Do you have your kids put their names on their papers? How about dates?

[nukeswife]

Just wondering what everyone does.

 

Do you have the kids put their names on all their papers? Do you stop after they know how to print their name well?

 

What about date, do they write it on every paper?

[Scuff]

I want them to know how to properly head a paper for when they have outside classes and need to know that. It won't be for a long time and it's something they can learn in 1 minute, so it's not that important. But my son isn't the neatest boy on earth, so he can use all the practice he can get. ;) So, we write names and dates and lesson # on English work and not anything else. It does serve a purpose for English, since they are writing in a notebook and everything else is in workbooks.

[siloam]

When I just had the one, and even for a while when it was just 2 I did require anything. Now that I have 4 I don't even want to take the time to THINK about which Right Start math page (for example) this has to logically be, I no longer have enough brain to spare for even that, so yes I require their name. Of course I correct the papers at night so that might play into the lack of brain power. ;) Generally they also put the date if there is a space for it, if not they don't.

 

Heather

[lionfamily1999]

 

Do you have the kids put their names on all their papers?

He puts it on some of his papers, always those sheets with a line specifically for his name, most of time when we use plain notebook paper, but rarely to never with journals or notebooks.

Do you stop after they know how to print their name well?

No, I want him to know how to head a paper. We work on writing smaller (which is taking for.ev.er.) and on keeping his name, and the date, in the allotted space.

What about date, do they write it on every paper?

At the very least one paper a day, even if that means writing it down just for the sake of writing it down. It helps us both remember the date which, sadly, I have a tendency to forget. It also prevents those embarrassing moments when he says, 'Mom, what day of the week is it?'

[elegantlion]

Yes, name and date on anything loose. Anything in a notebook gets a date. Workbooks generally don't get dated. He rolls his eyes about the name but I tell him its practice for when he isn't the only student.

 

Dates are important to me because I do go back and look at his work. I also make copies of some of his work to put in a binder at the end of the year and I like to see the progression.

[shinyhappypeople]

Names on most loose papers, but not workbooks. Dates on everything, because our charter school requests that the things we submit in our portfolio be dated. Usually I have DD put the date on, but if she forgets I do it for her. I wouldn't bother if not for the charter's requirement.

[sweetbaby]

Everything gets a name and date here.

[Daisy]

Name & date on all worksheets (lose paper) so that I know who did the work.

 

Name on the front of workbooks, dates on each page.

 

Dates on everything else that doesn't meet the above criteria, but sometimes I slap the date on it. I just want it on there so whoever does it is fine. They both know HOW to do it & write it on most of their papers. We just do the 10/29/09 type of deal.

 

I do need to work on them knowing how to spell the months of the year. UUGH, so maybe I should have them write it out.

[Tiff in TX]

Since DD is so young, anytime we do a worksheet, she tells me how to spell her name and I write it down. We do first name only because her last name is a bit long, 10 letters.

 

I then also write the date and say it to her (including the day of the week)

[Tam101]

Since I'm just schooling one child, name isn't important, but we do date everything!

Edited October 29, 2009 by Tam101

[Karen in CO]

If we are doing a worksheet that has a Name/Date field then they fill it in. Otherwise, we skip it usually.

[Tree House Academy]

We don't put names and dates on every single paper, but we do on certain ones that call for it. For isntance, if my younger guy is doing a worksheet and it has a space for name, he will write it in. If my kids are doing a test that asks for name and date, they will fill them in. Otherwise, the only other time we do it is when older son does his R&S English - the header is set up to include name and date. :)

 

ETA: Ds6 did write his name and date on everything until he finished Kindergarten just to give him practice writing the two things. Now, he can write them with no problems so we don't feel the need to keep "practicing."

[Ravin]

I don't bother at home with DD putting names and dates on worksheets and such. In her weekly HS enrichment program, she puts her name on worksheets and projects. There's no point when she's the only student, though.

[Lovedtodeath]

I think it is a good idea but I don't implement it.

[MomOfOneFunOne]

I voted name and date but could have voted "other." I require:

AMDG..........................Title (if applicable)............................Name

........................................................................................Date

........................................................................................Page #s

 

 

eg:

 

AMDG.............................History Unit 2 Review.......................Molly Golly

.........................................................................................10/29/09

..........................................................................................pp. 69-70

 

 

 

Well, looking at that I really should have voted "other."

 

sorry.

[MomOfOneFunOne]

Yes, name and date on anything loose. Anything in a notebook gets a date. Workbooks generally don't get dated. He rolls his eyes about the name but I tell him its practice for when he isn't the only student.

 

Dates are important to me because I do go back and look at his work. I also make copies of some of his work to put in a binder at the end of the year and I like to see the progression.

 

Right! I don't require name, et c for workbooks. I only require date completed.

[Tess in the Burbs]

our loose papers get the full date and their first name

[swimmermom3]

I require name, date, and any pertinent lesson information. Both the older kids have lost points for unidentified papers in high school. I want the habit to be automatic even if Swimmer Dude does home school in high school.

[SilverMoon]

I voted for yes, always name and date on every page. I have four kids to keep straight. 'Nuff said. ;) I don't require full names and dates though. A clear first letter of their first name and the date in 10-29-09 format is sufficient.

 

If it's a piece of notebook paper it ought to have the name of the book, lesson or page number, and problem numbers listed legibly, or I won't bother to check it.

[Storm Bay]

Whoops--I said names & dates all the time, but it should have been when they can write them. Not necessarily well, and I used to have to dictate the spelling, but be able to write them.

[mom31257]

I do not have them put name or dates on unless it is something they are turning in elsewhere or it is something I'm keeping for sentimental reasons. My dd is taking a writing class right now from a retired English teacher, so her name goes on everything. We have not put dates because she's only attending one day each week.

