The 5 R’s Bronze Silver Gold

Reflective

Responsible

Reasoning

Resourceful

Resilient

How willing are you to be REFLECTIVE?To increase the quality of your learning, aim to become a ‘quality thinker’.

Your response will uncover either Bronze, Silver or Gold standard thinking.To discover your standard, reflect on your recent work and use these phrases to shape your response…

Bronze

I realised…

I was interested by …

I thought what if …

I was successful when I …

An alternative way to …

A gap in my learning is …

I listened to and learnt from …

I identified …

… went well because …

Silver

I responded to …

Before I acted I …

I considered two different …

I reviewed … and wrote down …

These things:

•went well ….

•didn’t work so well …

•need to be changed …

Gold

I considered different possibilities and decided to … because…

I was successful because…

Using the feedback …, I decided…

Changes I would make next timeare … I would do this by …

What I would do differently …

I realised my ideas had changed when …

Reflective Thinking (Bronze)

I realised…

I was interested by …

I thought what if …

I was successful when I …

An alternative way to …

A gap in my learning is …

I listened to and learnt from …

I identified …

… went well because …

Reflective Thinking (Silver)

I responded to …

Before I acted I …

I considered two different …

I reviewed … and wrote down …

These things:

•went well ….

•didn’t work so well …

•need to be changed …

Reflective Thinking (Gold)

I considered different possibilitiesand decided to … because…

I was successful because…

Using the feedback …, I decided…

Changes I would make next time are … I woulddo this by …

What I would do differently …

I realised my ideas had changed when …

How willing are you to be RESPONSIBLE?To increase the quality of your learning, aim to become a ‘quality thinker’.

Your response will uncover either Bronze, Silver or Gold standard thinking.To discover your standard, reflect on your recent work and use these phrases to shape your response…

Bronze

A task I chose today …

Something new I thought about…

My priority in maths is …

I made my own mind up when…

My deadline for …

I supported others by …

When I got stuck I …

Equipment I brought for today’s lesson…

I showed I was a important member of the class by …

I listened carefully when …

I completed …

I helped the teacher by …

Silver

Choices I made for myself ….

I shared these ideas….

I agreed to …..and completed it

To made the task easier I…

I helped others …by…

I played an active part by…

The consequence of … was…

I made a difference to …..’s learning because …….

I managed a conflict when I …

My homework showed …

I set my own target of …

I adapted … by …

Instead of asking for help I …

Gold

When everyone else was … I …

When my group were unsure what to do I suggested…

I made a better choice when I thought about …. before I ….

I managed to solve … by…

I wanted to do extra so I decided to..

I set myself the target of … and …

I resolved a conflict when I …

I extended the homework task by …

I consolidated my learning by …

I assisted someone else’s learning by …

I extended the task by …

Responsible Thinking (Bronze)

A task I chose today …

Something new I thought about…

My priority in maths is …

I made my own mind up when…

My deadline for …

I supported others by …

When I got stuck I …

Equipment I brought for today’s lesson…

I listened carefully when …

I showed I was a important member of the class by …

I listened carefully when …

I completed …

I helped the teacher by …

Responsible Thinking (Silver)

Choices I made for myself …

I shared these ideas…

I agreed to … and completed it

To made the task easier I …

I helped others … by…

I played an active part by…

The consequence of … was …

I made a difference to …’s learning because ……

I managed a conflict when I …

My homework showed …

I set my own target of …

I adapted … by …

Instead of asking for help I …

Responsible Thinking (Gold)When everyone else was … I …

When my group were unsure whatto do I suggested…

I made a better choice when Ithought about …. before I ….

I managed to solve … by…

I wanted to do extra so I decided to..

I set myself the target of … and …

I resolved a conflict when I …

I extended the homework task by …

I consolidated my learning by …

I assisted someone else’s learning by …

I extended the task by …

How willing are you to REASON?To increase the quality of your learning, aim to become a ‘quality thinker’.

Your response will uncover either Bronze, Silver or Gold standard thinking.To discover your standard, reflect on your recent work and use these phrases to shape your response…

BronzeThe connection between ... & … is

… is linked to …

… is part of …

An important part is …

A significant pattern I can see is …

I can recognise …

The common characteristics are …

A significant difference is …

Contrary to this …

Similarities I can see …

A counter example of … is …

They differ in that …

Silver

I have investigated .. and discovered

I can classify …

I defended my ideas when I …

I formed my own conclusions …

Organised my thinking using visual tools

See alternative interpretations

Generated and extended these ideas …

Made informed decisions and judgements

Gold

I have made the following generalisations …

I can justify … by …

I have assessed this hypothesis … and …

I predict the following outcomes and anticipate the following consequences …

I have challenged my thinking by …and I can support this because …

I can connect my learning to the following contexts …

Reasoning (Bronze)

The connection between ... & … is

… is linked to …

… is part of …

An important part is …

A significant pattern I can see is …

I can recognise …

The common characteristics are …

A significant difference is …

Contrary to this …

Similarities I can see …

A counter example of … is …

They differ in that …

Reasoning (Silver)

I have investigated .. and discovered

I can classify …

I defended my ideas when I …

I formed my own conclusions …

Organised my thinking using visual tools

See alternative interpretations

Generated and extended these ideas …

Made informed decisions and judgements

Reasoning (Gold)

I have made the following generalisations …

I can justify … by …

I have assessed this hypothesis … and …

I predict the following outcomes and anticipate the following consequences …

I have challenged my thinking by …and I can support this because …

I can connect my learning to the following contexts …

How willing are you to be RESOURCEFUL?To increase the quality of your learning, aim to become a ‘quality thinker’.

