It is really hard to believe I am already getting ready for the next school year, but with some family commitments coming up at the end of summer I knew I needed to get it done now. I will go subject by subject. My set up does look different than some because of N's dysgraphia. It means we don't buy composition books instead I set up the Ipad and the computer for him. I am listing my adjustments for his dysgraphia to hopefully help others see what they can do if they have students with different learning needs.
World History: I bought a 1 1/2 inch notebook with a place for the cover page and put in the World History notebook pages as well as a stack of clear sheet protectors in the back since we slide completed pages in those. He already had his book of Centuries from last year and I printed out the new timeline figures for this year. I checked to make sure the MP3's would play on our computer. I did go through and photocopy the pages from the Critical Thinking Using Primary Sources in World History as indicated in the guide so N just has to cut them out and glue them in his history notebook on the correct day. I also photocopied the "Literary Synthesis Sheet" and the "Wold and Idea Helper Sheet" for the living library. I laminated the Word and Idea Helper Sheet.just for durability.
*Adjustments for dysgraphia: I got permission from HOD to scan into the Ipad certain boxes from the notebooking pages that have lots of questions which he is expected to fill in. I used Scanner Pro and PDF expert so now he can actually type onto those pages with his Ipad and then print the boxes out and glue them in. I also scanned the Literary Synthesis sheet in so he can type on that using either the Ipad or the computer. The new Adobe Acrobat Reader DC has fill and edit capabilities which is super exciting and it's free!
Fine Arts: 1" binder with a cover page insert for his Art notebooking pages. He isn't doing the Art projects.
*Adjustment for dysgraphia-Again I got permission from HOD to scan in certain Art History notebook pages so he can type on them using the Ipad. They are stored in a folder on his Ipad.
Bible and Pilgrim's Progress: He has his Prayer journal from last year and the instructions are also to print out the pages from the Pilgrim's Progress CD as scheduled in the guide. I also bought a binder to put completed Pilgrim's Progress sheets in.
*Adjustments for dysgraphia: The publishers of the bible study were kind enough to not only give me permission to scan the bible study into the Ipad, but they actually sent me a pdf of the entire book. I promised not to sell my printed copy. I also realized that since the files on the Pilgrim's Progress are reproducible and are pdfs I can just open them in the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC program on the computer and he can type on those.
Health: The instructions call for a composition book. I am doing a binder instead since his answers will be typed, not written.
Biology: The main thing I did with this was I went through and pulled out the Lab reports and the tests from the middle of each booklet. You could leave the lab reports in there, but I felt like they got in my way when I was reading. Again I used a binder to put these in. I did double up this binder with one of the others. I put the answer keys in my teachers binder. We also did buy a microscope and a slide set to do the microscope slides live.
Spanish: It says to go through with your student and using the Teacher's guide write the assigned audio CD number and track number on the blanks. I decided to do this now, ahead of time, and I'm glad I did. I actually messed it up several times and had to erase and go back and fix it. It isn't as easy as you would think. I also pulled the Unit Tests out.
English: N has his Common Place Book from the last 2 years. It also lists a bound journal for the Literature journal and 3 lined composition books for for grammar, dictation and composition. N is done with dictation and he types composition so I just do a 3 ring binder with sections divided off. I also copied the Plot Diagram page and will laminate it also.
*Adjustments for dysgraphia: I set up a lit journal on the Notability app and N. will do all his writing there I think, unless he just finds it easier to do it on the computer.
Math: We do a different math so I don't have the set up for that.
Looking forward to another good year with HOD.
