I want to address grading and keeping up with files. I grade as we go. When the children are done with their work, they hand it in and I grade them. If any problems are missed or they have the wrong answer, I hand it back and they correct the error. 90% isn’t mastery. I want my children to master what they learn. So we grade everything as we go, and I mark their grades on a grade sheet.
After they have corrected their errors, their loose papers go into a large manila envelope. Each child has an envelope with the students name, grade, and school year on it. I have tried many different methods to keep up with things, but this manila envelope and grading as we go has worked for us. I can then put our lesson planner, and any notebooks in a box with the envelopes, and tuck it in the attic, in the event we ever need it. This really has simplified my life!
Happy Homeschooling!
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