💛 SELGrade 2Lesson 7
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Reflect on Personal Progress

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What you will learn

  • 1Reflect on your personal progress
  • 2Use complete sentences to describe what you have improved and what you want to work on next
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Mini Lesson

Have you ever looked back at a drawing you made months ago and thought, "Wow, I am so much better now!"? That is called reflecting — looking back at yourself to see how much you have grown.

What is reflection?

  • Reflection means thinking carefully about what you have done and how you have changed.
  • Example: "I used to find reading hard, but now I can read a whole page."
  • Reflecting often, like once a week, helps you notice your progress, even small steps forward.

How do I reflect on my progress?

  • Ask: "What did I get better at?"
  • Ask: "What did I work hard on?"
  • Ask: "What do I want to improve next?"

Why does reflection matter?

  • It builds confidence — you can see real proof that you are growing.
  • It shows you where to focus your effort next time.

Words to know

Reflection

Thinking back about what you have done and how you have changed

e.g. Reflection helps me see my progress.

Progress

Steps you have made forward in learning or skill

e.g. I see real progress in my reading.

Improve

To get better at something

e.g. I want to improve my handwriting next.

Effort

How hard you try

e.g. My effort helped me improve.

Confidence

The feeling that you are able to do something

e.g. Reflection builds my confidence.

Reflection diagram — then and nowA Then card showing a smaller still-learning figure and a Now card showing a bigger improved figure, illustrating the concept of reflecting on personal progress.Look back to see growthThenstill learningNowimproved!You grew from then to now!
Past and present versions of a child showing personal growth through reflection.
Reflection sentence startersThree reflection sentence starter cards: I got better at, I worked hard on, and Next I want to.Reflection Sentence StartersI got better atwrite what improvedI worked hard onwrite the effort you madeNext I want towrite your next goalThree starters — one honest reflection.
Three reflection sentence starters to guide self-reflection writing.
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Ask yourself: "What is one thing I have gotten better at recently? What helped me improve?"

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