HIYA everyone!
It’s KIMBERLY from LovingKinders! I am excited to guest blog this
month. So without further adieu, Let’s
CHAT about…
As
you know, I teach K. I adore my kinders
and I look forward to all of my lessons and watching them gradually grow as
independent writers. This year our
school has been undergoing accreditation. YUCK. One area of current discussion is:
Student
Self Assessment.
At first, I hide my
head at our staff meeting. I place it on the table and close my eyes.
Really?
Self Assessment in kindergarten?
We have enough assessments!
NOW I have to
have them judging themselves?
Great.
After
pondering a couple of ideas, I thought to myself.
Wait!!!
Brain FART~!
I DO this! I
DO?
REWIND…. In
addition to teaching k all year, I teach summer school for the kiddos that need
extra help as they transition into the first grade.
During our summer session we do a lot of independent writing, moving
from “with support” to working towards writing independence.
During this intervention, I provide my students with CHECK LISTS copied or stapled to their papers. These checklists give them ways for the students to CHECK
THEIR OWN WORK during and after they complete their writing.
Many students that have difficulty
transitioning into the first grade, have trouble remembering all of
the RULES FOR WRITING. They have
sporadic capital letters, no punctuation, or inadequate letter/word
spacing.
So what should we do? REMIND THEM PEOPLE!
So... I created simple, yet effective self-assessments that can be attached or copied
right onto their writing projects/journals in order to assist them with all of these
kinder writing rules.
These are GREAT self assessments and they eliminate me saying
“Don’t forget your spaces! How do you stop a sentence? What do you need to start a sentence?”
“Don’t forget your spaces! How do you stop a sentence? What do you need to start a sentence?”
To be honest, I still
say this.
But… maybe a little less.
By adding a quick checklist- with PICTURES, students
can use this to check their writing! Genuis right?
Hey, I know I didn’t invent this but I do use it and
IT WORKS.
Hey, I know I didn’t invent this but I do use it and
IT WORKS.
Good luck making your own CHECK LIST Self Assessments. If you are interested in these, check them out at my TPT store. I have editable and non-editable forms.
UNTIL NEXT TIME LOVIES!
Thanks for sharing a good and helpful article. We can't underestimate what they can do independently, can we?
ReplyDeleteBest,
Rie