Badge Books & Goal Setting

Badge books have modernized how we track growth in our youngest learners and involve them in the conversations. Students set achievable goals for themselves and make a realistic plan. This year, I aimed to use the badge book to further personalize student learning. Students would scan the QR code to access resources for the badge they were working on. Students are owning their learning!

Ted Ed Club

Writing Celebrations

While preparing for writing celebrations, students chose a writing piece they were most proud of to publish. Students then chose an app of their choice to create their digital presentation.

Student Self Assessment

Self-assessment boosts learning and achievement. It also allows for academic self-regulations and leads naturally to goal setting. Students are able to give themselves powerful feedback through self-assessment. I involve students in the process of making rubrics. I then use many kid-friendly pictures such as thumbs up/sideways thumb/thumbs down or smiley faces for assessing. I do a lot of modeling especially in the beginning and students quickly begin participating to make the rubrics. I stick with similar visuals for the entire year. Below are various examples of how self-assessment is used throughout different subject areas in my Kindergarten classroom.

Integrated Curriculum

Students engage in active learning experiences with opportunities for purposeful play. They participate in hands on explorations and shared experiences through the integrated curriculum.