Portfolio is a folder of achievements. All parents with special trepidation are looking forward to the day when their child goes to first grade for the first time. With the onset of this moment, they congratulate the newly-minted schoolboy and without fail note that he is now beginning a “new life”, “will learn”, “will achieve a lot with time”. But the child does all this from the first seconds of his life. He goes to school, already having a certain experience, a certain baggage of knowledge. To know what your baby is, a teacher must know about all his achievements. In all this, a portfolio of a preschooler will help him.
The game is worth the candle
The child is learning continuously. But so that success in development does not take long, adults must create appropriate conditions for him: immerse him in an atmosphere of dialogue, exciting activities, and creative activity. By collecting a portfolio of a preschooler, you will not only record these successes in him, but you will also be able to track the dynamics, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of his development.
Having sent a child to school, parents should find an opportunity to communicate with educators, ask what kind of person he is in society, whether he is contactable, sociable. But it is also very useful for teachers who know the child on the one hand (in the team) to recognize him on the other (alone with themselves and in the family). You must admit that any, even very emotional words, are inferior to "illustrative material." Portfolio for a preschooler - a folder of his development, growth, achievements. Such a folder is a good help for any child specialist.
Functions
If your family council decided to collect a portfolio of a preschooler, it is worth first of all to outline its main functions. It is necessary that “gathering for the sake of the process” did not work.
The functions of the portfolio of a preschooler include:
- diagnostic - it captures growth and changes (mental and physical) for certain time periods;
- purposeful - defines educational goals (and what exactly and why we teach the baby);
- informative - shows the range of work performed by the baby;
motivational - encourages the child for the results achieved;
- developing - provides a continuous learning and development process from year to year;
- rating - shows the entire range of skills.
What will it be?
The portfolio of the preschooler must certainly be bright and colorful. Ideally, it should be a child’s favorite “picture book” and a source of pride. Work on the portfolio of a preschooler can begin with a joint choice of cover. It is advisable for the child to paint the separator sheets himself. Not all at once, gradually. Let some of them remain black and white for a while. On the one hand, attach the separator painted by the child in the "file-folder", and on the other, by the adult. Your child will be glad to joint creativity. Before replenishing the preschooler’s portfolio with something new, ask his opinion on this matter. It should be liked not only by you, but also by him.
Decor
For a preschooler’s portfolio, you need a folder — ideally an archive. A hard cover and a reliable mechanism for fixing the liners will not allow it to fray too much during use. Choose a folder with an elegant, colorful cover - it is for a child, not a serious adult man. Optionally purchase in-box folders of the appropriate formats.
The portfolio structure of the preschooler given here is very approximate. It all depends on the characteristics of the growth and development of the child. If you don’t know what you want to include in the preschooler’s portfolio, you can see a sample of it on the Internet, ask your friends, or simply use the information provided by us.
1. The title page.
2. Get to know each other?
2.1. "Look at me."
2.2. "About me".
2.3 Personal Information.
3. "I am growing."
3.1. Growth dynamics.
3.2. Achievements for the year.
4. My family.
5. I help.
6. The world around me.
7. I am interested.