Glossary
Portfolio
A homeschool portfolio is a collection of a child's work and records from a school year, used to show what was learned.
It commonly includes dated work samples, a reading list, a list of subjects and materials and an attendance summary. In some states a portfolio is part of the legal process; in others it is kept for the family's own use.
For the record you keep
Collect work samples throughout the year, dated, from early, middle and late in the year, rather than assembling everything at the end.
One record for any method
Lessons, the learning log and work samples all count toward attendance, hours and the year-end packet.