| Keeping records for each school year is important for | | | | book or on the back of your daily logbook. Include |
| different reasons. They'll help you to monitor your | | | | the book title, author or publisher and you may want |
| child's progress, keep track of lesson plans and | | | | to give a brief description of how the book was |
| become part of a portfolio for college entry. Record | | | | used.A home school portfolio may be required by |
| keeping will help you to meet short and long-term | | | | your state but even if it's not, it is useful when |
| goals for your school year. They will help in planning | | | | applying for colleges and for an annual evaluation of |
| your lessons and help keep you on track during the | | | | your child's progress. The portfolio can include |
| school year.Write a list of all the books and materials | | | | anything related to your child's education. This may |
| you use in school and keep with your records. You | | | | include lesson plans, logbooks, worksheets, test |
| might want to include a list of books and materials | | | | results, writing assignments and book reports. Field |
| you find interesting to research for later use in | | | | trips taken, special events, experiments, scrapbooks |
| school.Lesson plan books come in many styles. The | | | | of projects and artwork should also be a part of the |
| most popular have the weekdays listed across the | | | | portfolio. Although most homeschoolers do not keep |
| top and places along the sides for the subjects. You | | | | grades, you may find them beneficial. After grading |
| can easily create your own lesson plan book using a | | | | your children's papers, record their score in a grade |
| ruler and paper then inserting it in a three ring binder. | | | | book, available at a teacher supply store. Every six |
| Your local teacher supply store should also carry | | | | weeks, use a handheld grader, such as E-Z Grader to |
| simple lesson planning books. This type of record | | | | determine the average grade of each subject. By |
| keeping helps to plan out your curriculum on a weekly | | | | knowing their grades, you can determine any |
| basis.A daily logbook is like keeping a diary or journal | | | | weakness your children may have in a particular |
| for school days. It is used for writing ideas or | | | | subject and can now help them to improve their |
| activities that your children participated in each day. | | | | grade average.Most children like receiving certificates |
| You can buy a logbook for homeschoolers or just | | | | for good grades or just a good job done well. They |
| use notebook paper and place in a binder. Write brief | | | | are available for almost every situation such as |
| descriptions of the school day events and also include | | | | preschool, reading, science, honor roll and more. |
| the date. If a school day doesn't go as planned, then | | | | Certificates help build your child's self-esteem by |
| a daily log will help you to keep track of exactly | | | | giving them a feeling of accomplishment and pride in |
| what was accomplished that day. Have your children | | | | their work. It also shows them the progress they've |
| keep their own daily log if they are old enough to | | | | made in the school year.Keep all your records in one |
| write down the day's projects and activities. This will | | | | binder for easy access, using tabs to separate by |
| help them to retain what they learned and will help | | | | topic, subject or by child. Be sure to check with your |
| them with their writing skills.Some states require a list | | | | states regulations for record keeping before you |
| of the books, curriculum and materials used by each | | | | home school to make sure you follow their |
| child, every school year. Simply record each item | | | | requirements. |
| used in that week in either your weekly lesson plan | | | | |