On Friday I pulled the kids together to reflect on their thoughts about division. I asked them to explain what division is...? With dismay I realized that they didn't have much of a handle on this even though we've been working on multiplication and division for the past few week. As we continued to discuss and delve into the meaning, my Tribes training came back to me shouting, "REFLECTION!"
You can design deep questions and explorations, but without the reflection that helps to bring together kids thinking, who knows what they'll get out of it. Lately, I've been working with small groups and juggling lots of different targets, and time has been scarce. We haven't taken time to come together to share our learning. If they are really not getting the point of the lesson, why do it? I am using this as a reminder to myself to take time for reflecting on our learning. I need to make sure kids are able to explain their thinking and voice their confusions. Reflection is an amazing way to bring the thinking and learning together as a group.
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