In Episode 21, millennial moms Elle and Miriam share their process for keeping a homeschool portfolio. What is a homeschool portfolio? In the state of Maryland, parents who homeschool are typically expected to keep a portfolio of their child/children’s work. The portfolio is a collection of work that a child completes each week while under the parents’ and tutors’ instruction.

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Intro (01:02)

The African proverb for this week’s podcast goes as follows:

“What a good person is looking for is doing good deeds.” This is a Swahili Proverb

Word of the Episode (1:18)

Medase means thank you in the Ghanaian language, Twi.

Cleverly Cultured Kids (1:44)

Sometimes our kids just want to express themselves and we have to take the time out of our busy schedules to listen.

A List of Apps Mentioned

Educational Apps

* Prodigy – Math games* Star Walk 2 – An interactive astronomy guide* Photo Math – Take a picture of your math problem and this app will show you the answer and steps to get the answer* Little Alchemy 2 – Science game full of exciting creations* YouTube Kids – Different subjects* Brain Pop – Different subjects with videos, games, worksheets and more* Kindle Books – Purchase and download books to read * Duo Lingo – Language learning for free* Sound Cloud – Listening app for music, podcasts and more* Spotify – Listening app for music, podcasts and more

Fun Apps

* Minecraft Earth* Quizizz* Kahoot* 1010* Reddit* TicTok – Follow “@Enveme_Sis”* TEDed* Code Parade* Bazaart app* Egg Ink* Canva* Tomb of the Mask (has too many ads)

Grown Folks Convo (15:23)

In this episode co-hosts Elle and Miriam discuss how they feel about keeping a portfolio and meeting with the state to discuss their children’s work twice a year. Here is a link to the COMAR Guidelines.

Reader Participation

Have you found a resource that perfectly helps you prepare for homeschool review time? If so, share it in the comment section below.

And here’s where you can find some of our resources, including a Homeschool Portfolio Template.

Free Resources

* Reading Log* PE Log* Fieldtrip Log*