Padlet Has Me Thinking…

This term, the Year 6’s started off their English unit with poetry.

At the beginning of each term, I ask the students to brainstorm what they notice and wonder about a topic.  As we are still online teaching, I created a Padlet Poetry Wall for the year group.  Their first instruction was to post what they knew about the topic, what they want to know and then lastly, wait for their peers to post their responses.  They needed to comment on at least 3 of their peer’s posts and provide them with constructive feedback.

The Year 6’s took this Padlet Poetry Wonder Wall and made it their own.  Before I knew it quotes, pictures and even some of the student’s own poems were posted on the wall.  After week 1 was completed, I had the students reflect on their week of learning and post one thing they had learned and one thing they were still unsure of.

The creativity and uniqueness of the Year 6 students never fails to astound me, and I am very impressed by how quickly they adapt to a new online tool.  As we progress with our Poetry Unit, we will keep using our Wonder Wall to showcase our learning journey.

Katherine Nel
Year 6 Teacher