School Counseling Year-End Learning Review: Engaging Students with Surveys, Slides, and Superheroes

                                         

What a wonderful year it has been with our amazing students! They have learned so much and grown in so many ways. To celebrate their achievements and reflect on their progress, I decided to do a special activity with them in the last week of school. Despite the busy season, the teachers graciously accommodated an extra 45 minutes for me to engage with the students and recap our lessons from the year. 

I prepared a slideshow with one key slide from each lesson we did this year. I reminded the students of the main concepts and skills they learned and asked them to share their own examples and experiences. We had great discussions. It was great to hear how they applied what they learned in different situations and contexts.

Then, it was time for some friendly competition and excitement. I divided the students into small teams and gave each team a number and a superhero symbol to be represented on the game board.

I rolled a dice and the team with that number had to work together to answer a question from one of the 25 questions I prepared based on the lessons. If they got it right, I clicked on their superhero and it zoomed toward a superhero shield. The students were thrilled to see their superheroes move closer to the goal and cheered for each other. They also showed impressive knowledge and understanding of the topics we had worked on throughout the school year, which made me proud!

Top 5 Benefits of Providing an End-of-Year Review:

Reinforcement of Learning: Helps reinforce knowledge and skills.

Enhanced Retention: Improves long-term memory of concepts.

Identification of Knowledge Gaps: Identifies areas that need further attention.

Application of Learning: Reflects on real-life application of lessons.

Recognition of Progress: Acknowledges personal growth and accomplishments.

It turned out to be time well spent, and I plan to make it a regular practice!

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