Each of the straws have a sentence to help the children with their reflection before the work goes into their portfolio. They have been a real hit with the children, and they have been writing meaningful reflections on their work using the straws!
The four pots are colour coded with different reflection prompts in each one. They were: "why I liked this work", "how I worked", "why I put this work in my portfolio", and "what I will do next time". For example, these are the straws in the "why I liked this work" cup:
- I liked ... because ...
- ... was enjoyable because ...
- I will not forget ... because ...
- I enjoyed ... because ...
- I'm really proud of ...
The straws live over by the writing door near the word chips. I have moved the unit words for the new unit, but this is the general layout.
Also over near the writing door is a writing goal pencil, each of the students have a peg, and since this photo was taken, they have all chosen their own goals.
Each of the goals have a poster that are displayed elsewhere in the classroom. I really like how the pencil came out, but then I was looking at it one day and realised that the pattern is not how I intended. Never mind, it still serves it's purpose, and is meaningful, interactive, and engaging for the children.
I have a few more things that go over by the writing door, but I don't have photos yet so I'll have to update with those later.
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