Tips & Tools June 6, 2021

Class Reflection Activities to Close Out a Tough Year

Curated by Vicki Stockbridge

After a challenging year of pandemic schooling, these activities help students reflect on what they’ve learned and look forward to what’s coming next. Despite the numerous challenges that came with pandemic schooling, this article shares positive and creative ways many teachers have found to help students reflect on what they’ve learned this year and look forward to in the next. Check out the activities that these teachers around the country shared: Memory Rocks & Time Capsules; Portfolios & Passages; and my favorite, Letters to the Future.

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