Step Four - Student Binders

Each student will need a binder for their completed work and their current week's papers.


BUY:

• 1 1/2" binder
• 4 3-hole-punched slash pocket dividers
• tabbed dividers

Label the pocket folders:

1. Assignment Sheets
2. Maps,
3. SAPs / worksheets
4. Time Line figures

Label the tabbed dividers

1. Unit 1
2. Unit 2
3. Unit 3
4. Unit 4
5. Maps

Have the student decorate the cover of their binder.




At the start of each week, transfer the student's maps, Student Activity Pages, and Time Line figures from the Weekly folder to the appropriate pocket in the Student Binder. Take a blank Assignment Sheet for each child and write in his reading assignments and other assignments for the week ( or have your older UG, D, and R students do this themselves ) Place this in the Assignments pocket.
Students may want to check off or highlight assignments on their sheet as they complete them - I think everyone likes being able to check things off a list! At the end of the week, file the completed assignment sheet under the Assignments tab in Mom's Working Binder. Completed worksheets, writing assignments, etc. will be filed together behind the Unit tab in the Student Binder. File maps behind the Maps tab. Add Time Line figures to the student's Time Line ( if you are doing one ). You can add any other tabs or pockets as needed to accomodate the portions of TOG that you are using or not using!
A different idea for creating student workbooks for each of your children can be found HERE, at Karen C.'s blog.