Chapter 5. The Primary Education Portfolio

In this chapter, we will cover:

• Submitting and locking pages

• Using a student journal to help students learn how to write a research paper

• Progress reports and the transference of artifacts

• A simple template for very young students

• Creating and using a simple template

• A student portfolio of the primary education years

• A reading list (book reports)

• Using slideshow to create a book

• International project

• Creating a classroom page to share with families

Introduction

Every classroom is unique, as is every school. This chapter will offer some ideas that may not fit with what's available at your school, or maybe the way you teach a particular subject. The hope is, though, that the recipes can be adapted so that they do fit in your classroom. Where a journal is used for weekly spelling lists, you might see an idea for journaling a weekly math problem. Where a project on France is used, you may see a Science Fair project. Some of the recipes in this chapter require the...