How do you all keep records - if you do? I need some help and suggestions. I am usually very good at planning but I have no idea where to start in this aspect. My state does not require keeping records but we are military and may move to a state that does with little notice. So how do you do it?
My oldest is 1st grade this year. btw Thanks!
I'm not treatises to keep grades, or attendance. But, I so keep math grades. Just a chart with lesson numbers and I date it and note grade. As the kids begin to work more independently, they take care if this detail.
I read a post about using the table of contents for each book to be used as a manual version of the CMO. I plan to do that this year and will note dates and grades on these pages.
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My phone changes words without rhyme or reason.
"Treatises" was supposed to be "required."
Sowing Little Seeds....I create a lesson plan and use it as my record of our school year. I don't keep grades until high school, which we use for a transcript. Our kids range from 2nd to 11th grade. The kids also create portfolios throughout the year with some of their work. Each child has a 3 ring binder that's tabbed by subject. We stick loose papers and projects in there. I also keep completed math workbooks and our high schooler's notebooks. I too have heard of keeping the Table of Contents or taking a photo of any projects that don't fit into the binder. Add the photo and discard the project. This can be sensitive for some kids. In the beginning, I kept a Rubbermaid tote of everything for each kid, but it was too much to store, hence, reducing to the 3 ring binder 
You can get an idea of my lesson planning here..... http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/2012/06/2012-2013-school-year-planning.html
I LOVE the SCM book "Planning Your Charlotte Mason Education"!
Blessings,
Melissa
For Record keeping, I use the SCM Organizer. We don't have to keep records here either - but using the organizer, we get a great summary, as well as a detailed record - an for no real extra work, as it has our planning/to-do-list etc too. I tried to keep a record before we used the SCMO, and was horrible at keeping it up.
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