Monday, May 14, 2012

Self-Portrait Booklets



I have always had students make a self-portrait each month for their portfolio. I always find myself running around trying to find missing self-portraits. For next year,  I decided to make this little booklet that I have stapled together with a page for each month. Having a pre-made booklet will help me keep track of missing work, absent students and paper organization.  You can find the booklet download below. I have a cover and sheets for each month starting in September and ending in June.

Kindergarten Self-Portraits
 One thing I added to the self-portrait picture was lines for writing sentences. I do not make students write a sentence in the fall,  but I strongly encourage it! I have found that my students sometimes struggle with what to say. I have a lot of I like sentences.

Next Year

 I may have the students brainstorm a list of things about the month or what we have learned to help generate ideas for writing. If you have any suggestions, I would love to hear from you!!

The students love looking at their portraits and noticing how much they have changed. It is an easy way to document growth. This year I had the students make a picture on the front and do the writing on the back. I have a few samples from two students below.









7 comments:

  1. Their artwork is such a great visual for parents to see how much they've grown!
    ❀ Tammy
    Forever in First

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  2. I have my students do self portraits at the beginning and right before student leds! This is such a great idea to have them do it monthly! I love it!

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  3. I LOVE this! I've always done the monthly self portraits and I also have missing items. I absolutely love this...thanks for sharing!
    Bobbie
    http://www.thedailycupcake-akindergartenblog.com/2012/05/bye-bye-jungle.html

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  4. Thanks for all the wonderful comments! I glad someone may find this useful in their classroom! Melissa

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  5. I super love this!! I do a through the year book also.

    http://kindergartencommotion.blogspot.com/2012/05/look-how-i-have-grown-book.html

    Check it out!

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  6. I really like this idea, Melissa! I have my kinders write in a journal through the year to show their progress. But I like the uniformity of having the same thing for each month to show how much they have progressed!
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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  7. Love this! What font do you use..I would need to add an August sheet.

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