What’s with all the pictures?

I started using these reflective sheets at the end of November! Click HERE to view that original blog post where I explain the sheets in more detail! Anyway, back to the pictures… I love to take pictures of the students’ independent work and then at the end of the day we discuss the pictures!  We discuss what we were working on in each picture.  It is a really great way to recap the day and review everything we learned for the day.  As a teacher I am guilty of teaching to the end of my time block and not having one last chance to review what we learned.  So, I’ve found that this is an easy and quick way to review the day!  Also, students tend to act as if they don’t always “remember” what we’ve learned so using the pictures has REALLY helped filling out our Daily Reflective Sheets!

The Daily Reflective Sheets were a part of pushing Write to Learn in my classroom.  I wanted to influence writing in all areas of our day- – not just writing time.  So, we’ve been working on writing during math & at the end of the day during our reflective writing.