Keeping Records and Giving Grades Round UP

Record keeping and giving grades is a topic that has come up periodically within the crew. We have reviewed a few great products and over time many have shared their insights. Today the Crew would like to encourage you in the area of keeping records or giving grades in your homeschool.

Here on the blog in the past we have shared:

• Planning / Record Keeping
• Homeschool Record Keeping {MySchoolYear.com Review}
• Blog Cruise: Tips for Record Keeping
• Planning, Planners and Preparing for the New Homeschool Year
• Organising Your Home School

Chareen @ Every Bed of Roses shares

• What about Homeschool Planning? – things to consider when looking at how to plan and keep records in your homeschool
• Planning & Record Keeping – Things to consider if you’re planning to home educate and a great new app making record keeping super simple and fast.
• A little Word on Homeschool Record Keeping – A few thoughts on motives to keep records and what you need to keep records of in your homeschool

Amanda @ Hopkins Homeschool shares

• How We Keep Our Records and When We Give Grades – We have tried numerous methods of record keeping, but only a few really work for us. Oh, and grades? When do we start those?

Sheila @ troutwife shares

• Transcripts – I share about my experiences with designing a transcript for my (now graduated) daughter

Lori @ At Home: where life happens shares

• Doing What Is Next – No planning ahead, just give us a list and we’ll track what we finish.
• Planning? or Tracking? – Our Way – Keeping track of completions rather than planning it all out works for us.

Annette @ A Net in Time shares

• Record Keeping Worries – As he gets closer to grade nine (gasp) I start to wonder about keeping grades and records and have to admit.. I haven’t a clue. Beyond making tests and marking them, just how does one keep grades?

Jeniffer @ Thou Shall Not Whine shares

• Setting Goals for Your Children and Homeschool – Are you ready to specific goals for your children, yourself, and your homeschool?
• Choosing Your Homeschool Method or Style – You’ve probably done some reading and research about choosing your homeschool curriculum. The number of choices out there is dizzying. Many homeschooling mamas, especially new ones, get overwhelmed and panicked at the thought of curriculum commitment. However, I’m here to help!
• Choosing Your Homeschool Schedule – From curriculum choices to the number of days we school each week, each homeschool looks a little different. Find the best homeschool schedule for YOU.
• How to Make Lesson Plans – Many programs come with lesson plans already done for you. And in general, you can make those plans fit within your own four or five-day schedule. But what if you’re an eclectic homeschool that uses living books that don’t come with lesson plans?

Dawn @ Schoolin’ Swag shares

• What About Report Cards? – So many people ask about grades and report cards. I share why we don’t use either in elementary and middle school.

Kym @ Homeschool Coffee Break shares

• How Do You Keep Records and Calculate Grades? – keeping accurate records of high school work for report cards and transcripts.
• Do You Give Your Kids Report Cards? – Yes, I do give my students report cards and here’s how I figure out their grade.

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