Watering Down Lessons Creating a Portfolio A Portfolio Notebook is simply a three-ring notebook that is used to store the student s work for the unit, including writing assignments, artwork, small collections, letters, photos, brochures, maps, etc. Supplies needed are listed below. Students can create a cover by drawing on paper with markers or crayons, making a collage, or enlarging a color photo at a local copy center and sliding the finished product into the pocket covering the notebook. You can get very creative with your portfolios.
Some students thrive on creativity.
Students can decorate papers with illustratrations, stickers, frames, etc. There are thousands of scrapbook ideas on the Internet. If your student experiences a block to creating a cover design, leave the cover blank until he or she is inspired. Division Use index dividers or colored paper dividers. Make a title page for each section.