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
Rate My Work
Look at one piece of your work and rate it honestly in four ways.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Topic
- Plan and reflect
- Kids practice
- self-assessment, honesty, setting next steps
What kids do
“Be your own teacher! How did this piece of work go?”
- The work I’m rating:
- Stars out of 3
- Next time I will…
How to run it
- Model it with your own work, flaws and all.
- Stars are about effort and learning, not being perfect.
- Staple it to the work.
Talk about it
- Which row was easiest to rate?
- Was it hard to be honest?
- What one change would help most?
Take it further
Swap with a partner and compare ratings.
Pairs well with
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