Ancient History Portfolio & Timeline by Barbara Shukin, Review
During the years I ran a support group, we would have portfolio night,
where everyone brought their portfolio to show off. Of course, the
winners were always the ones who were scrapbookers! Their portfolios
were beautiful, colorful, and exciting while ours were dull, practical,
and boring. Oh, if I had only know about Barbara's book, I could have
given them a run for the money! It may not be scrapbooking, but when
finished, it IS a work of art!
Barbara has put together a mini
portfolio for history. She has designed each page so it's neat and
orderly and then gives you all the ideas you need to complete the
boxes. The assignments include reports, narration, vocabulary, copy
work, and timelines. You can look at her website for color pictures of
sample portfolios (http://www.homeschooljourney.com/index.html).
Barbara created these resources to be used "by an individual, child or
adult, and will become a unique record of the student's "journey
through history", a beautiful history book of the student's own making,
something to refer to later as the student's interests grow and expand,
and above all, something to treasure."
I recommend this
resource for those of you who have children who are Read/Write and
Visual learners (especially if they love to make booklets) and for moms
who would like help in creating a portfolio of your child's history
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