Planning & reflection
Make Reflection Part of the Lesson
A short reflection routine that helps learners revisit an idea, name what changed and decide what to try next.
By Aavison Education · Published · Updated
Reflection does not have to be a separate worksheet. A few well-chosen prompts can help learners connect what they did with what they now understand. Use them after a discussion, a worked example or a practical task.
What you need
A recent classroom task and a place to record a few learner responses.
Try it in your classroom
Return to the starting idea
Remind learners of the question or problem they began with. Invite them to recall their first approach without judging it as good or bad.
Name what changed
Ask learners to complete a sentence such as: I first thought…, and now I think…. Encourage them to point to the explanation, example or experience that changed their view.
Connect understanding with action
Ask where the same idea might be useful in a different task. Let learners suggest an example and explain the connection.
Choose a next question
Collect something learners still want to understand. Use the responses to decide what to revisit or explore in a later lesson.
Pause and reflect
A question to leave open.
What will you keep from your first approach? What would you change if you tried the task again?
An original teaching routine based on Discover, Understand, Apply and Reflect from the Aavison Learning Cycle. It can be adapted across subjects and is not a reproduced textbook page.
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