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This article is for freelancers who have just recently set out on their own and don’t yet know what to present to a client as a resume for dating. You don’t have a website yet, you haven’t managed to create platforms on social networks, but you want to look like a professional in the eyes of potential customers. This means you need self-presentation - the “clothes” by which you are greeted.

By the way, many old-timers in the freelance market also lack self-presentation. If you don’t have it either, this article is for you.

So, a freelancer’s self-presentation includes a resume and portfolio.

What does a resume consist of?

1. Your name

Please note, not your online name, “nickname,” but your real first and last name. Unless, of course, you have a compelling reason to hide under a pseudonym. If there are such reasons, choose a pseudonym, but remember that now you are starting to build a reputation, you will live with this pseudonym for many years, so choose responsibly.

2. Information about your project and proposal

  • Specialization and/or USP.

We have already talked to you more than once about the fact that a “one-man orchestra” who takes on any order is usually valued by clients less than a specialist in a certain field. Please indicate this area: for example, medical copywriting or design with character.

It’s good if, in addition to specialization, there is something that distinguishes you from all your competitors without exception and is valued by clients.

  • Information about completed training.

Where and how did you study? This is not about higher education, or rather not primarily about it. Of course, if you received a diploma in the field in which you are currently working, say so. It is useful for copywriters to be philologists, journalists, and marketers. As a medical copywriter, it helps to be a doctor. But if you are a locomotive designer by training, and now you write selling texts, this information will be superfluous for the customer. Cross it out.

But we indicate the training for your current profile in full. It’s good if you can present certificates confirming your training. It’s even better if you learned from those who are an authority for your customers.

  • Offline work experience.

This item may or may not be included in your resume - just like with a higher education. If you worked as a designer in a glossy magazine for 10 years, and now you do custom printing, this experience will come in handy. If you worked in the sales department of a construction company, and now you offer the development of commercial proposals for construction companies - great! If you worked as a pediatrician and are now designing websites, cross it out.

  • Extra skills.

Only if they are relevant to your project and proposal. When offering a copywriter service, think about whether information about your experience in conducting psychological training or your ability to cross-stitch will help the customer make a decision. If the skills can be useful for offering a complex service, you can include them. Otherwise, we cross it out.

  • Interests.

But here the point is controversial. I have come across recommendations many times not to include interests in your resume, because it definitely won’t be useful to the customer. I would argue. First, your interests tell a story about you as a person. They show how active you are in life and what you do in general. Active people are the best workers. Second, your interests may fit well with your major. For example, you are a copywriter, writing about a healthy lifestyle. And besides, you are a yoga instructor. It goes well and makes it clear that you are “in the know.”

3., which will show that other people are already happily and usefully working with you.

  • Reviews and recommendations.
  • Cases, that is, stories about how you helped clients.
  • The list of projects with which you have already collaborated can be presented in the form of a “honor board” with logos.
  • Links.

If you have a website/blog dedicated to your work, be sure to provide a link. If you don’t have a website, it’s a good idea to provide links to your personal resources - for example, pages on social networks. This, like interests, allows you to get to know you better. Just make sure that your pages only publish what you are willing to show to potential partners. And always remember this.

  • Contacts.

We need multiple ways to contact you. The minimum required is email and Skype. If there is an opportunity to communicate with you through social networks, write about it. Although, for my taste, mail and Skype are enough.

But you won’t be satisfied with just a resume. The customer needs to see not only WHO you are and WHAT you do, but also HOW you do it. Therefore, a freelancer’s self-presentation package also includes a portfolio.

What should your portfolio look like?

I recommend making the portfolio not an integral part of the resume, but a separate document. Because experience says: sometimes you need one, sometimes the other, sometimes both at once. Give yourself the opportunity to present all options.

Important! A portfolio is not a collection of links to various resources based on the principle “look at this there, and this here, and I also have a publication here”. And not a lot of separate documents. Although these are the options most copywriters who want to collaborate with my agency send.

