Plan and reflect
Plan My Drawing
Before you draw: choose your idea, shapes and colors. After you draw: look back and set a goal.
Thinking sheet · Plan and reflect
Advice for Last Year’s Me
Write advice to yourself one year ago, and draw how much you’ve changed.
- Grades
- 2–6
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Plan and reflect
- Kids practice
- reflection, recognizing growth, letter writing
What kids do
“What do you know now that you wish you knew a year ago?”
- Me last year
- Me now
- Dear last year’s me, here’s my advice…
How to run it
- Great in the last weeks of school.
- Advice can be funny or serious.
- Share some with the incoming class.
Talk about it
- What changed the most?
- What would last year’s you say back?
- What advice will you need next year?
Take it further
Write to next year’s you too.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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