SunnyDays Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I just ordered WWE2 for my son. I know people here have different methods of using the book... some people mention splitting it into two sections and having it spiral bound, some people tear out the pages, etc. Would it be easier to tear out the workbook pages as DS needs to do them, and put them in a binder? Or would it be easier to order the PDF of student pages and print them off as needed? Just trying to visualize what would work the best. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I like having them spiral bound. The first year we used WWE, I just tore out the pages and I felt like I had loose papers everywhere. This year I'm using WWE2 for my oldest. I cut off the binding, split the book, and spiral bound both halves (well, Kinko's did ;)). Since I already had the Teacher's Manual part of WWE1, I just downloaded the .pdf for the student work pages, took them to Kinko's on a thumb drive and had them printed and spiral bound for my middle kid. I also had my FLL books spiral bound, and had my Math Mammoth .pdfs printed and bound. I love having everything altogether in one book. It's easy to keep our place, and it's easy to look back and see the progress they've made :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'd either cut the book in half and do the spiral binding or tear them out as needed. Right now, we tear them out as needed because I haven't had the initiative to do the first option. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jina Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I like having them spiral bound. The first year we used WWE, I just tore out the pages and I felt like I had loose papers everywhere. This year I'm using WWE2 for my oldest. I cut off the binding, split the book, and spiral bound both halves (well, Kinko's did ;)). Since I already had the Teacher's Manual part of WWE1, I just downloaded the .pdf for the student work pages, took them to Kinko's on a thumb drive and had them printed and spiral bound for my middle kid. I also had my FLL books spiral bound, and had my Math Mammoth .pdfs printed and bound. I love having everything altogether in one book. It's easy to keep our place, and it's easy to look back and see the progress they've made :) I like this idea. I have done this with the teacher side, but didn't even think about doing it with the student side. We used to just put our WWE student pages in our writing binder and MM pages in our math binder. Have you checked/compared prices with officemax to see if Kinko's or OfficeMax is cheaper? I have done mine at OM and seems like it was around $3 or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'd either cut the book in half and do the spiral binding or tear them out as needed. Right now, we tear them out as needed because I haven't had the initiative to do the first option. :tongue_smilie: Exactly... I like the spiral idea best, but just wondering how long it would take me to remember to drop them off at the store and then to pick them back up!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I like this idea. I have done this with the teacher side, but didn't even think about doing it with the student side. We used to just put our WWE student pages in our writing binder and MM pages in our math binder. Have you checked/compared prices with officemax to see if Kinko's or OfficeMax is cheaper? I have done mine at OM and seems like it was around $3 or something. I haven't compared. It seems like I paid about that at Kinko's, but I honestly don't remember. I had a huge order done--several books bound and printed/bound for the upcoming school year, so my bill was pretty hefty :) Cris--my local Kinko's will call you when they're ready to pick up :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 We use our own paper for all writing. My kids like using the HWT handwriting paper so we use that. We keep all exercises in a binder. It also allows me to buy the book once and be done with it. When both kids are done I can pass the book on in almost new condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I was just using a separate notebook but soon plan to buy the PDF of the worksheets only (not the whole book) and print them off. Then I can sell of the book when I'm done with no copyright issues. The pages are around $10 at the well trained mind store. I will print off copies for each kid and pro lick them. Three hole punch would work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 DH drilled holes in the book for me. I tear out student worksheets as we go. Once completed, they go in a binder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 If you get the extra student pages, do they just come looseleaf and shrink wrapped, or something like that? (I assume there's no binding on those.) It might be easiest, for us, to print them off as I need them and keep them in a binder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I just ordered WWE2 for my son. I know people here have different methods of using the book... some people mention splitting it into two sections and having it spiral bound, some people tear out the pages, etc. Would it be easier to tear out the workbook pages as DS needs to do them, and put them in a binder? Or would it be easier to order the PDF of student pages and print them off as needed? Just trying to visualize what would work the best. Thanks!! We tear out each page as we need to use them for a lesson. My son really likes the growing gap in the middle of the book showing how much he's done. FWIW, I don't keep of the papers once they are done. Just me, but I don't feel that I need to retain that daily incremental progress. I do have a few sheets from the beginning, a couple from the middle and a couple from the end to show change in ability. ETA: I've only used the book with my youngest, so I view it as rather consumable. I'll give the teacher side away when we're done. And we move too often for me to stay sentimental with papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess4879 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 The WWE workbook is a pet peeve of mine. I'm all about nice and "pretty" books. I hate that I have to "destroy" the book and then reassemble it to make it useable. I really wish they'd make the workbook pages in a seperate book. My personal rant aside :lol:, I personally liked buying the book as opposed to printing off the pages. It's a lot of printing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinapod Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I had thought about using them because the pictures are so cute, but the lines are so wide that the girls have a hard time writing on them. We use a plain wide-ruled spiral bound notebook for language arts, including WWE and spelling. We also use it for various assignments in FLL 1 and 2. FLL3 is all inclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 For WWE 1 and 2, I had them split the book, spiral bind the instructor's pages, and 3 hole punch the student pages. I bought extra student sheets through PHP. WWE 3 is a monster though, so I had them spiral bind both sections and Becca has a big fat workbook now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Okay, I've made a decision. (It's a momentous occasion, decision making seems hard for me these days. :D ) I'm tearing the pages out of the workbook, letting DS write on them, and sticking them in a folder. Occasionally I will go through and find a few samples for our binder, and toss the rest. And if the size of the writing lines are not right for DS, I will buy a composition book. There, that's done. I knew you were all dying to know how I'd end up handling this!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Sounds like a plan! The extra pages that I was talking about was a PDF file to print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBear Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I took mine to Kinkos and had them take the spine off...took the covers and spiral bound the teacher section, then three hole punched the student pages. I keep those in a binder and take them out as needed so DS can work on paper at the table. Once he finishes a page, it goes into his work binder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 For WWE1, I got the PDF student pages and printed from that for a bit, but the lines were so HUGE that I abandoned that. Then I just redid the pages in Startwrite (easy to do) and printed them each week. For WWE2, I've either made pages in Startwrite (usually with two days' worth on one sheet), or I just have him work in a notebook. Depends on how lazy I'm being. :D For WWE3, it looks like I'll just get the PDF version again. If I were to use the student pages in WWE, I'd probably have it rebound into two different books. I hate having a chunk of pages missing from my book. We use FLL3 workbook (hard copy), and it's not aesthetically pleasing now that we're halfway through. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahliarw Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I never thought about splitting the book and spiral binding it. Brililant! I will do that next year! All the loose pages are driving me nuts! I do put them in a binder, but not always right away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinapod Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Okay, I've made a decision. (It's a momentous occasion, decision making seems hard for me these days. :D ) I'm tearing the pages out of the workbook, letting DS write on them, and sticking them in a folder. Occasionally I will go through and find a few samples for our binder, and toss the rest. And if the size of the writing lines are not right for DS, I will buy a composition book. There, that's done. I knew you were all dying to know how I'd end up handling this!! ;) I was on the edge of my seat! :D Haha! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckymama Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 We, also, use are own paper for writing with ease. We start with HWOT paper, then, move to wide-ruled paper. That way all of our kiddos will use one workbook. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I tear them out by the week, and then do my filing at the end of the week. I keep papers together in his folder for a week at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I just ordered WWE2 for my son. I know people here have different methods of using the book... some people mention splitting it into two sections and having it spiral bound, some people tear out the pages, etc. Would it be easier to tear out the workbook pages as DS needs to do them, and put them in a binder? Or would it be easier to order the PDF of student pages and print them off as needed? Just trying to visualize what would work the best. Thanks!! Call me strange but I can't see any reason why tearing them out wouldn't work just fine. I guess I could see binding them if you needed to keep them for a portfolio, but otherwise we just throw them out when we are done. I might keep a couple, but I don't keep all of the kids work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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