Resource 3 Student reflections – Consider displaying sentence starters or questions such as below in the classroom. Alternatively, they could be turned into laminated thought bubbles that are passed to students directly. Students could choose two or three to complete in their journal then share their responses with the class. End of lesson reflections Guiding students to reflect on own thinking Today I discovered I am most proud of I am starting to think differently This idea is useful for … … … about … I want to know more about I feel confident about Some things I didn’t understand … … I got stuck when and I got are … … Something new I found out I am enjoying because … … back on track by … was To help me understand better I … I am confused by … I figured out that will … … I am excited … Today I asked … I solved a problem by Before I didn’t know … … Something I am finding A question I have is … interesting is I first thought but then I Now I realise/know … … … realised that … The most challenging thing was … Reflecting on stewardship and taking action End of unit reflections I was and where I am now – Revisit your first journal This information can make a Something I will now help others I used to think … entry. What do you difference by understand is Now I know … … … understand now that you This causes me to It is important to know about this I can make a difference by … didn’t back then? wonder … because … Review your work so far. An action I/we can take is … What has been the biggest Something I will now do as a I didn’t know how to … If we don’t the consequences … result of my learning is … Now I can … could be … In the future I will … Something I want to do next is … Reconsider your initial It is important to because … … ideas. Have your ideas changed? If so how?
Resource 3 – Student reflections Consider displaying sentence starters or questions such as below in the classroom. Alternatively, they could be turned into laminated thought bubbles that are passed to students directly. Students could choose two or three to complete in their journal then share their responses with the class. End of lesson reflections Guiding students to reflect on own thinking Today I discovered … I want to know more about … Something new I found out was … I am excited … Something I am finding interesting is … The most challenging thing was … I am most proud of … I feel confident about … I am enjoying … because … I am confused by … Today I asked … A question I have is … I am starting to think differently about … I got stuck when … and I got back on track by … I figured out that … I solved a problem by … I first thought … but then I realised that … This idea is useful for … Some things I didn’t understand are … To help me understand better I will … Before I didn’t know … Now I realise/know … Reflecting on stewardship and taking action End of unit reflections – I was and where I am now This information can make a difference by … It is important to know about this because … Something I will now do as a result of my learning is … Something I want to do next is … Something I will now help others understand is … I can make a difference by … An action I/we can take is … If we don’t … the consequences could be … It is important to … because … I used to think … Now I know … This causes me to wonder … Revisit your first journal entry. What do you understand now that you didn’t back then? Review your work so far. What has been the biggest Reconsider your initial ideas. Have your ideas changed? If so how? I didn’t know how to … Now I can … In the future I will …