An online portfolio is an interactive document. That is, either a file or an online resource on which your work and all related information are collected. Accordingly, when a client asks to send your portfolio, you need to either attach a document to the letter, or provide one link, or both. But not a million links and not a million attachments.

What does a portfolio consist of?

There are two subtypes of portfolio: a collection of works and a presentation of achievements. You can have one option, or both options for different purposes, or even an integrated option - two in one.

What is the difference?

If you write texts or develop websites, you have a material expression of your work: texts and websites. Accordingly, in a portfolio you can collect your works, conveniently divide them into sections, add a brief self-presentation and table of contents - and your portfolio is ready.

But if you are an administrator of an Internet project or an SEO promotion specialist, then it will be problematic for you to create such a collection of works. But this does not mean that you will not have a portfolio. You will simply have it in the format of a presentation of achievements. In this document, you collect completed projects, the main results for each project, some numbers and facts that characterize you as a professional. And so on. It is enough to make a presentation of 10 slides to show your achievements to the customer.

If it is possible to add specific indicators and achievements to the collection of works, that would be great. Let's say you compiled a collection of screenshots of texts you wrote. You can add a link to the publication and a conversion rate to each.

A more advanced version of a portfolio is a marketing kit. But at the initial stages of work it is difficult to create such a document; it is better to gain experience, accumulate achievements, and then think about the marketing kit.

“What to do if there are no works and achievements yet? —

You may ask. Don't you need to make a portfolio?

Still needed! Of course, to the best of our ability.

It’s unlikely that you decided to start freelancing from scratch. It doesn’t happen that you have never studied to be a designer or done design in your life and suddenly decided: shouldn’t I start making money by design? Absurd, right? You still have some achievements and achievements. At a minimum, you studied somewhere and you have academic work. Or you were engaged in self-education, trained and also gained something. That's why.

For a collection of works by a beginning freelancer, the following are suitable:

  • work completed during the training process
  • work for a fictitious client
  • work for review

The following are suitable for presenting achievements:

  • achievements in offline work
  • success in the learning process
  • internship

How to create a portfolio for junior and senior schoolchildren?

The purpose of creating a portfolio for schoolchildren is to identify basic abilities and collect information about the child’s achievements.
Creative work, in this regard, should be carried out together with parents. Not every parent, when starting to create a resume for their child, knows how to format it beautifully and correctly. Let's consider this issue using the examples given in this article.

The best portfolios for elementary school students for girls: example, sample, photo

Portfolio is being prepared in free form.

But it is advisable to follow the basic rules:

  • We start with the design of the title page. We give the schoolgirl the opportunity to choose her favorite photo for the most important part of the document. Together with the child, we beautifully enter: last name, first name, patronymic, and all the necessary additional contact information.
Portfolio first sheet
  • Let's move on to the "My World" section. This topic includes extensive material about the personal life of a little student.

Name- its meaning and origin. Whose initiative was it to name the child that?
List famous people with this name.


Family- tell us a little about the composition of the family: brother, sister, mother, father.



A short story about family composition

Friends- photo, name, how long they have known each other, their favorite activities.



Place of residence- name, main attractions (river, bridge, museum). A very important element in this place will be a drawn diagram of the road to the school. Indicate dangerous intersections and traffic lights.



I live here

Favorite activities- all the girl’s hobbies: music school, sports club, reading books, etc.



My home leisure

School- a story about teachers, place of study. Describe the location, number of floors of the building, trees, flowers, school campus. Tell us briefly about your class teacher: age, name, length of service, what subject he teaches.



All about school and teachers

School items- favorite lessons. Why do some people like it, others are not very interesting?



A story about the best lessons
  • The next stage of registration is my school successes. Focus specifically on the most successful tests and completed assignments.


Best results during your studies
  • Next we make a paragraph about extracurricular activities. Describe everything the child does in his free time from school: participation in school plays, concerts , sports competitions between classes, various Olympiads.


