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Homeschool AssessmentUse this outline to create a homeschool assessment for each child at the end of your school year.
However, when my step-daughter (14 at the time) went to live with her mom and started school, I was asked to send some kind of homeschool assessment to the school for her report card. When I had written a report of what she had done during year, I then decided to do a homeschool assessment for my other daughter(Grade 2) too, just for our records. This is what I included:
Bible
Study and Spiritual Growth Resources
used. Books
of the Bible read Memory
verses My
description of my child's growth and the
things she prays for faithfully. History
and Social Studies Resources
used. Summary
of the year’s focus, especially
History and Geography Language
Arts Description
of the skills she has mastered or
improved. Attachments:
General
Science Resources
used Summary
of the year’s focus Description
of practical discoveries made and
experiments she particularly enjoyed Afrikaans
(or other second language) Resources
used Description
of skills mastered or improved Samples
of work could be included too. Maths Resources
used Description
of skills that were the focus of
attention this year. Summary of child’s progress and
achievement. Sample
test could be attached. Finances
and Entrepreneurship Resources
used Description
of activities, skills or concepts
learnt. Life
Skills Computer
– description of child’s competency,
programmes she has learnt to use Research
skills Library
skills Other Home
Economics and Cooking Summary
of child’s abilities Art
& Music Appreciation Resources
used Description
of artists and musicians studied
this year and the child’s response. Sport
and Extra-murals Description
or list of activities in which the
child has participated Description
of any significant achievements
eg, exams, competitions, awards etc Certificates, photographs or other evidence of participation
List of events Letter
of Affirmation to the Child So
many children become performance-oriented
because they believe that it is only through their achievements that
they earn
their parents love, approval and attention. I
decided to write each child a letter that
they can keep, that tells them why each of them is special to us and
that
affirms them as a son or daughter. I want them to know that they are
loved and
accepted as unconditionally as is humanly possible. We are commanded to
bless
our children and I believe that this is one way to do that and a good
opportunity to do so too.
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