At Carcroft School, we believe that every child’s voice deserves to be celebrated. To bring this vision to life, we have integrated Jane Considine’s ‘Sentence Stackers’ into every classroom as a vibrant, living gallery of our pupils’ best work.
The Sentence Stacker anchor chart is more than just a ‘display’. It is a showcase of the very best written contributions gathered throughout a unit of writing. By stacking the high-quality sentences together, pupils can see exactly how individual “chunks” of writing build into a powerful, collective whole-class narrative.
Each day, individual pupils are praised for their writing created the previous day. Seeing their sentence pinned to the wall, next to their photographs, builds immense pride and confidence. Pupils feel proud of their writing and are eager to get their sentences onto the class stackers anchor chart!
In addition to this, we also celebrate a wider range of pupil’s work, beyond writing, on our ‘Beautiful Work’ display. This display promotes pupils who are Working Hard to Get Smart! Teachers use this display to showcase pupils who have met their targets, pupils who have created a great piece of work. Some teachers also capture pupil voice to display how they feel knowing their work is on our Beautiful Work display.
