Organization is very important in the instruction of the
child as well as the sanity of the teacher! Where did you place your
assignment? What section did you last read? Do you remember what you got
on that last spelling test and what words you missed?
I highly encourage homeschool parents to work hard at
these skills because of the importance for your children and their
education. Even un-schooling may need some documentation regarding books
they have read or the subjects they studied through other sources as they
get older. This also shows you care about their education and it is
important to you.
Notebooks help keep assignments together or you can get an
expandable file to place papers, assignments or even notes on books they
have read and subjects studied. We use a large notebook for all
assignments and then the papers are cleared out twice a year, sorted and
recorded. Some are saved as examples of work, such as art or writing
assignments with the rest discarded once the scores are recorded. Since we
use a unit study, I keep track of his writing, books read on each subject
and even photos of some of the activities. Some parents even create
a yearly scrapbook of these things as a fun reminder of their education.
After all, education doesn't have to be dreary.. it actually is fun and
exciting!
A Tidbit from Becky -
I will spend the extra money and purchase three hole punched paper
for my computer printer. In this way, I can put my schedule into a
notebook in one easy step.
Forms to help organize:
A Tidbit from Becky -
Create a bookmark with a list of assignments and/or facts to remember.
This will help them keep track of their assignments as well as remind
them about those facts they seem to forget! Using MS Work, create three
columns and tri- fold the paper for the bookmark. You should be able to
get at least 3 or 4 weeks worth of assignments on the sheet. They can
check off or cross off each assignment as completed.