School life outside the curriculum
  • Now let's focus on creative successes and achievements. We attach any crafts, drawings, anything that can be placed on a sheet. There are too many options - take a photo and attach it. It would be appropriate in this section: certificates, awards, letters of gratitude.


What can I do?
  • Reviews and wishes. In elementary grades, this item may contain feedback from teachers or parents.


Recommendations from parents and teachers
  • Final stage- content. This is a summary sheet with the name of each section. It may change over time.


At the end we summarize all portfolio items into one list

Choose any theme to decorate your achievement diary.



Luntik on the portfolio of a little schoolgirl

Favorite heroes


Mermaid



Mickey and Minnie Mouse

The best portfolios for junior schoolchildren for boys: example, sample, photo

With boys of the junior school age category, we prepare a creative model of a folder with documents in the same way.

The only things that change are:

  1. Portfolio design topics. Girls have some favorite characters in the background of the document, boys have others
  2. Individual characteristics of the boy. The interests of the sexes, at this age in children, as well as at any other, are very different. It is important to take this into account when creating a portfolio for boys. A mother should not do all the work for her child, based only on her emotions regarding the perception of the world.


Boy name meaning

Favorite hobby

I like sports

Sample of filling out a document folder for a primary school student

Beautiful portfolio

Sample for filling out a folder of personal documents

The best portfolios for high school students for girls: example, sample, photo

Moving from class to class, a personal matter takes on vast dimensions. You can create a new portfolio for a young lady. But it’s better to add additional sheets with new information and photos to the existing ones.

  • Rules of school etiquette, it won’t hurt to confirm to a growing baby


  • New information about the preferred fashion direction will be very interesting: romantic, casual, vamp, sports, nautical, ethnic. After all, at this age, girls love to dress up so much.
  • Or maybe idols appeared: singers, actors and actresses. Reflect this in “My World”.
  • By this time, girls can acquire skills: modeling, sewing, cooking. Make a photo report with a description of your successes.
  • The existing stock of travel experiences can be added to an additional travel section. Here, tell us: about the places you liked most, about the customs of this region, about nature, animals.


All about travel
  • The life of a teenager is filled with many new discoveries. By preparing a portfolio together with a growing child, it will be easier for parents and teachers to understand and guide its main features in the right direction.
  • In reviews and suggestions, in this case, the opinions of friends and girlfriends are added. They can leave advice about what positive aspects and achievements they like in the owner of the portfolio, and where she needs to improve.

For example: “You’re great at roller skating. But should you improve your English?”

The overall design may depend on the taste of the owner:

  • Still cartoon characters in the corners
  • Photos of adult idols
  • Modest decoration with flowers


Floral decoration

The best portfolios for high school students for boys: example, sample, photo

  • The same general design principles remain in the personal file of a teenage boy.
  • My horizons expand, my interests change. At the same time, the overall appearance of the portfolio changes.
  • A teenager talks in his diary about his new favorite movies with super heroes.
  • Opens up knowledge in sciences such as physics and chemistry.
  • Studying the historical moments of your country, with little-known facts, can make the content of your portfolio very interesting.
  • Add information about new hobbies.


We reflect all interesting news in our business diary
  • Don’t forget to take photos of the certificates and awards that appear.


  • Paste a photo of your class, describing the strengths of each of the students and teachers. This will serve as a good basis for establishing good relations, in case of existing tense ones, with some of them.


Group photo of senior schoolchildren
  • Use templates, fill the pages with the most interesting and significant events of your life.


Approximate contents of a high school student's portfolio


Not many children enjoy the process of filling out a portfolio. It would be appropriate to read a few tips before starting this creative work:

  1. Notice any small achievements. Add them to your portfolio. Enjoy them with pride!
  2. Imagine, draw, add interesting photographs - after all, your life path cannot be like someone else’s. Show this in your portfolio.
  3. Fill out the section pages carefully and with great care.
  4. A personal matter is not a competition for big awards and certificates. Participation itself is the most important aspect, although being the first is great.
  5. Start your registration with information about yourself and your family. Tell us briefly what you like and what you are interested in.

