http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/tags/seasonal-picture-books Discussion of Charlotte Mason Method homeschool topics en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:20:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.3 q http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/search.php http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/do-you-store-away-seasonal-picture-books#post-15405 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:23:49 +0000 marstar 15405@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ <p>Yes, I store them away. I mainly have Easter and Christmas and they are stored with seasonal decorations I use.&nbsp; This way its like unwrapping a new gift book each year.</p> http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/do-you-store-away-seasonal-picture-books#post-15399 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:40:33 +0000 Esby 15399@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ <p>I stored them away...and then forgot I owned them or forgot where I put them! My kids have outgrown books while I had them stashed away, so I stopped doing it. I also used to stash books away that were too advanced for them, but same thing happened...I forgot about them.</p> <p>If you have a good system and a working memory, it's a nice idea to pull books out in season. I couldn't manage it.</p> http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/do-you-store-away-seasonal-picture-books#post-15387 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:32:32 +0000 mj 15387@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ <p>As a former preschool teacher, I kept the same habit for our homeschool of putting away the seasonal reads.&nbsp; We have a box for each season and one for Christmas and one for Easter.&nbsp; We really don't have the space to keep them out year round anyway.&nbsp; That's on my wish list....an in home library...<img src="/scmforum/my-plugins/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" />&nbsp; I've noticed that by not having all of them available all the time has helped them focus more on the season at hand.&nbsp;&nbsp; When mine have too many choices they get distracted.</p> <p>I'd say experiment and see what works for you.</p> <p>Blessings!!</p> http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/do-you-store-away-seasonal-picture-books#post-15382 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:30:41 +0000 Tristan 15382@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ <p>No, we keep them out year round.&nbsp; The children (and I!) sometimes read books when we are missing a season - like spring in the middle of a snowy winter, or a fall book about harvest when we are sweating in the garden in summer over weeds.&nbsp;</p> http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/do-you-store-away-seasonal-picture-books#post-15380 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:08:35 +0000 missceegee 15380@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ <p>Yes, I put them away and only bring them out when appropriate. This way I know where they are and they are fresh and new each year.</p> http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/do-you-store-away-seasonal-picture-books#post-15378 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:55:49 +0000 blkateri14 15378@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ <p>We have a lot of picture books, some of which are season-specific (fall/summer/winter/summer; holidays;etc.). My question is...do you store them away and only bring them out during that season? We do this for Christmas books but I can't quite figure out if it makes sense to do it for the other books. Any thoughts on this?</p> <p>Thanks so much!</p>