[Marie in Oh]

We have several children using several levels of the same curricula-- 4 doing some level of WWE, 4 doing A Reason for Handwriting, 3 doing Editor in Chief, etc. I wouldn't know whose was whose if I didn't have their name and date.

[LunaLee]

I have (had) my kids put their name, date and asssignment-what book or subject and the lesson #. That way when I file or grade them I know what goes where.

[missmoe]

Name and date on everything. I'm down to three at home currently, but in the past five different kids doing five different things was just to much to keep track of. Now I need dates and names because we turn things into the charter school for a portfolio.

[Oak Knoll Mom]

Name and date on loose papers. Date in notebooks/workbooks. It's a good habit.

[Sasharowan]

Name and date on all papers. It makes it easier to set up the portfolio at the end of the year. I also started ds13 putting his in the upper right corner to get him in the habit for high school and college.

[In the Rain]

Dd writes the date because we are working on abbreviations and commas. It is sort of copywork.

[nukeswife]

Thanks for all the responses.

 

I was only asking because I have had my kids name and date everything so far. They are in 5th and 2nd, but I'm starting to wonder if just stamping the date would be enough. I have one boy and one girl schooling now with another boy coming up the ranks. It's very clear who's paper belong to which child because my ds isn't very particular about his penmanship but dd is. LOL I'm not worried about having 2 papers from the same thing for the kids because they all use differen curricula or different levels so that make it easy to figure out. My boys are 6 years apart so even if boy #2 has sloppy penmanship like his older brother it should be easy to know what's what because of the vastly different levels.

 

I do have one of those self inking date stamps that I was letting them use last year until I realized dd didn't remember the months of the year in order and didn't know what the numbers in dates such as 10/29/09 meant. We've covered that with her writing out the date in number format for the past few months and she pretty much has it down pat. So maybe we can go back to the stamp because it's easier and quicker sometimes.

 

Thanks again for all the responses.

[Mommy22alyns]

We do "name and date" on every paper. I view it as good practice all around.

[twogirlsmommy]

We do Name and Date if there is a line for Name or Date. Not necessarily both on all papers, something nothing. Never name in a workbook and I date them at night. DD (8) knows how to write her name and the date both the long and the short way, so I don't feel it is necessary to do this. Since my little one is 3 I know whose papers they are :). Because we are practicing cursive typically I have her write her name in cursive even if the paper is printed. Dates always go on letters.

[katilac]

Names on everything, or I get their papers mixed up.

 

Name and date on copywork, to help learn how to spell the months and so forth.

[Dawn in OH]

We write names and dates.

We started our first year with just names. Practice writing your name without knowing that you are learning something.

Last year we started writing the dates around the same time we learned Days and Months. Again, it was good practice. And then Mom doesn't have to date the material before adding it to the Portfolio's.

 

Now sometimes I give them a busy sheet because they couldn't stay out of trouble. We don't date those.

[jengjohnson]

We put names on most things and dates on at least one thing a day. My second grader was the only one in her Sunday School class that knew how to spell October!

[NoPlaceLikeHome]

I have ds 7 put name and date several times a week. I have him write out the date with the full month most of the time and some of the time using numerical notation.

[NavyWifeandMommy]

Everyone writes their names on everything. The younger because they do similar work together and sometimes it looks alike and I cannot tell whose is whose.

My oldest will write her name on all worksheets and date them. We will title and date on her written papers.

This helps me with filing also.

[AnneC]

This is my record keeping for a lot of subjects so every workbook page gets a date and every piece of paper gets a name and a date.

[swellmomma]

I do! My oldest 2 are studying the same things. If names were not on papers I can't always tell who's is who's. I also make them put the date on so I can track their progress through the year and show samples in their portfolio at the end of the year.

[chaik76]

Nope. My son doesn't put his name on papers or date them. (I do date them when he hands them to me.). He knows to do it for co-op and outside classes; it seems totally superfluous to do it at home. An extra, unneeded step.

[Mommyfaithe]

We do names and dates for 2 reasons.

1: I need to know who did what and when for reporting and my sanity issues. I even name and date in notebooks to make sure they remember. They still don't always remember.

 

2; When my oldest went to college, she had NEVER had to do this, so she handed in many assignments without getting proper credit. it wasn't a habit. I want this to be a habit.

 

I teach them to use a modified MLA heading from the beginning.

 

Name

Subject (or particular book)

Lesson #

Date

 

 

Faithe

[Chloe]

Yes, name and date on anything loose. Anything in a notebook gets a date.

 

Same here. My oldest two are close in age and use some of the same materials, so it's hard to figure out who's stuff is who's sometimes. Except that my ds has sloppier handwriting.:tongue_smilie:

[MicheleinMN]

It depends on the age of the child and the materials used. IOW, the children under 12 only have to put names and dates on loose papers or typed material. Workbooks do not require names, but sometimes do require a date. The over 12 crowd is required to put a name and date on anything that is turned in to me.

 

HTH

[amydavis]

Yes to both the date and the name. I do this so that they get practice for when they are not the only student. It's funny, because both of my middle children spent time in public school before we "saw the light" and decided to homeschool. So, you would think they would instinctively label their papers...but that isn't so. I guess they figured I would know which paper belonged to which kid. So, I have come up with a set way for them to list their name, date, subject, and page number. It also makes it easier for me when I go through their notebooks to figure out what everything is.

They both just started taking a couple of classes in our homeschool group - so labeling their papers is a good habit for that reason as well.

[momtoboys]

No, I don't. . .

[skaterbabs]

Other: we use CLE and in some subjects Yacko & Wacko overlap levels, so on their LightUnit covers they have their names, and all three kids write their names and the date on all quizzes & tests.