Video: Student's portfolio

Instructions

First of all, to compose your own electronic portfolio you must select several of your own works and list them correctly. If this portfolio copywriter, then we are talking about the texts that he has ever written. If this portfolio web designer, then it is necessary to provide images of sites and other products that he.

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Not every freelancer decides to create a portfolio - this is a voluntary and purely personal matter, however, some of our recommendations will help you create a portfolio correctly, and will also suggest several ways to create a portfolio.

Let's look at some options on how to make it competitive.


1. Great design.

Good design to some extent speaks volumes about your level of professionalism. If the design of a freelancer's portfolio is primitive, then the client may think that all the work presented in the portfolio is stolen.

2. Clean code.

Unknown to some is the fact that clients can look at your HTML code to make sure it is flawless. Try clean, understandable, structured code, use validators, especially when you offer services for creating websites and applications.

Clean code affects SEO and reduces page loading time, which is an important condition for large portals. Checking the quality of code by customers is a common occurrence; freelancers quite often receive either compliments for excellent syntax or reproaches for unclear code.

3. A few words about the history of creation.

Share your story about what you've done. There are many good portfolios on the Internet that have different categories and an excellent structure, but they often contain small icons that enlarge when clicked. It is much better when each resource design picture has a link to a real resource, as well as a description of the process of working on the project. And also – adding customer comments.

4. Contacts.

It is necessary to add several ways to communicate with you on your portfolio pages, since one client may only use electronic communication for communication, while another prefers to work by telephone. We advise you to create a line with an email address in a visible place, as well as a contact form for sending letters directly from the site, do not forget to place your ICQ, MSN, AIM, etc. number in a visible place, it is impossible to guess which method of communication is most suitable for customer.

5. Creating a blog.

This idea may seem funny to some, but creating a blog on your portfolio page will help you a lot. Firstly, this will be a possible reason for which they will want to return to your site, which will serve to remember your name. Perhaps they will see your completed project, which a potential client will like and want to place an order with you.

Blog text will also benefit SEO. The portfolio itself is not particularly valuable to search engines, especially when it does not contain comments.

You should not save useless and unsuccessful things on your portfolio page. We also do not recommend entering a lot of your own and other people’s RSS broadcasts from websites and blogs.

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Many specialists and companies have effective experience working with large companies or complex projects, but experience difficulties in properly documenting them in portfolio. And well composed portfolio is the key to development and achievement of set goals, since it forms the image of a specialist or company.

You will need

  • Computer, photographs, reports on previous work.

Instructions

Make a sign. In the first column, write down all the companies you worked for and the projects in which you took part. In the next one, describe the tasks you solved and the functions you performed. In the third, the results/results achieved by you. And in the latter, those persons with whom they worked as potential recommenders (this could be the director of the company in which they worked, the manager and others) or them. In the case of reviews, it is advisable to accurately indicate the full name and position of its author.

Select several options from the table that most fully reveal your professional level required for the desired position or status (for example, the main manufacturer of souvenirs for a specific company). Alternatively, this could be a leader in one period, a designer in another and a third. So you can be an effective journalist, technical editor, or creative project manager.

Using the capabilities of various graphic programs (if necessary or if it is possible to use them) or a simple text document, format your achievements according to the following logic (from past to present):
1. Project name or company, position held,
2. Years of work,
3. Performed duties, functions,
4. Results of the work,
5. Reviews or contacts of those who can give recommendations. In the case of creative professions, for example, photographer, and the like, provide works.

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There is a common misconception that designers and other representatives of creative professions do not have to follow any rules, including when drawing up portfolio. The more unusual it is designed, the more it indicates the talent of the applicant. This statement is not entirely true - a correctly compiled portfolio designer presupposes the presence of certain mandatory elements.

