Recap of Curriculum Standards Covered in the Unit
At the end of the unit, students review the standards covered, connect each one to the activities they did and self-assess. It helps them understand how they're assessed and builds metacognition.
How to play
- Hand out a worksheet listing the unit's standards in student-friendly language, such as "I can improve my fitness on my own" (1 minute).
- Read each standard aloud and answer questions (1.5 minutes).
- Each student writes next to each standard an activity from the unit where they worked on it (2 minutes).
- Quick self-assessment: each student marks their level on each standard (met, getting there, needs work) (1.5 minutes).
- In pairs, students compare worksheets and discuss one difference (1 minute).
- Open questions, then the teacher collects the worksheets (1 minute).
Rules
- Respect: nobody comments on someone else's self-assessment without permission.
- Answer honestly; the self-assessment is for improving, not a grade on its own.
- Work quietly during the individual part.
- Raise your hand to ask questions.
Variations
Easier
Work on just one standard and connect it to one activity.
Standard
Work on all of the unit's standards with self-assessment.
Harder
Add a specific piece of evidence for each standard: a score, a measured improvement or a teacher observation.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: connect the standards to the adapted tasks the student did and answer orally if writing is hard.
- Students with autism or who need visual supports: a worksheet with pictures of each activity to match to each standard.
- Shy students or writing difficulties: self-assess orally with the teacher or by coloring in a level.
Learning goals
- Understand the standards the unit is assessed on.
- Connect the activities done with what was learned.
- Develop self-assessment and metacognition.
Equipment for a class of 25
- worksheets: 25
Teacher tip
Write the standards as "I can" statements in students' own words, never with official codes. Compare their self-assessment with your observations: big gaps make a good topic for a quick one-on-one check-in.
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