Checking Your Own Work
After finishing a task, look back at what you did and ask yourself: does this seem right?
What a learner can do afterwards
- After finishing a piece of work, re-read or review it without being asked to
- Spot and correct at least one error in their own work by checking back through it
- Describe what they checked for — e.g. 'I re-read each line to make sure my answers matched the question'
The lesson
When you finish a task, do not stop right away. Look back at it. Ask yourself, does this look right?
Tap each star and count out loud.
Try it together
Mia wrote the numbers 1 to 5. She read them again to check. She saw the fourth number was wrong. She fixed it before saying she was done.
Good to know
To check your work, read each part slowly. Ask, does this match what was asked? Fix any mistake you find.
Look back at your work and ask, does this seem right.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
Where this leads
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.