Comments on: Creative Homeschooling: Lapbooking/Notebooking

By: Sallie

Sallie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:42:45 +0000

Amy -- That is absolutely wonderful!! The vets will enjoy it and I know your boys will, too!! God bless, Sallie Sallie’s last blog post..Redecorating and Painting

By: Robin Sampson

Robin Sampson — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:05:06 +0000

Great article Amy. Tweeted it. FYI Here are a few pages from our Vietnam scrapbook http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/my-hero-scrapbook/

By: Christin

Christin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:08:21 +0000

We have done some lap books before and some notebooking pages, too. But, what we really enjoy doing is journaling. It’s a bit different and focuses less on academics and more on the soul/spirit, but I think it’s valuable for families.

I will share some pieces on my blog -Journey of Discovery- and come back with a link

I love your ideas of heartbooking. I think it can totally be extended to journaling, too.

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By: Amy Bayliss

Amy Bayliss — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:51:07 +0000

Absolutely, Sallie. We learn from all parts of history… especially the mistakes.

I’m so sorry Mike had to go through that. You would think people would learn wouldn’t you?

When we complete the book we plan to visit the museum where my grandpas Vietnam and Korean war memorabilia is located and share the book with the men who work there. Most of them are veterans and I know they will appreciate it!

By: Amy Bayliss

Amy Bayliss — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:47:33 +0000

I absolutely thought I would need therapy too, Tammy! But… it really helps if you find a book that you already have that way you don’t feel the need to protect it and save it!

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:55:00 +0000

This article has been stolen (?):

http://scrapbookingtipsblog.com/3379/creative-homeschooling-lapbookingnotebooking/

Just wanted to let you know. It doesn’t look like you’re getting any credit, and it also doesn’t look like you put it there.

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By: Sallie

Sallie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:24:41 +0000

Amy — Great idea for the book and I’m so glad you covered the bad parts for our soldiers return as well. Our family went to Estes Park Colorado a few years ago and a guy yelled at my hubby that he was a baby killer because Mike was wearing his Iraqi Freedom Veteran hat. He was most upset at the tears he saw fill his dads eyes. The memories are still strong with our Vietnam era vets and it is truly appreciated when people tell them thank you now, even if it is several decades late. I hope your boys have an opportunity to meet a few of those guys and show them their book. I bet it would make them smile

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By: Amy Bayliss

Amy Bayliss — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:31:39 +0000

Oh girl! You should so share!

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By: Amy Bayliss

Amy Bayliss — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:31:09 +0000

Beth, what I try to do is ask a lot of questions of my children while we are reading or studying. Jesus asked lots of questions too, not because he didn't know the answer but so that the person could be made aware of the condition of their heart. "Our of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." (Luke 6:45) For example, recently while reading "Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry" I saw the puzzled looks on my boys' faces as we read about the cruel things this that were said to or done to this family of another race. So I started by asking them how they felt about that. Of course they said it was wrong and they would never do anything like that so then I asked them if they had ever picked on another child for being different. They all gave different answers but the things they reveal are what is in their heart. Brennan admitted to picking because other kids did and they thought it was funny. Jacob said he saw them picking but thought it was wrong so he didn't but yet he said nothing to the kids and didn't try to stop them. Gevan said he wouldn't pick because he has been picked on so much by others. Each child gave a different answer and different condition of the heart. Once they give their answers then we can proceed from their to cleanse them of it through prayer, reading scripture, or whatever the situation calls for. Then I have them write or draw something that will remind them of the situation and what they have learned. Then we tuck those away in the secret places of the books. I've just noticed that so many times in my own life, unless I am in a situation or read about it, then I don't know some of the things that are actually buried deep inside of me. God looks at the heart so it is important to know what is in there. Heartbooking helps us to do that. Amy Bayliss’s last blog post..It is all about the blog design...