My blog has been dormant for a very long time...very long..but I'm feeling a bit inspired this eve and so here I am!
Writing...moving them on, targets, writing... moving them on, targets...each child is different, each class is different. What do you do?
If you're anything like me then you change things all the time to vary, suit, try to close gaps...etc etc For quite a while I've used a tick list for each child for their individual targets . Each child has 6 targets, varying in what they need to achieve and a word count target. Lately I got to thinking about using Wordle instead, a simpler, less to look at target system for each child. Each child has a laminated Wordle on which are their targets, I really enjoyed making them and even tried to 'colour match' to some children! I then, as always, asked the children for feedback. What do you think? Do you like the new way? Will it help you learn? Will it help you achieve your targets? Why?
They look something like this!
They love it! They write, then I give them ENOUGH time to check targets. They write the target in their books and they say if they have achieved it. At the moment it's smiley faces etc.. I might change this but it seems to me that at the moment it's ok as every child 'marks' themselves as they feel.
So - they write, then underneath is this;
3 different kinds of punctuation ! , ? ( ie they write the different kinds down)
3 different connectives in the middle because, but, however
Joining :-)
..and so on
I then mark and make a comment next to each one. At the end I total them. If they achieve 6/6 then they get 2 individual reward points ( magic marks), if they achieve 5/6 then it's 1 magic mark.
After every piece of target writing I give out Writers of the Week certificates, this can be for pretty much anything, achieving a certain target, achieving all targets..etc
I love how it's working and so do my class!
Writing...moving them on, targets, writing... moving them on, targets...each child is different, each class is different. What do you do?
If you're anything like me then you change things all the time to vary, suit, try to close gaps...etc etc For quite a while I've used a tick list for each child for their individual targets . Each child has 6 targets, varying in what they need to achieve and a word count target. Lately I got to thinking about using Wordle instead, a simpler, less to look at target system for each child. Each child has a laminated Wordle on which are their targets, I really enjoyed making them and even tried to 'colour match' to some children! I then, as always, asked the children for feedback. What do you think? Do you like the new way? Will it help you learn? Will it help you achieve your targets? Why?
They look something like this!
They love it! They write, then I give them ENOUGH time to check targets. They write the target in their books and they say if they have achieved it. At the moment it's smiley faces etc.. I might change this but it seems to me that at the moment it's ok as every child 'marks' themselves as they feel.
So - they write, then underneath is this;
3 different kinds of punctuation ! , ? ( ie they write the different kinds down)
3 different connectives in the middle because, but, however
Joining :-)
..and so on
I then mark and make a comment next to each one. At the end I total them. If they achieve 6/6 then they get 2 individual reward points ( magic marks), if they achieve 5/6 then it's 1 magic mark.
After every piece of target writing I give out Writers of the Week certificates, this can be for pretty much anything, achieving a certain target, achieving all targets..etc
I love how it's working and so do my class!
I like how it is more colourful than a normal tick list. This will surely catch their attention more!