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
Project Planner
Plan a big project: the goal, the stuff you need, the steps and the deadline.
- Grades
- 2–6
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Plan and reflect
- Kids practice
- planning, breaking down tasks, time management
What kids do
“Big project? Break it into small steps!”
- My project:
- What I need
- My steps, in order
- Due date:
- What it will look like when it’s done
How to run it
- Write steps as small actions, like “find three facts.”
- Set mini-deadlines for long projects.
- Revisit the plan halfway.
Talk about it
- Which step will take longest?
- What could go wrong?
- Did the finished project match your drawing?
Take it further
Plan a project for home, like a fort.
Pairs well with
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