Resource 2 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 thoughts to complete in their journal then share their responses with the class. End of lesson reflections Guiding students to reflect on their own thinking Today I discovered…. I am most proud of…. I am starting to 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 I got are…To help me understand better I …..and Something new I out was… I am enjoying ……because … back on track by will…. … I am excited about… I am confused by… I figured out that Before I didn’t know I ….. ….Now Something I am finding Today I asked… realise/know….. I solved a problem by … interesting is… A question I have is… I first thought……but then I The most challenging thing realised that …. was… Reflecting on stewardship and taking action End of unit reflections where I was and where I am now – Revisit your first journal entry, This information can make a Something I will now help I used to think… what do you understand now that difference by… others understand is Now I know… … you didn’t back then? This causes me to (re)think/ It is important to know about this I can make a difference by … Review your work so far. What wonder… because… has been the biggest An action I/we can take is… discovery/learning/challenge? Something I will now do as a I didn’t know how to… If we don’t the …… Reconsider your initial ideas. result of my learning is … Now I can… consequences be … Have your ideas changed? If so In the future I will… Something I want to do next It is important to how? …because…. is….
Resource 2 – 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 thoughts to complete in their journal then share their responses with the class. End of lesson reflections Guiding students to reflect on their own thinking Today I discovered…. I want to know more about… Something new I out was… I am excited about… 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 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 – where 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 be … It is important to …because…. I used to think… Now I know… This causes me to (re)think/ 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 discovery/learning/challenge? 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…
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