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These ten worksheets are designed to accompany any main task or learning activity in lessons. They are suitable for teachers of any subject and as a whole-school resource.
This resource includes ten worksheets designed to accompany any main task or learning activity in lessons, promoting metacognition for students aged 11-16 across all subjects. Each worksheet integrates the four stages of metacognition—planning, monitoring, evaluation, and regulation—encouraging students to "think about thinking" as they engage with their learning activities. The worksheets are compact, double-sided, and colourful, making them visually appealing and easy to integrate into lessons. With a whole-school licence, the resource is ideal for individual teachers or school-wide use, fostering habitual metacognitive strategies that enhance learning and student outcomes.
We've based the design around established metacognitive theories that emphasise four stages of metacognition: planning, monitoring, evaluation & regulation. These unique worksheets are our best yet: they help students "think about thinking" with direct reference to the learning activity they are engaged in.
The pack contains ten different worksheet designs [see preview images]. When printed and cut: each worksheet is 1/3 of a page (double-sided) and serves as a powerful and time-efficient way to foster metacognition in students when they are completing a learning activity. The worksheets are suitable for teachers and students (11-16) of any subject.
Metacognition is a powerful way to boost learning-power: regular use of these worksheets will help students to use metacognitive learning strategies habitually. The colourful double-sided designs look great in exercise books and it makes your work with metacognition & self-regulated learning very clear for others to see.
It's a useful resource for building metacognitive skills because it:
- Encourages students to engage in all four stages of metacognition—planning, monitoring, evaluation, and regulation—during learning activities.
- Provides a time-efficient and structured way to integrate metacognitive reflection into any lesson.
- Promotes habitual use of metacognitive strategies, boosting students’ learning power and self-regulated learning skills.
- Enhances lesson engagement and supports reflective practices with visually appealing, double-sided designs.
- Offers flexibility for whole-school implementation, ensuring consistent metacognitive practices across subjects and year groups.
Task Focused Metacognition Worksheets
Focus: Metacognition, Metacognitive Strategies & Self-Regulated Learning
Main Aim: To guide students in planning, monitoring, evaluating and regulating their learning strategies in relation to specific learning tasks and problem-solving activities
Designed for students aged 11-18
License Terms:
Whole-School LicenseSystem Requirements:
Microsoft Office
WinZip (we recommend: 7-Zip or WinRar)
Windows 7+, 1.5GHZ, 1GB RAM
File Formats: .doc (Microsoft Word) .pdf & .zipPrinting Information:
Contains A4 printablesCopyrighted by The Global Metacognition Institute (2019)
Strictly not for re-distribution outside of your own school.