In 2006, the Ministry of Education proposed an interesting innovation. Now each student must have their own portfolio. It contains all the information about him, work, grades, feedback from teachers and other information. However, many parents of primary schoolchildren do not have a clue how to draw up a portfolio of a primary school student. We will talk about this in the article.
What is a portfolio?
In a considerable number of people, this word is perplexing. Therefore, parents, when they hear about the need to make a portfolio for their first grader, do not even know where to start.
Such an object looks like a book or a folder with files. Some schools organize albums with ready-made templates in an organized manner, into which each student only enters the necessary data. However, psychologists criticize such measures by the leadership of educational institutions. It is better to make a portfolio of a primary school student with a child. This will help him to show his creative talents and independently analyze his own achievements.
How to draw up a portfolio of a primary school student
Prepare the following:
- White sheets of A4 paper.
- A lot of transparent files.
- Folder with mount for files.
- Pencils, paints, felt-tip pens.
- Colored paper.
- Stickers, dried flowers or other decor.
Remember that you are designing an album for the baby, so it should be as colorful as possible. It’s better to get your child involved in the portfolio process. Drawings of your child can be a decoration for the pages, as well as a separate section. It will also be interesting for a first grader to decorate his first serious work with stickers, ribbons, bows and applications. Before you make out the portfolio of a primary school student, familiarize yourself with its approximate content.
What does the student’s portfolio include?
On the first page there is always a photograph of the student and his full details: surname, name and patronymic, date of birth. You can also specify the name of the institution, its number and class.
The following is a section illustrating the student’s personal life. Here you can provide any information about yourself, your family and friends. In most cases, students prefer to write about their name, its meaning and origin, about their own dreams and plans. Also post photos of the family with brief information about all of its members. If there is deeper information, then you can depict the family tree.
The portfolio for primary school students should include a section on learning. Here it is appropriate to indicate the list of teachers and subjects, the lesson schedule and other organizational information. The following is the certificate of student achievement, his best quizzes, essays, dictations and independent works. In this section, you can ask teachers to leave feedback about your child. The student himself can write his own opinion about the teachers.
The third section is conditionally referred to as "Social life." If the child participated in school concerts, performances, rulers, then this should definitely be noted in the portfolio. In this case, the text should be diluted with photographs. You can also include class visits to performances, films, hiking and picnics. After many years, the student will be interested in viewing photos and reading their own reviews about the events.
At the request of the parents or the student himself, you can include any additional sections in the album. If you do not know how to draw up a portfolio of an elementary school student, then consult a guide. Each educational institution may have its own rules and standards.