I went to take the pictures for this post and my professional camera wouldn't charge. :( So I guess I need to get a new battery pack. Till then I'm stuck taking picutes with my phone. Sorry they look so bad.
I printing the cover label from http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2012/09/elementary-daily-learning-notebook.html
I made pouches with Ziploc bags to hold supplies (tutorial coming later). I put in a couple of pencils with cap erasers, colored pencils, a couple of dry erase markers, a cloth to wipe the dry erase markers, a glue stick, safety scissors (not pictured), and a small pencil sharpener (also not pictured). I tried to included thing he may need away from home. I went with colored pencils because we know from experience what happens to crayons in a hot car, NOT a pretty picture.
I included an alphabet chart for reference. http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/mini_offices/Alphabet%20Chart.pdf
When I went to buy school supplies this year, I had intended on just buying regular divider. But the store was out and I was forced to buy these pocket dividers instead. I'm so glad they were out of the regular ones. These have worked out great for this binder. I made a section for; DAILY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY.
In the pocket of the DAILY section, I put the monthly weather graph and a once a month name writing. I love the name writing idea. This way he can see how much his writing improves over the year. I got both of these from http://www.homeschoolcreations.net/2012/08/calendar-notebook-binder-printables/
In the DAILY section, I put calendar activities, number of the day, word of the day, and other activities that need to be do everyday. Most of these also came from http://www.homeschoolcreations.net/2012/08/calendar-notebook-binder-printables/
These sheets came from http://www.motherhoodonadime.com/kids/calendar-binder-free-printables
I can't find the link I got this one from but it says: "The Teacher Wife" at the bottom of the page.
The plan is, after he finishes the DAILY section, he will then turn to the correct day of the week. These sections will have worksheet to complete. Each weekend, I am going to put all the worksheets I want him to complete in the correct day to be completed. This way it's ready to go for the week.
After the "days of the week" sections, I add sections: MATH, LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCE/S.S, & OTHER. Because of my son's autism, he learns best with hands-on materials, games, etc. So in these sections, I am going to be adding hands-on, games, and manipulatives.
In the pocket of the MATH section, I put place value sliders. These are great for understanding the place value concept. I got these from http://suzieshomeeducationideas.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/printable-place-value-slider.html
In the MATH section (so far) I have these math tools in a Ziploc pouch. I found these on teachers pay teachers. It's a 44 page download and there is close to 40 printable tools. I printed most on colored paper. The only ones I printed on white paper was the ones that were color coded. Then I laminated them so they will hold up to regular use. The great thing about these printable tools is I'm able to put them in the binder without taking up much space.
In the pocket of the LANGUAGE ARTS section, I put a book log. He can easily keep up with the books he reads. This came from http://www.motherhoodonadime.com/kids/calendar-binder-free-printables
In the LANGUAGE ARTS section, I have a sight word activity. This is a really cute set that looks like a computer keyboard. My son loves the computer. So he is really drawn to this activity. He was playing with it while I was laminating it.
I made a simple paper tent and used Velcro dots to hold it so it can be can be folded up and put in the pouch.
I'm still putting together the activities for the other section.
I can easily add or change out the activities to keep things fun & interesting.
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