Hello Everyone! I hope your inquiry is going well! And, many of you are on spring break (mine begins this week) - so ENJOY!!
This week was the first time I noticed the students really getting into the routine of using their Reflection Log. The leaders remember to get out their logs and pass it out without even thinking. It has become a natural part of our transition routines. I LOVE IT! I was truly worried that it might cut into the instructional time, but it literally takes them 2 minutes to reflect and move on. On Friday, I met briefly with each student who did not rate themselves as satisfactory in each area and we discussed what they could do to improve. They were coming up with their own goals, I didn't even have to suggest anything! It is so nice to see that 6-year-olds can do this on their own when you have the high expectations for them. I think the reason it has been successful is I waited until now to implement it in the classroom. I don't think that Kindergarteners would be ready to do it at the beginning of the year. Everything is too new, and they are just learning the ropes, however, this is a good thing to start when returning from winter break!
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That's great! I'm glad to hear it's working well! I agree that high expectations are so important. I have very high expectations for my first graders, and they know it! It's always frustrating to me when other people come into my classroom (teachers or assistants), and treat my students as though they can't do anything for themselves. And the kids take advantage of it! There have been several times this year when I've had to pull aside an assistant and say to them, "Please don't do that for them, they're capable of doing it themselves." So I'm glad to hear your students are independent enough to do this themselves!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jessica's comment about expectations. It sounds like you have made the reflections an expectation and they have risen to the task. I also like that they are now taking it upon themselves to monitor their own behavior- was that not what you wanted them to do in the first place! I wonder how they will do with it after the break and their routine is messed off- let us know.
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ReplyDeleteYes, I too am interested. My principal happened to pop her head in on Friday while she was doing school walk throughs and observed them filling in the sheets. She was very impressed and wants to look into taking it to 1st grade with them!
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