Early Childhood

“All About Me”

Portfolio By: Hannah Fortier

Hannah Fortier

703-444-1594

Hannahfortier727@gmail.com

Professional Profile

I have worked in the Potomac Falls High School pre-school

for 2 years now. I have babysat my cousins since they were

toddlers. Volunteer often for school clubs and my enjoy-

ment.

Education, Honors, and Certifications

I am a 2014 graduate of Potomac Falls High School

Academic Achievement Award

Honor roll student

Key Club/FCCLA Member

Key Qualifications Worked in the preschool at Potomac Falls High School for

2 years

CPR/First Aid Certified

Worked with children using a wide variety of math, social

studies, science, and language arts lessons

Create lesson plans to help enrich the children’s ability to

grow as a student

Provide different table activities to help the children be

more proactive with decision making but also to allow them

to learn different skills

Computer Skills Very experienced with Microsoft programs such as excel,

PowerPoint, and word

Taken a year of typing courses

Familiar with computer problem-solving

Employment: Education

Babysitter for 3 years and counting

All About Me

Letter of the Week:

A

Number of the

Week: 1

Color of the Week: Blue

April 6th-April 9th

Monday-Have each

child describe them-

selves (what they look

like)

Circle Time

Tuesday- Talk about how

everybody is different

and identify the ways in

which they differ.

Wednesday– learn

about body parts such

as legs, shoulders, and

hands.

Thursday– Discuss favorite

activities and the “simple”

favorites such as colors and

animals.

Language Arts/Writing

Monday– Learn to

write the letter “A.”

Tuesday– Write adjectives

to describe themselves.

Wednesday– Sing the

“Head, Shoulders,

Knees, and Toes” song. Thursday– Have the

children practice writing

their name.

Friday– Identify the

color blue, and objects

that are blue as well.

Arts and Crafts Monday– Make a self portrait

with construction paper.

Tuesday– Free draw to allow

the children to express them-

selves.

Wednesday– Create a person

out of construction paper and

label the parts of the body.

Thursday– Have each child

draw their favorite food and

put all of the food together and

create a “Basket of food.”

Friday– Make a class handprint

collage.

Math, Science, and

Social Studies

Monday– Cut and glue

circles.

Tuesday– Discuss letter A.

Wednesday– Count number of

each body part. Ex. Number of

arms, fingers on hand, etc.

Thursday– Discuss the letter A

(restating what they already

learned.)

Friday– Make fingerprints to identify

the different sizes and shapes.

Math Lesson Plan

Title of Lesson

Let’s Design a Person!

Theme

All About Me

Subject

Math

Kindergarten

Readiness

Skill(s)

Counting, cutting, writing

Objective

To get the students to be able to count from 1-10

Attention Get-

ter

Have a felt board and have the children come up and add “2 eyes,

one nose, etc.” based on what the teacher says, thus creating a

person.

Step by Step

Procedure

1. Have each child cut out the pieces of paper given to them. (Circle for

head, square for body, 1 mouth, 1 nose. Etc.)

2. Once they are cut out, they are going to glue them in the appropriate

place based on what the sheet says. (It will say place 2 blue eyes on the

face, 5 brown strands of yarn for the hair, etc.

3. Once they finish their person, they can pick out clothing for it based on

what the sheet says. It will say pick out 1 “blue” shirt and things like

that.

4. When the student is done, they can pick out a name, and they have to

write it and count the amount of letters in the name.

Closure

Everyone will go in front of the class and present their person. They will say

their name and pick 1 part of the body to say what it is and how many of

that part there are.

Supplies

Needed

Yarn, colored paper, googly eyes, and crayons.

Math Lesson Plan

Examples

“2 Eyes”

“1 Mouth”

Title of Lesson

Alphabet Car Game

Theme

All About Me

Subject

Language Arts

Kindergarten

Readiness Skill(s)

Learning upper case and lower case letters, matching, cutting

Objective

Get the students to be able to correspond the upper case and lower case letters of

A, B, and C.

Attention Getter

ABC Baby Book– have each child bring in a baby picture that corresponds with a

letter in the alphabet (a child is holding a ball in a picture: “B”). The teacher will

make a baby book out of all the children’s baby pictures, and as a class, the chil-

dren will guess which classmate is in the picture, and explain why the picture cor-

responds with the letter.

Step by Step

Procedure

1. After the teacher goes through the baby book, have the children go back to

their seats.

2. They will cut out the “A, B, and C” upper case and lower case circles that will

be used for the wheels on the car.

3. In front of them will be a cut-out of a car. After they glue the car on the sheet

of paper in front of them, they will match the letters and put them as wheels

on the car.

4. They will match the letters in a few different ways: they can put the lower case

and upper case of the same letter, just put two lower case, or two upper case.

Closure

At the end of the lesson, the children will be get the chance to look through the

baby book individually.

Supplies Needed

Car cut-out, circles with the letters on them, scissors, glue, and a sheet of paper.

Language Arts Lesson Plan

Language Arts Lesson

Plan Examples

Art Activity

Title of Lesson

Picture this

Theme

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Subject

Art

Kindergarten

Readiness

Skill(s)

Painting

Objective

To get the students to be able to recognize what a “self-portrait” is

Attention Get-

ter

Show the children self-portraits and explain what a self-portrait is.

Step by Step

Procedure

1. Hand each child a picture of themselves taken the day before.

2. Now that they know what a self-portrait is, they will look at the

pictures of themselves as a guide.

3. Then, they will put a smock on, and paint their own self-

portrait.

4. After they finish their painting, they will paint their name on

the painting. This will help to enforce their writing skills.

Closure

Allow those who finished early to look at the different self-portraits

provided.

Supplies

Needed

White sheet of paper for each child, paint, paint brushes, picture

of each child, self portraits, smocks.

Art Activity Examples

Tips to Keeping a Healthy and Safe Environment

As teachers, we all know that there are many aspects to consider in order to main-

tain the cleanliness of the pre-school and keep the children healthy and safe. The

first crucial thing that we have to tackle is keeping the pre-school clean for the

children. A few simple ways to obtain a clean pre-school are to consistently wipe

down continuously touched objects, tables, and other surfaces. This will help en-

sure that the germs are kept away, leading to a better environment. Another way

to keep the germs away is to make sure that the students are washing their hands,

especially before eating. Also, make sure that the students clean up the classroom

when it is “cleanup” time. All of these are easy ways to keep the students happy

and healthy, along with yourself.

Safety

Not only is keeping a healthy environment

important, but safety is as well. One way

to keep a safe environment is to put an

easy-access first aid kid in the pre-school.

This will allow anybody to get the help

that they need efficiently in case of an emergency. Another thing to consider is

putting all chemicals dangerous to children away in a safe place. Doing this allows

these chemicals to be out of the hands of children, but into the hands of an adult

if necessary. One other thing is to make sure that you have shown the children

what to do in case of an emergency. In case of a fire, for example, go through a

drill so that they are prepared if the day every comes.

Positive Guidance

One last way to ensure that you are providing the best possible pre-school experi-

ence is to positively reinforce behavior. Positive phrasing and providing alternative

objects are two ways to not only help encourage the children, but make them feel

comfortable as well. Talking to them in rude tones and yelling does not do any-

thing but cause bad situations. Providing positive guidance makes the child feel

better, and helps you as the teacher solve problems easier as well.

Hannah Fortier, Teacher from Potomac Falls High School