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
Make Your Own Rubric
Decide what great work looks like before you start. Write your own rubric, then score your finished work with it.
- Grades
- 3–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Plan and reflect
- Kids practice
- setting criteria, self-assessment, planning
What kids do
“You make the rules for great work. Then check yourself!”
- The project:
- My rubric
- My score and why:
- To reach Wow next time, I will…
How to run it
- Give an example row: “Colors: 1 color / a few colors / colors that show a mood.”
- Three rows is plenty for younger kids.
- Compare kid rubrics with your own; they’re often tougher!
Talk about it
- Which row was hardest to write?
- Was your score fair?
- Would a friend score it the same?
Take it further
Use your rubric to give a friend feedback.
Pairs well with
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