I hope that the parents take the time to look at the photos and words that I'm presenting. Most bulletin boards are one art project that every child in the class has done with each piece clearly labelled with the artist's name. Is it that important to label with names? Does everyone have to do it? I think that is something that is done for parents. In my opinion, the children bring home artwork everyday, so each parent knows their child is producing artwork, and what it looks like. Documentation (or bulletin boards) are about our classroom community and what is happening. I think it is a true releflection of what is going on, rather than twenty coffee filter butterflies.
But are the parents looking at it? I'll share this round of documentation with you later this week, and I may have an answer to that question as well!
I will be anxious to see your answer. I just had someone ask me if the parents notice our interactive board that the children help us with each month. Honestly, I don't know. Do they see them?
ReplyDeleteI get the kids involved in my documentation boards and in putting the portfolios together. We went through every page before the sharing session and then one of the stations was sitting down and looking at the portfolio with their child so that kicks it up a knotch for parents to really look. When kids are driving their parents, I think they pay attention. I remember one time I heard two parents looking at a panel about a cat and mouse project that had gone on in class and one mom said, "I had no idea that my child knew so much!"
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