Metacognition in Y5

Date: 17th Feb 2022 @ 3:35pm

This week was our curriculum week, linked to metacognition. Year 5 have been involved a range of activities throughout the week.

We read the story ‘The Magic inside you’ and used it as a basis for inspiration for some of the activities that we did. We wrote secret letters to the people that are special to us. Some of the children wrote to their friends while others wrote to grandparents, siblings or cousins.

We also used the metacognition wheel to ‘plan, monitor and evaluate’ how we made scones. We asked ourselves many different questions at the planning, monitoring and evaluating stage. We all agreed that our scones turned out well but could still be better.

We also enjoyed using our artistic skills to show what metacognition is. The finished pieces looked amazing.

We also learnt a new skill of creating a game on the iPads. We planned how we wanted our games to look like and chose our characters. We continuously monitored and evaluated our games, creating changes to make them even better. Children then played each other’s games and gave them a big thumbs up.

The week has been busy but full of learning. Well done Year 5!