threeofakind Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Does anyone keep a reader's notebook for their elementary kids? I'm brainstorming for next year as I want to be better at keeping track or a record of books accomplished, etc. so my kids can see at the end of the year all they did with reading (not literally all but a good account). When I say reader's notebook I mean something that has a section for a book log, response or narration of the books read, goals, etc. My son will be 4th grade and I will have a 2nd grader, but I'm thinking more for my 4th grader- what do you include and how do you manage it- how much does the child manage it? Thanks!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Balaban Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 In my state, we are required to show a reading log for the year. (When my kids get older, of course.) I would either make a simple log sheet in Microsoft Word (or search for one online). Here is a cute reading log I found- http://www.tlsbooks.com/myreadinglog.pdf A simple reading list - http://donnayoung.org/f11/planner-f/f-school-pdf/book_list.pdf I also like this one because it leaves the top open so you can write in whatever subject you like - http://www.homeschoolnotebooking.com/download_pages/free_pages/planning_record_keeping/book_log.pdf Check out this area for goals - http://donnayoung.org/forms/planners/goals.htm I know i have seen response/narration pages on the web, but I can't seem to find them at the moment. Try HomeschoolNotebooking.com. Maybe I saw them there? I hope this is kind of what you are looking for- maybe at least it will give you a jumping off point! Good Luck You could either do this in a small 1/2 binder separate or in a little portfolio in a larger binder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I do bookmarks for each book. In the past, I have copied and resized the cover of the book. Added a space for stars to rate the book (use the stickers). I added a space for a book blurb too. We would save all of the pages and put in a binder that had alphabetical dividers. :) I have been meaning to do this again, but I am sorely behind! I do have the pictures though. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgrubbs Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I have been keeping a booklist of our read alouds and my personal reads using Pinterest. I just thought it would be a nice way to keep the books. I go to amazon and copy the link for the book and past it into to create a new pin (or search on there since I often find a lot of the books on other's boards and just repin). I guess this is a digital way to do it so you don't have all that paper to keep up with. However, with that being said, I'm planning for my oldest to start a reading log next year. We've been told a highschool reading log has been asked for by colleges before and I figure we need a couple of years to get in the habit of keeping it so we're staring next year for 7th grade. Not sure if he will opt for a notebook type list or some sort of digital list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeofakind Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thank you ladies, gives me a start and some things to think about!!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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