Sample records
A homeschool portfolio, already filled in
This is the exact document WildSnap prints at the end of a term — cover sheet, dated attendance and hours, NGSS coverage, photo work samples, assessments passed, and vocabulary demonstrated. Everything below is example data for a fictional nine-year-old. Your family's version is generated from your own dated observations.
Page 1
Cover sheet
Page 2
Attendance and hours log
| Date | Sessions | Species | Minutes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 85 | Backyard survey; classification lesson |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 55 | Creek walk; habitat notes |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 40 | Bird feeder observation |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 95 | Woodland trail; food web unit check |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 45 | Pond edge; amphibian life cycle |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 50 | Meadow transect |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 35 | Rain day; guide reading and quiz |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 2 | 6 | 105 | State park field trip |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 60 | Insect count; adaptation lesson |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 45 | Garden pollinator watch |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 70 | Stream invertebrate hunt |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 40 | Tree bud phenology check |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 90 | Shoreline survey; conservation mission |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 55 | Nest-building observation |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 45 | Fern and moss study, shaded slope |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 65 | Migration arrivals logged |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 40 | Life-cycle unit check passed |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 100 | Wetland boardwalk; water quality talk |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 50 | Litter pickup and species tally |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 55 | Quarter wrap-up; portfolio review |
Totals: 20 days · 25 sessions · 20.4 hrs.
Page 3
Standards coverage
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States, 2013). Codes cited for alignment reference only.
Page 4
Work samples
Described the squirrel's role as a seed disperser in the oak woodland.
Compared pollen baskets on the hind legs to a wasp's smooth legs.
Sequenced egg, tadpole, froglet, adult from tadpoles seen the same morning.
Explained why milkweed presence predicts monarch presence.
Stewardship mission: 42 pieces of plastic removed, species tally kept before and after.
Sorted a non-flowering plant into ferns using frond and spore evidence.
Sample imagery stands in for family photographs. In a real portfolio each sample is the child's own dated photograph.
Page 5
Assessments passed and vocabulary demonstrated
- Mar 9, 2026 — Unit check passed — Food Webs & Energy
- Mar 16, 2026 — Unit completed — Classification & Biodiversity
- Mar 30, 2026 — Stewardship mission — Shoreline cleanup
- Apr 8, 2026 — Unit check passed — Life Cycles
- Apr 10, 2026 — Unit completed — Ecosystems & Habitats
Yours writes itself while they're outside
Every photograph your child takes is timestamped, identified, and mapped to a strand. When review week comes, the portfolio is one tap — PDF for the evaluator, CSV for your binder.