PencilGoWhat to keep, how much, and how to do it in minutes a week. Free printable records for kindergarten to grade 5, and a way to have them fill in from your child’s worksheets.
Updated for 2026-27 · Last checked October 30, 2026
Attendance sheets and hours logs are for states that count days or hours. A portfolio is for states that ask for work samples. A report card is for your own file, or for a district or evaluator that wants one. The weekly log is the easiest way to remember everything that is not a worksheet: read-alouds, field trips, music and PE.
No account and no email. Each page above has a preview, and the attendance tracker can be set up for your school-year start month, the number of children and your state.
Hours are estimates from each sheet’s planned time, and you can change any line. A family record, not a state filing.
For each state below we read the statute, the regulation or the state education department’s page, and show the source and the date we checked. States we have not finished are not listed yet.
Last checked October 30, 2026. Rules change, so read the source before you rely on a number. Looking for ESA funding for your family instead? See the ESA funding guide.
It depends on your state. In the states we have checked, the common pieces are the subjects you covered, dates, a few samples of work over the year and a total of days or hours. Some states also ask for a reading log, a portfolio or a yearly evaluation. See what each state asks for.
The states we have checked differ. Florida says to keep the portfolio for two years, Colorado says to keep records permanently, and some name no length in the text we read. Look up your state, and keep a full school year at least until you are sure. Look up your state.
Some states ask for one. Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland and South Carolina all describe a portfolio of work samples. Others ask for attendance or hours, or very little. Even where it is not required, a few dated samples per subject make an easy answer if anyone asks. See a sample K-5 portfolio.
Yes. Every sheet on this site is made for paper: print it, fill it in with a pencil and file it. The state pages say what each state asks you to keep. If you wonder about format, ask your evaluator or district.
Yes. The PDFs need no account and no email. A free PencilGo account keeps the record for you from the sheets you scan.
The free printables work with any curriculum, because they only record days, hours, books and samples. PencilGo marks its own worksheets and picks the next one.
Print a sheet, your child works in pencil, and you scan it when it’s done. PencilGo marks it, picks the next sheet and keeps the record. Free, about five minutes a day, and your child never touches a screen.
Templates, not legal advice. Check what your state asks for. Last checked October 30, 2026. Spotted a change? Write to [email protected].