My Medical ISNs

Last year I posted about Interactive Student Notebooks and how they have changed my instruction forever.  I applied the concept to my children's medical information, and oh my goodness, things got SO much easier!

 Every time we go to the doctor, we take these notebooks and record information.  Anytime we receive paperwork, we glue it in to their notebooks.  It's also helpful when the doctor asks questions, like "When was his last ear infection?" or "Where is she on her immunizations?"  If I don't remember (and I usually don't), it's at my fingertips.  There is a table of contents in the front:

And it helps keep me organized.  Of course, Lucy's is almost full at 5 months old, where Charlie's is only about half full!  When we went to the doctor for Lucy's NICU followup, the nurse practitioner (whom we LOVED - she was amazing) introduced me to a student who was shadowing her by saying "This is the most organized mom ever.  She was the mom with the notebook.  I had to talk slow so she could write everything down."

What a compliment :)  And someday, when they are old and grown, I will just hand them their notebooks, in case they ever need any of the information, or if they want to compare themselves to their kids.