Instructions

Prepare a carefully thought-out application, including as much information as possible, including your work experience, a list of places of study, and general information. Do not ignore the columns in which you need to indicate your level of language proficiency, and also do not forget to indicate all the additional skills that you received - even mentioning taking courses in weaving or making sushi can be useful.

Describe your hobbies and interests as fully as possible. Be careful: employers pay attention not only to the content, but also to the form of presentation and execution. Solve a complex creative problem: without going beyond the official text, prepare truly creative and interesting material about yourself that can captivate and interest.

It is important to properly and attractively design your own portfolio. If your portfolio consists of text files, then try to bring them to a single pattern, using a similar font and design in each text. Create in your portfolio several different folders where the works will be sorted by direction, topic, etc. This approach will help you quickly navigate your work and at the same time create the impression of you as a careful and diligent author.

The last important step is placement portfolio. Place it where a potential client can learn about your work. If you have your own website, post it portfolio On him. But do not forget to save copies of it on an electronic medium that is always with you. After all, it is quite possible that you will meet a potential employer in a rather unexpected place.

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A model's career begins from the moment she has a professional portfolio. Main function portfolio- present the professional skills of the model, demonstrate the best photographs and series created by professional photographers. Successfully compiled Book ( portfolio) is the key to successful career development of any model.

Instructions

Seek help from a professional makeup artist and stylist. Usually, any photo studio has its own makeup artists. You can use their services or involve a professional you know to create your image. The main thing is not to refuse help. You can have a good imagination and come up with the image in which you want to appear in the photograph yourself, but only a professional can realize it efficiently. The services of a professional makeup artist and stylist can cost from 1000 rubles for developing an image.

Take as many photographs as possible from different angles and sizes. IN portfolio There should be both close-ups and medium plans (full-length). Discuss this point with the photographer in advance. As a rule, professional photographers themselves know what kind of photos are required for a full-fledged portfolio models.

Show off your acting skills. Try to avoid direct imitation of models you know. Show your individuality, it is best to remain yourself and focus on the best aspects of your appearance and temperament. You should not create the image of a fatal temptress if your type is more reminiscent of a child. On the contrary, emphasize this feature of yours.

Take some photos on location. Agree with the photographer about shooting in the forest, on the beach, in a flowering garden, etc. Studio photographs, despite high-quality lighting, can look artificial. While taking pictures in natural light can beautify and diversify your portfolio.

Create images with confidence. Include in your portfolio pictures in evening, underwear or outerwear, in an outfit, create. Be different. The portfolio should also include some black and white shots and shots with different emotional states (smile, sadness, surprise, anger...) Feel free to show off your character and acting skills.

Remember that in good portfolio There must be at least 10 photographs where you appear in different images. It is best if the pictures are taken differently photographers, in different genres. Variety and expressiveness are key characteristics for portfolio successful model.

Remember what's good portfolio- this is not an expensive photographer, not stylish things from famous brands, but your ability to be liberated, the ability to present yourself, to be unique, and, therefore, in demand.

note

Your task is to be unlike anyone else. Don't imitate anyone.

Helpful advice

Learn to do your own makeup and hair, this will be your advantage in any agency. Remember that you work on your portfolio first, then it works for you.

A well-designed portfolio is the calling card of any designer. In many ways, it is the samples of work, and not documents about receiving an education from a prestigious educational institution or an impressive track record, that determine the client’s choice when looking for a designer to implement a particular project. To create a good portfolio, you need to know what work to include in it, where and in what format to present it. You also need to clearly understand what audience it is intended for and what problems it should solve.

Instructions

If we are talking about potential customers of design services, then the portfolio should contain exactly those works that best tell about you as a performer. Include projects that have already been embodied in material or on the Internet.

