kindergarten presentation rubric

Kickin' It In Kindergarten

All You Want to Know about Kindergarten Oral Presentations

People look at me like I’m crazy when I tell them that I have my students present throughout the year. Yes, public speaking in Kindergarten.

Mind blown.

They can actually do it…and they are amazing.

Here are reasons that I do oral presentations in my room:

1. Most adults can’t do it well and are less afraid of DYING than they are to get up and talk in front of their peers.

2. It teaches students (at an early age) the value of respecting their peers when they are speaking.

3 . It builds confidence at an early age in ways that I could have never imagined.

4. It’s a skill that can be built on and refined throughout an entire school year.

5 . It makes me cry every year.

Here are the 4 P’s of Presenting that we talk about before the first presentation:

Before the first presentation is due (and I give them roughly 2-3 weeks notice so parents can practice with them at home), I do a model presentation of how I want them to speak. They do a thumbs-up/thumbs-down when I am showing one of the 4 P’s. I get on the carpet and make a fool of myself not following the “Polite Participation” P. They always think it is a big ball of fun when I’m rolling around and acting crazy. Then, we all practice showing the speaker polite participation.

I show these posters before every presentation and we talk about our strengths and weaknesses from the last time. Since this was our first one, we couldn’t reflect before..but we sure could after!

These are the rubrics that I mark on and send home to parents.

 A lot of you have asked me if they prepare these at home. And the answer to that question is, yes. They work on it for a few weeks before they have to present at home. They create their own visuals (student created!!!!!…can’t stress that enough!).

This can be done at school with some time carved out and teaching them how to practice with each other. As my husband always says, “It’s all about where you see value.”

This is somewhere that I see BIG major huge value.

They have a topic for each month:

September- My Family October- My Favorite Place to Visit November- My Family Traditions December-My Favorite Movie January- My Favorite Toy February-Famous American March- My Favorite Book April- My Favorite Field Trip May- Movin’ on Up

They all follow the same type of format: Hi my name is (blank), I’d like to tell you about (blank), here are three things (blankity-blank-blank)…thank you for listening to my presentation.

Feel free to come up with your own or you can click on the picture below to check it out from me.

This is one of my students in action from a few years back and it is still one of my very favorites.

See how it goes (and be prepared to be amazed)!

This is SUCH a wonderful idea!! Loved the Elvis presenter 🙂 thanks for sharing!

I love this idea! Wondering how you handle the “babies”, the ones who have no support at home, the shy ones, and the non-verbals, all of which I have. I also have an ESL student with very limited English who would struggle with this.

LOVE your idea of oral presentations each month! I did a few science projects last year that the students had to present to the class. I was very impressed with each student that presented, and how well the class listened and wanted to learn more from the “expert”. I completely agree that Kindergarteners are capable of this! Tickled Pink in Primary

I have my Kinders present oral presentations, too! My favorite is in the spring we research and present Oviparous animals…I get chickens to giant octopus and everything in between. It is fantastic. Love your resources! Thanks.

Grab a Button!

Top of Page

Copyright © 2024 · Blissful Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

Oral Presentation Rubric

About this printout

This rubric is designed to be used for any oral presentation. Students are scored in three categories—delivery, content, and audience awareness.

Teaching with this printout

More ideas to try, related resources.

Oral presentation and speaking are important skills for students to master, especially in the intermediate grades. This oral presentation rubric is designed to fit any topic or subject area. The rubric allows teachers to assess students in several key areas of oral presentation. Students are scored on a scale of 1–4 in three major areas. The first area is Delivery, which includes eye contact, and voice inflection. The second area, Content/Organization, scores students based on their knowledge and understanding of the topic being presented and the overall organization of their presentation. The third area, Enthusiasm/Audience Awareness, assesses students based on their enthusiasm toward the topic and how well they came across to their intended audience. Give students the oral presentation rubric ahead of time so that they know and understand what they will be scored on. Discuss each of the major areas and how they relate to oral presentation.

