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Curating Your Portfolio

Portfolio Development

Day 167of 180
Week 34of 36
40Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the purpose of a portfolio as a collection of best work

2

Select 8-12 pieces that demonstrate artistic growth and skills

3

Practice intentional reflection and self-evaluation

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:29

“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he won't stand before obscure men.”

— Proverbs 22:29 (WEB)

Encourages excellence and intentional skill development through careful selection and presentation of work

📦 Materials Needed

  • Portfolio folder or digital portfolio tool
  • Year's collected artwork
  • Pencil
  • BibleMouse Portfolio Selection Worksheet
  • Clipboard
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather artwork from the year and spread out on a large workspace. Remind students this is a celebration of their artistic journey.

💭 Review Question: What makes an artwork special or portfolio-worthy?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introduce portfolio curation as a way to showcase artistic growth

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A portfolio tells the story of your artistic journey
  • Select pieces that show different skills and techniques
  • Choose works that make you proud
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Which pieces show how much you've learned this year?
  • What do you like most about your artwork?
3Activity: BibleMouse Portfolio Selection Challenge (20 min)
selection and organization

Carefully review and select 8-12 best artworks

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out all artwork from the year
  2. Use BibleMouse Portfolio Selection Worksheet to evaluate each piece
  3. Mark favorites with a small dot
  4. Discuss choices with parent/teacher
  5. Select final 8-12 pieces for portfolio
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Select 5-8 pieces with parent guidance

Challenge: Write a short artist statement for each selected piece

4Closing (5 min)

Review selected pieces and discuss artistic growth

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn about yourself through this process?
  • How have your art skills improved this year?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about professionally presenting portfolio pieces with matting and labels

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Portfolio curation helps children develop critical self-reflection skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be encouraging and positive
  • Help child see growth, not just perfection
  • Ask open-ended questions about their selections
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may be overly critical or struggle with selection

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm about artistic progress, ability to explain why pieces are chosen

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a digital portfolio using BibleMouse online tools
  • Take photographs of selected artwork for permanent record
  • Share portfolio with family members

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