Isabel

Kindergarten
2013-2014

Purpose of the Portfolio

The purpose of this portfolio is to give an overview of Isabels progress in all the developmental areas throughout the
school year. Samples of Isabels work are collected and used
to show her learning.
During the early childhood years, young children greatly expand their knowledge, understandings and abilities. They actively explore and discover their world through their environment, conversations and play.
In this portfolio you will see examples of your childs progress in the following areas of development:
Social-emotional Development
Physical Development
Intellectual Development
Language and Literacy Development
You may also find additional documentation of your childs
learning through the year

Social-emotional Development
Social-emotional development involves the emerging social skills, emotional
resilience and personal self-confidence important in wellbeing and social
involvement.

Positive sense of self

Understanding of self-care

Interpersonal skills

Value, respect and care for others

Resolves conflict with others

Contributes to a democratic environment

I can keep myself and

others safe.
USC K.2, PE K.7, DM K.1,
AP K.1

Social-emotional Development
Children learn to become social by experiencing interaction with
others. Children learn social rules such as taking turns and using
their words to express their needs. Children are also encouraged
to respect themselves, others and the environment. They learn
kindness and caring by watching others and by being reminded of
acceptable behaviour.

I can respect myself and others.

USC K.1, PE K.7, DM K.1,AP K.1

Social-emotional Development

I can follow rules and

expectations.
PA K.1

I can learn and demonstrate

healthy habits.
DM K.1, PE K.7, USC k.1,
USCK.2, AP K.1

Social emotional Development

I can explore and learn who I am

and how I am different or the
same as my classmates.
IN K.1 .2 DM K.1 AP K.1
USCK.3

I can help take care

of our environment.
RW K.2

Social-emotional Development
Self Portraits

Physical Development

Physical activity promotes overall development and stimulates neural connections. It is a foundational aspect of growth and wellbeing in children.

Locomotor movement - walk, skip, run, jump, hop, gallop, leap, and slide

Non-locomotor movement - balancing and landing

Fine motor - colouring, cutting, printing, manipulating

Sending & receiving objects throwing, catching, kicking

Spatial awareness

Movement exploration

Physically active

Physically Active
I can participate in
movement activities.
PE K.1

Physical Development

Movement

I can move in different

ways .
PE K.2 .3 .5 .6

I can throw, catch or

kick.
PE K.4

Physical Development
Fine Motor
Children develop hand eye co-ordination by using materials that help
strengthen the muscles in their hands.

I can use my scissors

properly.

I can correctly hold my

pencil.

10

Intellectual Development

Intellectual development concerns the emerging powers of knowing,

reasoning and understanding.

Reflective about learning

Uses knowledge of numbers and everyday words in a meaningful way

Demonstrates problem solving skills

Makes connections and organizes in daily activities and learning

Imagination as if behaviour; fantasy what if thinking; begin to

understand the difference between fantasy and reality

Creativity and invention

I can explore through

dramatic play.
CP K.2

I can create different sounds.

CP K.3

11

Intellectual Development

I can count, recognize

and represent numbers
to 10.
N K.1 .2 .3 .4

12

Intellectual Development

I can make a pattern.

PK.1

I can compare objects by their

height, weight or how much they
hold.
SS K.1

13

Intellectual Development

I can sort objects into

groups to show how they
are alike and different.
SS K.2

I can build and describe

my creations.
SS K.3

14

Intellectual Development

I can look at plants,

animals and people
in our environment.
LT K.1 MO K.1

I can discover things

about the world around
me.
NS K.1

15

Intellectual Development

I can print my name.

CC K.4 CC K.1 CC K.2

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Language and Literacy Development

Children construct emergent language and literacy skills as they develop in
all areas. Language is basic to learning in all cultures and
communities. The following pages show the processes that contribute to
language and literacy development.
These areas are interrelated and interdependent. Growth in one area
reinforces and promotes growth in the other areas. Each of the
processes of viewing, representing, listening, speaking, emergent
reading and writing contribute to language and literacy development.
Social play promotes the areas of viewing, representing, listening, speaking,
and emergent reading and writing. Play enables children to build the skills
and strategies associated with each of the areas.

Playing helps me develop

my language skills.
CC K.3

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Language and Literacy Development

Viewing
This is the process of comprehending and responding to what has
been viewed or seen. It enables children to use visual elements
to construct meaning in what they are viewing.
I can look at, understand
and respond to many
types of information.
CR K.1 CR K.2 AR K.1

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Language and Literacy Development

Listening and speaking
Children communicate their thoughts and feeling, different experiences,
as well as information and opinions. They begin to understand
themselves and others.

I can listen, understand

and respond to things I
hear.

CR K.3 CR K.4 AR K.1

I can express myself

through speaking.
CC K.3 AR K.1 AR K.2

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Language and Literacy Development

Emergent Reading and Writing
Young children begin to demonstrate knowledge of print, book-handling
skills and reading like behaviours. They begin to understand that their
ideas can be communicated through symbols, letter-like shapes, letters
and words found in writing.
Representing
The children representing their ideas, thoughts and feelings using visual,
dramatic and other media. Representing enables children to communicate information, ideas and experiences through drawing, dramatization, models
and other mediums.

I can express my ideas

through pictures or writing
CC K.1 .2 .4

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AR K.1