BC Core Competency Comments: Collaborating, K-3
Collaborating is working with others toward a shared goal: planning a task together, contributing ideas and a fair share, supporting and building on classmates' ideas, and sorting out disagreements within the group.
Below are 13 sample sentences for K-Grade 3: two strengths and one next step for each of the 4 comment levels (Extending / Proficient / Developing / Emerging), plus a tip for families. They are a small selection from the 173 collaborating sentences in the full pack. Copy one, then add a detail only you know about the student.
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Extending X
Strengths
- With [his/her/their] reading buddy or table group, [Name] cheers others on and gently shows them how to try a tricky step.
- [Name] brings fresh ideas to group discussions and explains them clearly so others can understand and use them.
Next step
- During outdoor learning, [Name] could be the group leader who checks that every friend has a turn to add an idea.
Proficient P
Strengths
- [Name] reads cooperatively with [his/her/their] reading buddy, taking turns with the book and helping when a word is tricky.
- In partner and group work, [Name] does a fair share and is often willing to help with jobs that need doing.
Next step
- A next step is for [Name] to use a "stop, talk, choose" routine when friends disagree during play.
Developing D
Strengths
- When friends disagree during play, [Name] can use words to solve the problem with some help from an adult.
- [Name] is learning to balance sharing [his/her/their] ideas with giving classmates time to share as well.
Next step
- A picture card showing "talk it out" steps would help [Name] solve small problems with friends during play.
Emerging E
Strengths
- With modelling, [Name] is starting to take turns with [his/her/their] reading buddy when looking at a book together.
- In small steps, [Name] is learning that each group member has a job to do and is starting to do [his/her/their] part.
Next step
- During sharing circle, [Name] could practise listening to a friend and then giving a thumbs-up or a kind word.
Support at home
- When siblings or friends disagree, you could help [Name] talk it through by asking what each person wants and what would be fair.
How to write collaborating comments for K-Grade 3
- Describe a concrete shared task, such as building a block structure at centres, tidying a station together, or playing a partner reading game, and say what the child's own part was.
- For disagreements, name the step the child can take, like using words to say what they want, taking turns with a timer, or asking an adult for help, rather than reporting the conflict itself.
- Keep next steps to one partner skill, such as saying 'your turn' or adding to a buddy's idea, since K-3 children usually practise collaborating in pairs before larger groups.
Watch out: Avoid judging collaboration by the group's finished product. A strong project can hide uneven effort; describe the student's own contribution, such as the research they gathered or how they helped settle a disagreement.
The proficiency scale is used for learning standards; here its four names only label levels of written feedback on a Core Competency facet. Extending-level wording describes depth, independence and new situations; Proficient, regular use in familiar ones; Developing, parts of the facet with support; Emerging, first steps with guidance. Add the evidence instead of restating a level, so the comment never reads as a grade.
What Collaborating covers
In these comments, collaborating covers these behaviours:
- works with others to plan and carry out tasks
- contributes ideas and does a fair share
- supports others and builds on their ideas
- resolves problems and disagreements in the group
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