ds got his first geograpghy homework yesterday....

[haggisaggis]

To cover his jotter!
I remember doing this at primary school - mum bought sheets of brown paper for the purpose. Do your schools still do this? What do your dc use? (I don't think brown paper is that popular now!)

I'm a geography teacher. Cannot fail to be impressed by a section of a map used as a cover. Doesn't matter where of, just maps, maps, maps. Or a nice collage of places your son may or may not have visited - will give him an air of mystery!!! I am a dullard though. With brown patches on my elbows.

DS uses clear sticky plastic to cover his books.

My dad used to use wall paper on my books, then I used posh wrapping when I got older.

ha ha wall paper, I hated the thick artex type bobbly stuff.

posters of kurt cobain and jonny dep always got ripped off by teachers

I got some clear plastic wrappers from tesco. They're really good.

I remember the brown paper! I schooled in Africa and it's funny we're not the only ones that used brown paper!

If you go to Staples you can buy stretchy fabric covers.

here

Brown paper covers brings back memories! We used to whip the front cover backwards and forwards really quickly to see who could produce the best firework-type crackle!

The dds use wrapping paper that we have in the house. Then they jazz them up, sometimes in a ridiculously elaborate fashion.

I used to use pages of Smash Hits. Wallpaper was soo primary.

Ds had to do this last year in all his subjects, but the instruction was to make it relevant for the topic. So he chose maps and famous landmarks for geography, pictures of the german flag and a bratwurst for German etc. He printed pictures off the internet, stuck them on the jotter and then dh helped him cover the whole thing in sticky back plastic.

I used the hand-drawn fashion pages from Jackie magazine

I love the maps idea, love love love geography.

Didn't look back at this as last time I checked no one had replied!
So it's not uncommon then? He used a car magazine for teh geography (as didn't need to be topic related). He has one for history to do now that MUST be subject related - so off to find suitable pictures. (Apparently old cars will be OK - I can sense a theme..)

I used to go to the decorating shop and get the old wallpaper sample books. Lots of lurid bumpy stuff. Used to hate doing it.

haggishaggis - ds's theme seemed to revolve around food (aside from the obligatory landmarks )