freerange Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 If you have 2 children close in age & have them covering the same material, do they share a text book, or have one each? If we're snuggling as we read, then sharing a book works fine. When we're at the table for written work I sit across from them & I'm thinking that a 2nd copy would make life easier for me than having to read upside down. I can read upside down fine in English, Latin however... Which then got me wondering how everyone else approaches this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Newtons Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I usually have one for each...just makes things easier all the way around. No waiting for a sister to be ready to turn a page either! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkgumby Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Yup . . . I do one each as well, unless it's a read-aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Have to say I buy only one. If it's stuff we do together, we sit on the couch with me in the middle, and all look at one book. If it's stuff they do independently, so far there's enough to do that they can take turns (this was even true for LOF). It may be changing a bit now that they're getting older (6th this year). The big first exception this year was CPO Science - they read it independently and answer all the questions, which can take a while, and - I got it cheap at $12 each. The second big exception will be when we leave Singapore Primary Math (1 text, two workbooks) for Discovering Mathematics - since all the problems are in the text, I bought one for each child. But for Pre-K through 5th, I've managed quite well with one textbook (but multiple workbooks) for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) It depends on how expensive the book is :D We have 3 using R&S grammar 6 and Henle and each have their own book. Two of my kids are using Saxon Alg 1/2 and Apologia Physical Science and they share the books. Edited November 1, 2009 by Quiver0f10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Definitely easier to have two copies for anything other than snuggle-on-the-couch-together work. Obviously if every penny is desperately needed, a single copy can work. But if it can work with the budget, I definitely find it easier to have two copies of the Latin book or whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I have them share. Any of my kids that share materials right now go at different speeds anyway. I do make sure they're scheduled to use the book on different days of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 depends on the subject. Grammar we have 1 and they alternate using it. Math, spelling, vocabulary they have their own. Science we have 1 and they do it at the same time. History is living books mostly that we use together, readers they alternate using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycalling Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 We share and schedule the use of it at different times of the school day. We do this with computer curricula, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I love the convenience of them each having their own, but have to worry about money as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 If you have 2 children close in age & have them covering the same material, do they share a text book, or have one each? If we're snuggling as we read, then sharing a book works fine. When we're at the table for written work I sit across from them & I'm thinking that a 2nd copy would make life easier for me than having to read upside down. I can read upside down fine in English, Latin however... Which then got me wondering how everyone else approaches this? One copy here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Mine share. We do science and history with one book. We used to work all together, sitting on the couch to read and discuss. I don't have the time to sit and read with them much anymore so I schedule them to take turns with the books. One does science while the other does history, and then they switch. The way we do school, we switch subjects every 30 minutes. If they are done before the timer rings, they have free time until it rings. That eliminates problems with one working faster than another and needing the book that the slower one is using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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