Our P1 children are very adept at talking about what they are learning but we are always looking for new ways to promote metacognition and encourage them to reflect on what they have discovered. It is especially important in our play-based context to provide a way for children to share thier independent discoveries as well as the things we learn as a group.

To that end I recently set up a ‘Show What You Know’ station in our classroom. This is a slightly Heath-Robinson-esque ‘booth’ containing an ipad and a set of instructions to allow children to record thier own short video clips sharing what they have learned or what they are proud of that day.

Obviously alongside the metacognitive benefits of this activitiy there are also digital literacy / technology benchmarks being addressed.

Now we have of course had our fair share of random musings, funny faces and dance moves recorded at the ‘Show What You Know’  (even those are still hitting the technoloy benchmarks) but alongside that there have been fabulous video clips of children proudly sharing thier achievements and successes.

We will keep adding to the collection below as new clips come in to the station!