Oxford Resources for IB

Primary Years Programme

Oxford Resources for IB
Primary Years Programme

My Reflection Journal is your place to reflect

on the approaches to learning skills:

Social Self-management Research

Communication Thinking
My Reflection Journals
It helps you reflect on your learner profile and
consider which attributes you’d like to develop.
It helps you reflect on your inquiries,
on the concepts you are exploring and the
action you take.
It is your journal – to record your thinking,
ideas and feelings and to work with others.
Regular reflection makes you a better learner.
It makes you more aware of yourself and others.
Enjoy!

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 Contents
Me and my class Self-management skills
2. Being me ............................................. 39. Making choices..................................
4. My strengths ...................................... 40. Thinking about my feelings .............
5. What kind of learner am I? ................ 41. My happy place..................................
6. Growth mindset .................................. 42. What is well-being? ..........................

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7. My goals .............................................
8. Our classroom .................................... Communication skills

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10. Our Essential Agreements .............. 44. Signs as a way of communicating ....
45. Understanding body language .........
The learner profile 46. Being a good listener and speaker ..

14. Knowledgeable ................................... pa

12. Inquirer .............................................

16. Thinker ..............................................

18. Communicator ..................................
47. Working as a group ..........................

Thinking skills
48. Wondering .........................................
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20. Principled ......................................... 49. The yes or no game ..........................
22. Open-minded .................................... 50. Creative thinking .............................
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24. Caring ............................................... 51. Reflecting on learning .....................

26. Risk-taker.........................................
28. Balanced ........................................... Research skills
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30. Reflective ......................................... 52. Think boxes ......................................

32. Reflecting on my learner profile..... 53. What is the most important? ..........
Sa

54. Thinking about questions .................

Social skills 55. Sources of information ...................
35. Making connections ......................... 56. Sustainable Development Goals ......
36. Being a good friend ..........................
37. Playing games .................................. Class project and reflection
38. Resolving conflict ............................ 57. Class project ....................................
62. Reflecting on my year .....................
64. What am I proud of? .........................

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 Being me

This is me …

Words to
describe me …

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ge
pa
e
What are five things you’d like to share about yourself?
pl
m
Sa

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 s
ge
pa
e
pl
m
Sa

Share with a partner.

What do you notice? What makes you special?
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 Wondering

Being a critical thinker means being an inquirer and asking good questions.
This helps you make better decisions.

Look at this house. Think of some questions using these

sentence starters …

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Why …

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pa
e
pl

What if … How …
m
Sa

Share your questions with a partner.

How could you find the answers?
48

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 The yes or no game

Read these questions.

Draw arrows from the questions to the Yes – No line.

Can you talk

Is your shadow Will this

s
to an invisible
a part of you? plant live?
friend?

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Yes

Write some of your own yes or no questions.

paMaybe
No
e
pl
m
Sa

Ask a partner your questions. Do you agree with their answers?

49

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 Creative thinking

This is an ordinary stick … or is it?

Use your imagination to think of
another use for it! Could it be a
walking stick? Or a climbing frame for ants? T
Draw your ideas below.

s
ge
pa
e
pl
m
Sa

Share your ideas with a partner. What is similar or dif ferent?

50

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 Reflecting on learning

Reflecting on your week will help you find out what you are good
at and what you might need to work on.

Thisweek,
This week,IImostly
mostlyfelt
felt…
…

s
ge
My favourite activity was … I am most proud of …

pa
e
pl
m

This week, I learned … Next week, I will …

Sa

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