End of Day Questions - Reflections are so important

Being reflective for improvement is hard as adults and yet we expect our students to do this everyday. 

As the teacher, we need to show and model how this can be done. I am always seeking feedback from my students and they see me actively working on improving my knowledge and skills to better work with them. 

There are so many opportunities to share learning and why it worked and why it didn't. It is the learning that didn't work that we can learn the most from. 

We should not be afraid to ask - what didn't work, what went wrong, what didn't go according to plan...

This pack of 'end of day questions' will help you to start questioning the learning that takes place in your learning space, as well as the social interactions that happen throughout the day. 

I'd love to hear how you manage this all important part of learning. Leave me a comment below....

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These End of Day Questions are a great way to reflect on the learning and experiences that your students have had during the day. 

• As your grade leave the learning space, they are a perfect reminder of what has happened during their day.

• Use the recording booklet during the term and watch the growth in reflection for each student. You decide how many pages to put in your booklet and you may do one for each term or for a topic you are working on. 

• The pack contains photos and instructions to set this pack up to work in your room.

Reflections - how do you manage this in a busy classroom?

In a busy classroom it is hard sometimes to stop and reflect on learning. 

It is such an important step to help consolidate learning, check on understanding, redirect misconceptions and set new goals. 

For me it is the most important step in the learning process. 

I have created a set of templates that will suit any grade level and any topic - even Mathematics!

These tools can be used for students to share their understanding and reasoning skills when exploring new concepts for any topic.

You may choose to use one per student, have them work in pars or as a group.

PMI – record the Positive, Minus and Interesting facts about the topic

Alphabet Key – record what you know by using the alphabet to organize your knowledge

Venn Diagram – choose two aspects of a topic to compare: what is similar goes in the centre

I see, I think, I wonder

Fishbone – topic goes in the fish head and what you know is recorded on the fish bones grouped by headings

Diary – record what you do each day and set a goal at the end of each week

Journal – record what you know and what is next (with learnt and learned options)

KWHL – share what you Know, Want to know, How you might find it out and new Learning

Mind Mapping – show what you know and add to this you progress through the task/unit of work

Y chart – what it sounds like, feels like and looks like

Think board – great for showing the same concept in four different ways

Lotus Diagram – topic goes in the centre and record what you know around the topic. The word in the green goes in the next green space and then record details you know about this around the word. Continue with each color. Two printing options.

Cycle – is there a pattern of how a task needs to be done?

Faces – color the face that is relevant to you and the task

Glossary – list new or interesting words/terms and then add a definition

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