Thanks!
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raceNzanesmom
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Re: Helpful Tip-At Least I Think It Is

Post by raceNzanesmom » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:23 am

I use the color coding system. I only have one still homeschooling, so I don't need anything too fancy. However, as I pick up books I want to know what guide they go with. Sticking a color on the binding as been a big help.
blessedmama wrote:Hello Ladies,
I have a couple of pictures but I can't load them because they are too big. Can anyone tell me how to make a picture smaller so that it can be attached? :oops:
Thanks!
Can you upload them to a photo site and link them?
~Angie
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Mom to Race, 23- homeschool grad and Zane, 12- RTR
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