Students rate their level of understanding based on the following scale, and write their name in a quadrant on the whiteboard, or their name is placed in a square on an anchor chart.
4 = I got this, and could explain it to others
3 = I understand it on my own, but may not be able to explain it to someone else
2 = I understand parts of it but need help
1 = I don't understand this yet
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Students choose one of the following questions and write a short reflection that is collected by the teacher. It can be about anything (not just school or this particular class).
Students need to write the sentence in the way that the teacher knows what the question was, or they can write the question out.
Question: What is one thing you did well this week?
Sentence starter: One thing I did well this week was...
Question: What is one thing you could've done better this week?
Sentence starter: One thing I could've done better this week was...
Question: What is one thing you hope to achieve by the end of next week?
Sentence starter: By the end of next week, I hope to achieve...
Question: What is one behaviour you are proud of this week?
Sentence starter: This week, I was proud of....
Question: What was your favourite moment of this week?
Sentence: My favourite moment of this week was...because...
Students hold up fingers (0–5) to show how confident they feel about the lesson content. Quick scan for the teacher.
Students choose one of the following categories and write a sentence relevant to that week
T = Try: What did you try this week?
G = Grateful: What is something you are grateful for this week?
I = Inspired: What inspired you this week?
F = Fun: What was fun this week?
Students write a question they still have about the topic.
Students write down the single most important idea they learned today.
3 things I learned
2 questions I still have
1 thing I’d like to know more about
Students complete the prompt: “Today’s lesson was like ___ because ___.”
Students create a quick web of connections between today’s concept and prior knowledge.
Students write one sticky-note idea from the lesson and post it on a “parking lot” wall for the teacher to scan.
Students sort concepts into red (don’t get it), yellow (partial), and green (confident).
Short reflective entries at lesson end: What challenged me today? What clicked for me?
Ask students to choose a sentence stem (or choose more than one for students) from the below and finish the sentence on a post-it note:
I'm thinking...
I'm wondering...
I'm noticing...
I'm picturing...
It reminds me of...
I'm figuring out...
I just learned...
🏠 Take me home 🏠
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