Book of Centuries

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  • June 26, 2015 at 11:16 am
    Amy3
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    I am planning for this school year for my 3rd grader (8 yrs old). This is our first year for CM and I am really excited about using some of the SCM suggestions. I see it looks like the Book of Centuries isn’t on the suggested list until 7-9 grade. Has anyone done this for younger or is it just too much for them at this time? I am trying to make this year as simple as possible and do not want to add too much at first and be have us be overwhelmed. My big focus this year is reading more living books and notebooking. Something we aren’t that used to. Thanks!

    June 26, 2015 at 12:23 pm
    Sonya Shafer
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    For the younger grades, you can keep a Family Book of Centuries if you would like to. Then once the child’s handwriting is well established, you can give him one of his own.

    June 26, 2015 at 2:52 pm
    Wings2fly
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    I gave my son one for 5th grade, which is when we started back at the Ancients again.  He writes and draws well, but we did use some stickers to mark some events, just because we had them.  Sometimes he needs a little help with what to put in it.  I have it on his assignment sheet for once a week.  I wouldn’t start an individual one before then.  We had done a family wall timeline before that.

    June 26, 2015 at 3:00 pm
    Amy3
    Participant

    Ok, I may do a family one then. Thanks so much!

    June 27, 2015 at 11:05 pm
    Cindy
    Participant

    We are doing a family book with my 8,8 & 7yo sons. They LOVE it! When we are reading and they hear a date we stop reading and put the date in the book of centuries. :). We’ve also put our birthdays in there and separated the more recent centuries by decades to make it more understandable for them.

    August 1, 2015 at 5:25 pm
    Amy
    Participant

    Cindy – did you make your own book of centuries then?

    August 2, 2015 at 11:52 am
    greenebalts
    Participant

    I’m not Cindy, but wanted to share the FREE BOC with you all that I created. You will find the post and templates here…

    http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/2015/07/our-book-of-centurieswith-free-templates.html

    It’s true that Charlotte’s students didn’t keep their own BOC until the upper grades. The BOC was a life long notebook that the student continued into adult life. The idea of starting later was so the student could have mastered penmanship and have experience in drawing, in order for their book to be something they wanted to carry into adulthood.

    Blessings,
    Melissa

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