For their benefit, parents should adopt an organized approach to homeschooling. It's helpful to keep a daily log, plan book, or other written records of the teaching content and activities. Maintaining a file of each child's work and assessments is also useful. These records are solely for the parent's reference.

These should not be shown to authorities, except in one case: if needed, the county's prosecuting attorney may view the daily log to verify it is indeed a homeschool. According to the law, providing this documentation serves as a defense against any legal charges. Be sure to know who your county’s prosecuting attorney is, should this need arise.