Class Generated Anchor Chart

During my internship days, the Grade three class I'm observing co-created, through brainstorming, the character traits they thought would make a "good student". We talked a little bit about the personality types, practices and behaviours that are best for learning, being an active participant in the learning process and getting along with peers and teachers. We wrote the traits up on chart paper and this became our "ground rules" page for behaviour or, if you prefer, a nice goal to aim for (even on murky dismal days) in terms of attitude. I used the wonderful collage application Wordle to put the class generated anchor chart into a visually-pleasing poster for our classroom wall.