Additions to Portfolios by
Infant and Toddler Development Tasks
Infant Developmental Tasks
Separating
- Gradual enrollment plan and summary
- Arrival and departure routine
- Anecdotal notes about self-soothing behaviors (thumbsucking, special blankets, etc.),
- A temperament chart
- Favorite songs, books, or finger plays
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plan activities
- Parent/Family visits to the classroom
- Photographs of child separating
Connecting
- Anecdotal records about stage of attachment, object permanence, adjustment to the classroom,
- Parent/family visits to the classroom
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plan activities
- Favorite songs, rhymes, books, or finger plays
- Photographs of child connecting
Relating
- Anecdotal records of different kinds of peer play, modeling of adults and other children by child, calling for help (social problem-solving), play choices, etc.
- Parent/family visits to the classroom
- Favorite activities from the Possibilities Plans
- Photographs of children relating
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
Communicating
- Sound articulation list (p.230), Language Behavior Checklist (p. 230)
- Receptive/Expressive Language Word List
- Anecdotal notes about Piaget’s stages, different intelligences,
- Books Read List
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plans
- Favorite books, music, finger plays, etc.
- Photographs of child communicating
Moving Around
- Physical Development Checklist
- Early sensory experiences, early art experiences
- Favorite new foods, changes in food preferences
- Anecdotal notes about motor development, emerging motor skills, response to sensory experiences
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plans
- Photographs of children moving around and participating in sensory and art activities
- Artifacts from creative experiences (drawings, paintings, etc.)
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
Expressing Feelings
- Anecdotal notes about stages of emotional development, emotion identification, and emotion regulation
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plans
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
- Emotions identified and validated
- Photographs of displayed feelings, positive emotional reactions, etc.
Toddler Developmental Tasks
Transitioning
- Gradual enrollment plan and summary
- Arrival and departure routine
- Anecdotal notes about self-soothing behaviors (thumbsucking, blankets, etc.),
- A temperament chart
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plan activities
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
- Photographs of selected activities showing adjustment to school
Making Friends
- Anecdotal records about stage of attachment, object permanence, adjustment to the classroom, stage of social problem solving
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plan activities
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
- Photographs of child playing side by side with friends
Exploring Roles
- Anecdotal records of different kinds of peer play, modeling of adults and other children by child, calling for help (social problem-solving), exploring roles, etc.
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
- Choice of roles played; often repeated roles
- Photographs of children exploring roles
Communicating
- Sound articulation list (p.230), Language Behavior Checklist (p. 286-287)
- Receptive/Expressive Language Word List
- Anecdotal notes about Piaget’s stages, different intelligences,
- Books Read List
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plans
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
- Photographs of children reading books, talking to each other, etc.
Problem-solving
- Physical Development Checklist
- Early sensory experiences, early art experiences
- Favorite new foods, changes in food preferences, willingness to try new foods
- Anecdotal notes about motor development, skills acquired at various stages of toilet training,
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plans
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
- Photographs of children problem-solving, eating new foods, demonstrating new motor abilities
Expressing Feelings
- Anecdotal notes about stages of emotional development, emotion identification, emotional resolution, and emotion regulation
- Favorite activities from Possibilities Plans
- Favorite songs, rhymes, finger plays, and books
- Social problem-solving skills with peers
- Photographs of displayed emotions
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