How to fill out portfolio pages for a schoolchild

1 page - title page
Photo - choose together with your child
Surname-
Name-
Surname-
Class-
school-

Page 2 - Autobiography -
In this section you can place photographs of different ages of the child and sign them.
Or write an autobiography with your child:
1) The autobiography begins with a submission - indicating the full name, date and place of birth. For example: “I, Sergey Pavlovich Mikhailov, was born on March 19, 2000 in the city of Chekhov, Moscow region.”
2) After this, write your residential address (actual and registered).
In the student’s autobiography, you can write about graduating from kindergarten (name and year of graduation).
3) It is also necessary to indicate the name, school number, year of admission, class profile. 4) It is advisable to write about the main achievements at school: participation in sports competitions, olympiads, diplomas, awards.
5) In addition, in the student’s autobiography you can talk about the main interests, hobbies, PC skills, and knowledge of foreign languages.

EXAMPLE - AUTOBIOGRAPHY

I, Sergey Maksimovich Kulagin, was born on April 12, 2001 in the city of Chekhov, Moscow region. I live at the address: Moscow, Lenin Ave., 45, apt. 49.

From 2003 to 2007 he attended kindergarten “Zvezdochka” No. 5 in the city of Chekhov. From 2007 to 2009 he studied at school No. 3 in the city of Chekhov. In 2009, due to my family moving to Moscow, I moved to school No. 19 named after V.G. Belinsky, where I am currently studying in the 8th grade.

In 2011 and 2012, he was awarded a certificate for academic success. At the regional mathematics Olympiad in 2012, he took 3rd place.

I am interested in sports - I attend the school basketball section, take part in school and regional competitions.

Page 3 - My family.
Here you can talk about family members, or write a story about your family
To fill out the template, write down the composition of the family, you can take one general photo + a general story about the family
or a family tree + a photo of each on a separate page + a short story about each family member (we write together with the child - for example, dad goes fishing with me, mom cooks delicious food and does homework with me, sister plays)

EXAMPLE 1: with one general photo:

Family is important for every person. To all family members
we need to show warmth to each other, respect relatives and
loved ones. You need to learn to live with loved ones - you will
live in peace and with other people. No wonder it's Russian
The proverb says: “The best treasure is when there is harmony in the family.”
My dad is Kulagin Maxim Ivanovich, a mathematics teacher at school No. 19 named after V.G. Belinsky, born in 1975.
My mother is Kulagina Larisa Sergeevna, accountant at Khlebodar LLC, born in 1976.

There is a grandmother in my family - Ekaterina Vladimirova
Ivanovna.
Our family has favorite holidays - this is a meeting
New Year, Easter, birthdays of our family members.
I like to make dumplings with my mother and do the cleaning.
I love fishing and swimming with my dad, but most of all
I like to help him in the yard.
Our favorite dish is triangles and
dumplings.

EXAMPLE 2: each family member with his own photo -
Family composition:
Father - Kulagin Maxim Ivanovich, mathematics teacher at school No. 19 named after V.G. Belinsky, born in 1975.
Mother - Kulagina Larisa Sergeevna, accountant at Khlebodar LLC, born in 1976.
Sister - Kulagina Inna Maksimovna, 10th grade student at school No. 19 named after V.G. Belinsky, born in 1997.

Page 4 - the meaning of my name.
It may be named after a relative, this can be indicated.
You can find the meaning of the name on the Internet.
For example:
A name is the personal name a person is given at birth. Each name has its own interpretation. This is what my name means:
Mark comes from the Greek name Markos, which in turn comes from the Latin word "marcus" - hammer. There is also a second version of the origin of this name, that it comes from the god of war Mars. Shortened versions: Markusha, Marik, Markusya, Masya.

The patronymic name did not appear in Rus' right away; only people who deserved the tsar’s trust were allowed to have it. Now everyone has a middle name and it is given according to the personal name of the father.
My patronymic is Andreevich

Surnames have long been the privilege of people with position, and for ordinary people a surname was an “unaffordable luxury.” A person's surname is an inherited family name.
My last name----

Page 5 - My friends -
photos of friends, information about their interests and hobbies.
A photo shared with friends or each individual with a story.

