“Education isn’t about making sure your children learn a list of facts. It’s not about a score on a test or a letter on a paper. It’s about informing young souls in a way that shapes and inspires them to live into the story God has for their life.”
- Sally Clarkson
Did you know notebooking is a great way to assess your student’s progress without the need for formal exams?
It’s true!
When you collect your student’s work in a single subject notebook, you can see your student’s progress from beginning to end in handwriting, narrations, synthesis, and art throughout the school year.
Here’s how to do it
At the end of each subject lesson, discuss the lesson verbally. Narrating verbally is vital for the student to hear his or her thoughts out loud. Once the discussion is complete, have your students work on their notebooks independently. Finally, allow your student to choose what goes on the left side and what to illustrate on the right side. The left-hand side, the illustration, and the narration should all connect.
Ultimately, the day’s notebook entry should show the students’ complete understanding of the lesson. In doing so, you assess your student daily without giving a formal exam. Think of notebooking as a daily quiz without the name.
Did you know notebooking served this purpose, too?
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