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For my son who doesn't work well on his own we have a big three-ring binder. I have included as many of the things he needs in the binder.
Binder set-up The binder has the clear sleeves on the front and back so we can slip his schedule chart in the front. Inside the front cover I have the page I printed out that has our school's verse and CM's student motto - I am, I can, I ought, I will.
The first thing in his binder is the schedule for the term he is currently working on. This is a spreadsheet that has the weeks across the top (12 weeks per term) and the subjects down the side. This is the thing that he uses the most during the day so it's right in the front on his binder. When he gets ready to work on schoolwork he checks the chart on the front of the binder to see what subject he is supposed to be working on, then he opens the binder and finds that subject and book in the schedule and does whatever assignment is listed there.
For example, if it's Wednesday and he just finished copywork (from Literature on Wednesdays) his chart on the front of the binder would let him know he needs to do history next and Wednesday's reading is from George Washington's World. So, he would open his binder and find History in the subject list on the side, find the list for George Washington's World and move across until he finds the week he is currently working in. He would then do whatever is listed in that box.
Bible list The first thing listed on my son's schedule every day is Bible. The schedule chart inside his binder simply lists, "Choose from the reading list" for Bible each week. Behind the schedule there are tabbed dividers for the different subject areas we cover - the first one is Bible. Behind that tab I have placed a list that I printed off of Old and New Testament stories. The stories are listed in the order they appear in the Bible and he is allowed to choose one story each day and then mark it off the list. Since this is his personal devotion time rather than our school Bible class I don't ask for narrations from these stories but I do expect him to read his Bible everyday.
Language Arts Behind the LA tab I have a checklist of LA topics that I want to cover, a breakdown of the Shakespeare plays we are going to cover this year, and pages of copywork selections for him to copy into his copybook. The copywork is divided by book and put in alphabetical order by book title. I mark the first page for each book using a Post-It flag.
Math I keep a copy of each of the facts practice sheets and math tests in sheet protectors behind the Math tab. Whenever he is to do a facts practice sheet he simply writes the answers on the page protector with a wet-erase marker. Once the answers are checked he washes the marker off and the sheet is ready for next time.
History The history sections has schedules and papers that are for my use rather than for him to use. I have a list of the names and dates I want him to add to his Timeline book, a list of places I want him to be able to find on the map, etc.
Science The science tab has copies of the science, natural history, and nature study schedules for this year. It also has a list of the science supplies that are in his science lab kit as well as in the non-consumables kit. I put these kits together using the supplies needed lists in their science books so these help me to know what I have on hand. And, having the supplies in one place makes it easier for them to find what they need for their experiments as well as prevents science supplies from being used for other things.
Art and Music The art section of his binder includes a list of the artists we will be studying this year, a breakdown of which of each artists' works we will be studying and a short biography of each of the artists. I've included a print out of the words for each of the hymns and folk songs we will be doing in this section as well.
Free Reading The last section is comprise of a simple printed list of books that are on the free reading list for that year. He can choose to read any of the books off this list during his reading time before bed each night.
The last thing in the binder is a plastic pocket that holds math sheets, science cutouts and anything else that we need to keep track of.
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