Originally Posted by ksmith:
Regardless of which route I take, I do want to keep them. If I go the pre-made route I plan to buy one extra to keep as a master copy. I also contemplating just buy the program for one, and making copies that way.
That brings me to my next question. For those that recycle the same lesson plans the following year, do you find the kids get bored from repeating? Or does it seem like new again? Do you add in some extra activities to freshen it up, or keeps things the same as the previous year?
I've never ordered more than one. I just laminate that one and reuse.
I've never done the same thing two years in a row. I like to rotate my curriculum. We may do the same types of themes, but always in a different way. Once I feel like I have a mostly new set of kids or it's been a few years since I've done a curriculum, I'll repeat it. I'm constantly adding to all my curriculums as I come across books I like or activities, etc.