Portfolios in childcare are living records of children’s learning journeys. They capture growth, creativity, and identity while serving as evidence for compliance with the EYLF and NQS. More than folders of artwork, they are storytelling tools that celebrate belonging, being, and becoming.
Child portfolios are a form of pedagogical documentation that includes learning samples like artwork, writings, educator observations, individual and group learning stories and photographs - a visual aid of children's learning and development. The following article provides information on the purpose of portfolios and how portfolios make learning visible.
This template is used as a keepsake for Preschoolers graduating at the end of the year. These can be laminated and given to preschool children when they graduate.
This template is for children to complete while going on a nature walk. Each page is of a child's senses and using these senses what they have observed in nature. For preschoolers, they can draw what they have seen and for the older ones they can write what they observe in nature.