Your response will uncover either Bronze, Silver or Gold standard thinking.To discover your standard, reflect on your recent work and use these phrases to shape your response.

Bronze

The resources I used today were …

When I got stuck I …

I listened to someone else’s idea, it was …

I asked for help when …

I learnt best when I …

For this lesson I brought … because

I decided … was missing… because

I think smart because I …

Silver

I took a risk when …

Today I checked my understanding by asking …

I listened to someone else’s idea, it influenced me because …

Information I found myself was …

I use different learning styles today, they were…

This question that gave me the most help… because …

Gold

Before asking a question, I considered ….

I identified information and compared it to … before I …

A effective style of learning I used today was … because …

Resourceful (Bronze)

I asked for help when …

I learnt best when I …

When I got stuck I …

The resources I used today were …

I listened to someone else’s idea, it was …

For this lesson I brought … because

I decided … was missing… because

I think smart because I …

Resourceful (Silver)

I took a risk when …

Information I found myself was …

Today I checked my understandingby asking …

I listened to someone else’s idea, it influenced me because …

I use different learning styles today, they were…

This question that gave me the most help… because …

Resourceful (Gold)

Before asking a question, I considered ….

I identified information and compared it to … before I …

A effective style of learning I used today was … because …

How RESILIENT are you?Everyone has problems and conflicts now and then. That’s normal.

What’s important is learning how to bounce back from problems, so you don’t get stuck feeling worried, angry or helpless.

BronzeI avoided blowing a stressful event out of proportion when … by

I paid attention to my own needs and feelings when I …

I identified that the biggest problem I was having today was …

I maintained a hopeful outlook when …

I managed to concentrate on what I wanted to achieve when …

I managed to ignore something I feared/disliked when …

I kept my sense of humour today when … did not go quite the way I had hoped.

I accepted help from … today when ...

Silver

I used … (e.g. a role model/person

from history/from today’s news) to

pull me up when …

I used … (person/book etc.) to get

information to help me with …

I kept things in perspective today by

…

I worked particularly well with …

today when we were working as a

team. This is because …

I spoke to my friend … today to help

me feel better when I was having a

problem with …

Today I accepted that change was

just a part of living when …

Today I accepted that … could not

be changed and instead focused on

…

GoldI helped myself today and used a strategy that I have learned for dealing with…This strategy is…I made a plan to …I used my problem solving skills today when …

I used my communication skills today when …I helped … today with … to take my mind off of my own problems for a while.

I had a terrible experience today when … , but one really good thing to come out of that bad situation was …

Today I realised that I had to change my goal/plan and set a new goal/plan to achieve when …

How RESILIENT are you?Everyone has problems and conflicts now and then. That’s normal.What’s important is learning how to bounce back from problems, so you don’t get stuck feeling worried, angry or helpless.

Bronze

I had control and avoided blowing a stressful event out of proportion when … by …

I took care of myself and paid attention to my own needs and feelings when I …

I identified that the biggest problem I was having today was …

I maintained a hopeful outlook when …

I managed to concentrate on what I wanted to achieve when …

I managed to ignore something I feared/disliked when …

I kept my sense of humour today when … did not go quite the way I had hoped.

I had the self-confidence today to contribute to the group/class when …

I accepted help from … today when ...

How RESILIENT are you?Everyone has problems and conflicts now and then. That’s normal.What’s important is learning how to bounce back from problems, so you don’t get stuck feeling worried, angry or helpless.

Silver

I used … (e.g. a role model/person from history/from today’s news) to pull me up when …

I used … (person/book etc.) to get information to help me with …

I kept things in perspective today by …

I worked particularly well with … today when we were working as a team. This is because …

I spoke to my friend … today to help me feel better when I was having a problem with …

Today I accepted that change was just a part of living when …

Today I accepted that … could not be changed and instead focused on …

How RESILIENT are you?Everyone has problems and conflicts now and then. That’s normal.What’s important is learning how to bounce back from problems, so you don’t get stuck feeling worried, angry or helpless.

Gold

I helped myself today and used a strategy that I have learned for dealing with…This strategy is…

I made a plan to …

I used my problem solving skills today when …

I used my communication skills today when …

I helped … today with … to take my mind off of my own problems for a while.

I had a terrible experience today when … , but one really good thing to come out of that bad situation was …

Today I realised that I had to change my goal/plan and set a new goal/plan to achieve when …