Examples:
This is Kolya. I became friends with him when I went to the pool. He recently moved to our street. We play with him and are friends.

This is Alyosha. I became friends with him when I went to kindergarten. He lives on the next street. He and I are very good friends.

This is Misha. I've been friends with him since childhood. He comes to his grandmother and we play there.

This is Andrey. I've been friends with him for a very long time. We love to play football.

Page 6 - My city (or my little homeland - for a private house)
A photo of the city and write a few lines with your child about what is remarkable about your city.

Example for \"my little homeland\" + photo of the house:
Homeland is the country in which a person
was born, with which the life of his family and the life of everything is connected
the people to which he belongs. There are two
concepts – “big” and “small” Motherland. Big Motherland -
This is our huge country with the proud name of Russia.
Small Motherland is the place where you were born, it is home,
in which you live. No wonder the Russian proverb says:
“A man without a homeland is like a nightingale without a song”

Page 7 - My hobbies
(in which sections or circles does he participate)
For example: photo - a child draws, plays on the computer, plays sports, assembles Legos, etc.
Photo + signature (I like to draw, play, play sports)

Page 8 - “My impressions”

Information about visiting a theater, exhibition, museum, school holiday, hike, excursion.

Page 9 - My achievements
This section may include headings:

“Creative works” (poems, drawings, fairy tales, photographs of crafts, copies of drawings that took part in competitions, etc.),
“Awards” (certificates, diplomas, letters of gratitude, etc.)

Information about participation in Olympiads and intellectual games
Information about participation in sports competitions and competitions, school and class holidays and events, etc.
Information about participation in project activities

Page 10 – Social work (Social practice)

Information about orders
- You can design this section using photographs and short messages on the topic:
– Release of a wall newspaper
– Participation in community cleanups
– Speech at the ceremony

Includes data on all types of extracurricular activities (social projects, providing assistance to those in need, etc.).

Page 11 - My first teacher
Photo + together with your child, write a few sentences about your teacher (what’s their name, why we love them, strict, kind)
Page 12 - MY SCHOOL
Photo of the school + text: school number and write with your child: why he likes going to school

Now we have reached another experiment of the Ministry of Education. At parent-teacher meetings at school, teachers informed parents that for each student a elementary school student portfolio.

Puzzled parents began asking teachers a lot of questions. What is student portfolio how to make it? What should it be like? What should be included in a portfolio? Why is it necessary? portfolio for primary school?

After the parent meeting, I met friends whose children study at another school and found out that they were also pleased with this innovation. But their school decided to do something simpler, they ordered ready-made portfolio for schoolchildren for all grades of primary school. They were given a portfolio at a parent-teacher meeting, filled out the pages at home and submitted them to the teacher.

To alleviate the plight of the parents of our class and mine, I made a proposal to the teacher about purchasing ready-made school portfolios at the school where my child is studying. But, as it turns out, compiling a portfolio is a creative process that helps a child discover his creative abilities, as well as conduct self-analysis of his school life over a certain period. Motivates the child to take part in educational activities and creative work. Increases self-esteem and confidence in your capabilities. Therefore, ready-made school portfolios are not welcome.
Then I started studying the information... After surfing the Internet, it became clear that there is still no single standard for designing a portfolio.

Having gone through this difficult path, I would like to help other parents who are just faced with the question of HOW TO MAKE A SCHOOL PORTFOLIO.

So, what do you need for a portfolio:

1. folder-recorder
2. files... no, that’s not right, a lot of files
3. A4 paper
4. colored pencils (for drawing by a child)
5. printer
6. and, of course, patience and time

The task of parents is to help children create a portfolio. Tell me HOW TO MAKE A SCHOOLCHILDREN'S PORTFOLIO, how to fill out the sections correctly, select the necessary photographs and drawings.

At the moment, the portfolio has sample sections that can be supplemented with various interesting information:

1. Title page student portfolio

This sheet contains the child’s data - Last name, First name, Patronymic name, photograph of the child, educational institution and city where the child is studying, start and end date of the portfolio.

