You will need a spiral notebook for this exclusive for your subject. Here is a link to the original directions: Spiral Notebook Notes Directions.
I am sorry I do not know where I got the original directions from. It was found in my files on my computer. For our Example, I have a couple pages of a random notebook. DD is not ready to start General Science just yet, so I don’t have her notebook purchased. So this is just a 1/2 used one we had laying around. I do recommend a brand new one for this. Now if you follow the directions steps 1 through 4 are basic to do steps–such as providing the notebook, going through the text alone and together etc. Important things, but not something I can show with a picture or two! So don’t skip them!! You’ll find that it is worth it to take the time and effort to do this. Some of the next steps I feel are out of order and get a bit confusing if you try to go in order. So I am trying to consolidate in the pictures and explanation.he first thing you need to know is to SKIP the very first page of the notebook. So open your notebook, you will see the Right hand page and the back of the cover–make a title page if you want or just skip it! Otherwise this won’t layout right. I will explain the right side of the two page layout, then the left side. They do lay out right next to each other, not back to back! (You can of course do this any way you want! Make it work for you and your child!) The following picture is of the RIGHT page. This is the page that you will
make your notes on. It is in basic outline format. Each Heading and
subheading is another layer of the outline. You just paraphrase the
paragraphs “theme” for each step down. Sorry you can’t really read it,
but it’s the best I could get. :{ Here is a link to a PDF that shows
the page in greater detail. Notice that I haven't added in any important information but mainly I
just did a 2 or 3 word entry about the paragraph. I’ve also added in
at the bottom the review question.
For the Left page you need to set it up with 3 sections- Vocabulary,
Maps/Charts/Graphs and Important people/Events. Just have it set up
about equal distance down the page. You will add a column down the
left edge that says page. (please note: Mine says section. The reason
for this is that my daughter is using the dvd version of the Apologia
General Science Course therefore no page numbers, but it does have
sections. If she had the text book I would use page # instead of
section)
So as your child reads and makes entries on the right page for each
paragraph, you will have them write down any vocabulary words, any
charts, and any important people (or events) that are mentioned. So in
this example 6 words are mentioned in bold print, there is 1 chart and 1
person is named in the first section of the chapter. (Stopping at the
review question was a natural stopping point in the reading and a good
place as the page was filling up!) Please note that I did add the
section # that will correspond with the reading section or link to the
proper page to find this information again. Also note–I didn’t define
the vocabulary. there are two reasons for this. First I was lazy! LOL,
honest and true! Second–you may have your child write the vocabulary
on index cards or on flip cards or not at all. You could have your child
write it in (which is why I put the section column on the left edge). I
personally will have DD write in short definitions as reminders.
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