SeekingSimplicity Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Now what? I posted about this a couple weeks ago. Dd lost her journal she records her lessons in. These are journals that I order from paper, scissor, stone. I had an extra on hand for when the first one filled up. After her spending an entire day looking for it, I gave her the extra journal but made her do extra chores to make up for the cost of the journal. Now she's lost the second journal. :glare: I don't have an extra this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 1. How old is this girl? 2. Why does she need a fancy journal for this purpose? Wouldn't a fifty cent composition book serve the purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 NM, found it in the couch. But goodness, she has got to do better. We're going to have to have a talk about this. The journal isn't expensive or fancy, it's just that it has to be ordered and we'd have to wait on it to get here. And I don't want to order one journal, kwim? I like this kind of journal because it has a page for writing on one side and a blank page for drawing on the other. Since she illustrates each lesson we do, this is ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 She's in 5th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogpond1 Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 it isn't hard to lose things without a special routine attached to putting it away. I know, because I'd lose my own brain if I didn't have a skull to keep it in. I've learned to use special places to keep my keys etc. just to avoid this journal type situation. Instead of getting mad, do something to make it easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Drill a hole, run a string, tie to leg of table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I agree that you need to keep control of the journal. You bring it to the table, tell her to sit there and do what she needs to do, and when she's done, you take it and put it away in a place of your choosing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I agree that a special place is a good idea. I leave my key somewhere painfully obvious so that I don't lose them! I'd make a check list, too--so she is used to putting it up at the end of your lesson. Does she forget other stuff, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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