2. Section - My world:

This section adds information that is important to the child. Example pages:

Personal information (About me) – date of birth, place of birth, age. You can indicate your home address and telephone number.
My name – write what the child’s name means, where it came from, you can indicate who they were named after (for example, grandfather). And also, indicate famous people bearing this name.
My family – write a short story about your family or, if you have the desire and time, then about each family member. Attach to this story photographs of relatives or a drawing of the child as he sees his family. You can attach the child’s pedigree to this section.
My city (I live) - in this section we indicate the city where the child lives, in what year and by whom it was founded, what this city is famous for, and what interesting places there are.
Route diagram to school– Together with your child, we draw a safe path from home to school. We mark dangerous places - roads, railway tracks, etc.
My friends – here we list the child’s friends (last name, first name), you can attach a photo of the friends. We also write about a friend’s hobbies or common interests.
My hobbies (My interests) – on this page you need to tell what the child likes to do and what he is interested in. If the child wishes, you can tell about the clubs/sections where he/she also goes.

3. Section - My school:

My school – school address, administration phone number, you can paste a photo of the institution, full name of the director, start (year) of study.

My class – indicate the class number, paste a general photo of the class, and you can also write a short story about the class.
My teachers – fill out information about the class teacher (full name + short story about what he is like), about teachers (subject + full name).
My school subjects – we give a brief description of each subject, i.e. We help the child understand why he is needed. You can also write your attitude towards the subject. For example, mathematics is a difficult subject, but I try, because... I want to learn to count well or I like music because I am learning to sing beautifully.
My social work (social activities) – it is advisable to fill out this section with photographs where the child took part in school life (for example, speaking at a festival, decorating a classroom, a wall newspaper, reading poetry at a matinee, etc.) + a brief description of the impressions/emotions of performing social activities.
My impressions (school events, excursion and educational events) – everything is standard here, we write a short review-impression about a child’s class visit to an excursion, museum, exhibition, etc. You can write a review with a photo from the event or draw a picture.

4. Section - My successes:

My studies – we make sheet headings for each school subject (mathematics, Russian language, reading, music, etc.). Well-done work will be included in these sections - independent work, tests, reviews of books, various reports, etc.

My art – here we place the child’s creativity. Drawings, crafts, his writing activities - fairy tales, stories, poems. We also don’t forget about large-scale works – we take photographs and add them to our portfolio. If desired, the work can be signed - the title, as well as where the work took part (if it was exhibited at a competition/exhibition).
My achievements – we make copies and boldly place them in this section – certificates of commendation, certificates, diplomas, final attestation sheets, letters of gratitude, etc.
My best works (Works that I'm proud of) – work that the child considers important and valuable for the whole year of study will be invested here. And we lay out the remaining (less valuable, in the child’s opinion) material, making room for sections for the new school year.

5. Reviews and wishes (My teachers about me) - this is a page for teachers where they can write their reviews and wishes on the work done or the results of their performance.

is a page for teachers where they can write their reviews and wishes on the work done or the results of their performance.

6. Contents - on this sheet we list all the sections that we considered necessary to include in the child’s portfolio.

– on this sheet we list all the sections that we considered necessary to include in the child’s portfolio.

Additional pages that can be attached to your portfolio:

- I can - we describe the child’s skills at this stage (for example, he solves problems well, recites poetry beautifully, etc.)
- My plans – the child sets certain goals for himself, what he would like to learn or improve any skills in the near future (for example, learn to write beautifully, learn the English alphabet, etc.)
- My daily routine (My daily routine) – create a daily routine with your child and try to stick to it
- Reading technique – all test results are recorded here
- Academic year report card
- My holidays (Summer holidays, Vacations) - a short story from a child about how I spent the summer. Don’t forget about a photo or drawing about your vacation
- My dreams

You can look at portfolio templates.