This is my record of the things I am doing to learn, play, have fun, be

healthy and stay safe.

New beginnings – All about me

Type child’s name here

Hints for adult helpers● You are able to input information onto each slide for an individual

child.

● You do this by selecting Normal in the View menu. Overtype the text that is already on the slide by selecting it and then typing in the new information.

● You can add photos and sound.

● Where there is an instruction or information in blue or (blue italic) select and cut the text to remove it from the slide, once you have followed the instruction. You can also delete anything else that is not relevant.

● Green slides are instruction slides for teachers/learning support assistants and should be deleted when no longer needed.

● The white slides are a suggested starting point for children.

● On some slides you will find additional information in the Notes section.

● Run the presentation.

● When the presentation is complete, delete these two instruction slides. Also hide slides you do not want to use at the moment.

Improving questioning: helping children understand their learning● The acid test of a question is: does it provide a worthwhile challenge?

In providing a challenge, there needs to be a balance between closed, quick-fix questions, and open questions that demand more complex and higher-order thinking.

● Completing this PowerPoint presentation with a child helps develop this level of higher-order thinking and action planning for future learning.

● Examples of questions that genuinely invite children to think include:– “What do you think about/of ...?”– “How do you know ...?”– “Why do you think that ...?”– “Do you have a reason ...?”– “What if ...?”– “What if ... does not ...?”– “Why is this good/best/better…?”– “Why do you like/do not like this …?”

This is about me and how I think, feel and learn

● My story includes things about:

– what I am learning

– games I like to play

– how I keep healthy

– how I am careful to stay safe

– all about me, my family and friends

– caring, sharing and taking turns

– what I like doing best.

(Note for the supporting adult: Open the notes pages where there are helpful hints and tips about how to support the child in providing information for the e-Profile.)

How I feel about things I do to:

be healthy be happy

be helpfulbe good at learning

make friends

plan and choose

Replace this picture witha picture of the child

stay safe

All about me: my family and friends

My next step:

What I am learning: about talking, reading and writing

My next step:

What I am learning: about working with numbers

My next step:

What I am learning: about the world

Here is an example:

● We watched some insects and a butterfly on the flowers.

My next step:

What I am learning: about how I grow and keep healthy

My next step:

What I am learning: about drawing, painting pictures and making things

Here is an example:

● This is a dinosaur.

My next step:

Games I like to play and people I like to play with

My next step:

Being careful to stay safe: taking responsibility for myself

My next step:

Sharing, caring and taking turns

My next step:

Ways I help my family, my teacher, my friends

My next step:

What I like doing best

My next step:

Changes: my teacher, my class, my school

My next step:

My targets to get better

My next step: