Art Portfolios

The students in my school that I am student teaching at got to take home art portfolios the other day.  These were magnificent creations that the teacher supplied them.  It was just a big envelop that the students got to decorate however, they wanted that day and the art teacher gave them all of the art that they had done throughout the quarter.  The students had so much fun making these, I think you could easily incorporate this fun little project into any class for any subject.  Each envelope was different and it was a unique way to present art to their parents.  I don't think my field experience teacher for this class did that with her students.  To my knowledge she just handed their work back to them after she had displayed it in the hall for a while.  I like the portfolio idea better because then the students can show their parents and display it like a real art gallery, which is something you can incorporate into your teaching.  What an art gallery is, and why people do them, and how they are set up.