wearejenandkev Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 For those of you involved in Classical Conversations........I thought I would share my idea...... I created a Memory Master Study Binder for my son as we prepare for testing. Also, I made a portable basket to carry all of our memory master "tools." I thought somebody else might like to see it. It has helped keep us on track with our goals! Here is a link to the assembly instructions and pictures: http://teachingboys.net/2012/03/24/memory-masters-study-binder-and-basket/ Enjoy! Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Looks great. I have something a little similar, but I love the idea of the white board. Thanks for sharing. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podoba01 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 For those of you involved in Classical Conversations........I thought I would share my idea...... I created a Memory Master Study Binder for my son as we prepare for testing. Also, I made a portable basket to carry all of our memory master "tools." I thought somebody else might like to see it. It has helped keep us on track with our goals! Here is a link to the assembly instructions and pictures: http://teachingboys.net/2012/03/24/memory-masters-study-binder-and-basket/ Enjoy! Jennifer Thank you for posting this. I am planning on enrolling my daughter this fall, and this will help organize things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearejenandkev Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 You're welcome, ladies! Laura...I love having the white board with everything! We use the erase-a-word technique as our primary memorization method. So, it is nice to have the board with everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 When would you recommend encouraging a child to go for Memory Master? Is it a matter of age/grade? Number of years participation in CC? Child's interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Within our CC group we have kids that have received the award (and earned it) six times and they are 11 yo. It amazes me, but when I've chatted about it, I'm told they knew all the material - the test was not scaled back toward age. So it's interest and skill based. My 10yo did it for the first time this year, in his second year with CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearejenandkev Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Meagan, Sorry it took me so long to respond! I just saw that I missed your post! Memory Master is not dependent on age, but on ability. Usually, parents will factor in many things when making this decision: child's age, child's ability, child's interest, and number of years in CC. It isn't one thing, but a combination of all of these things! As the parent, you decide whether your child is ready or not. But, I will echo what Jim said...you might be surprised! Last year we had a first grader become Memory Master...(although that is not typical! He was super-motivated!) Sorry...that isn't a black and white answer! But, that is the beauty of Classical Conversations! The parent is always in charge of making the final decision! Hope that helps! Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 If you are subscribed to the connected community on the CC website then there is a MM file you can download. It has all the memory work for each subject area and all the maps you'd need. It's the same as the pages at the end of each cycle listing in the guide I think. I downloaded that and put it in page protectors for my dd so she could mark off what she was learning as she went along. I didn't have a basket, but did use the binder and kept my memory flash cards on a ring attached to the binder, as well as homemade math flash cards (since she was over 10 she couldn't skip count the math). It worked great and she was a MM this year! She's moving on to Challenge A, and I will wait to have my son go for MM his last 3 cycles, so 4th-6th grades. Between now and then we will work on timeline and math skip counting since those will stay the same each year. I'd like to have him be a MM for all 3 cycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedmomof4:) Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Awesome idea! thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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