• After students have completed their oral presentations, ask them to do a self-assessment with the same rubric and hold a conference with them to compare their self-assessment with your own assessment.
• Provide students with several examples of oral presentations before they plan and execute their own presentation. Ask students to evaluate and assess the exemplar presentations using the same rubric.
• Students can do a peer evaluation of oral presentations using this rubric. Students meet in partners or small groups to give each other feedback and explain their scoring.
• Lesson Plans
• Student Interactives

Students research engineering careers and create poetry to understand the vocabulary of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Useful for a wide variety of reading and writing activities, this outlining tool allows students to organize up to five levels of information.

• Print this resource

Explore Resources by Grade

• Kindergarten K

11 Fantastic Writing Rubrics for Kindergarten

Teach writing in kindergarten with the help of a kindergarten-friendly rubric. Here are some developmental writing rubrics and standards or expectations based rubrics for kindergarten teachers.

These free printable writing rubrics can hopefully help you guide your young writers – but remember to focus on stuff that matters first!

Kindergarten Writing Rubrics

Get a primary lined paper journal template that has a quick writer’s checklist built in.

Four point rubrics are easy to use – especially since you print them out onto post-it notes . How brilliant!

A beginning writers checklist may be just what you want handy when you’re conferencing with your students.

I like this developmental approach writing scale since it really shows growth in kindergarten.

Track growth on a developmental kindergarten writing scale that grows from scribbling to writing phonetically spelled words.

Count stars to focus on the mechanics of writing. Here’s an alternative 5-star writing rubric with matching posters.

After you’ve had a few mini lessons and conferences, you can make writing goals that match your rubric.

Remember to take time to focus on building detail in illustrations – it’s where it all begins in kindergarten. They usually have to do this first before it will ever show up in their words!

What a fantastic list of writing rubrics for kindergarten ! I hope you found the perfect one to use in your classroom or are ready to make your own with these as inspiration! Thanks to all of these featured teachers for sharing their creations with us.

If you like what we share on Teach Junkie – I invite you to share this article and subscribe below!

More Kindergarten

• How to Prepare Mentally to Teach Kindergarten
• 19 Free iPad Apps for the Classroom
• Basic Punctuation in Kindergarten
• Teaching Kindergarten: 12 Tips to Start Your Year Off Right

Teach Junkie

Leslie {aka the original Teach Junkie} loves learning new things to make teaching easier and more effective. She enjoys featuring creative classroom fun when she's not designing teacher shirts, making kindergarten lesson plans or planning her family's next trip to Disney World.

What a Kindergarten Writing Rubric Should Include

• August 17, 2023

A writing rubric is a great tool for assessing students’ writing. A good rubric helps you understand what students can already do, and what you still need to help them with. But teaching writing in Kindergarten is a little different! If you’re wondering what a high-quality, developmentally-appropriate Kindergarten writing rubric should include, then you’re in the right place!

What Is a Writing Rubric?

When you grade certain assignments (like a math quiz), you can easily mark things as correct or incorrect. Then, you can total up the number of questions a student got correct. But you can’t do this for every type of task! This is where rubrics come in handy.

A rubric is a scoring tool that allows us, as teachers, to evaluate student work or performance based on a set of criteria. A rubric usually lists out multiple qualities that are expected, but it gives a range (i.e. meeting expectations, below expectations, above expectations, etc.).

Rubrics can be used by a teacher, for self-evaluation by a student, and/or to help students give feedback on a peer’s work. Rubrics can also be sent home to help parents understand how kids are performing at school.

Here is an example of what a Kindergarten writing rubric might look like. This example is for narrative writing and comes from this set.

We will take a closer look at what’s included on the rubric in a moment, but first I want to point out a few things:

• The rubric ranges from a scale of 1 to 5, at the top. 4 is the target, and 5 exceeds expectations. (Rubrics don’t always need to be on a 5-point scale. Sometimes they are on a 3-point scale, a 4-point scale, or a 6-point scale.)
• Different aspects of writing are listed on the left-hand side. These include structures and features of the genre, ideas, use of detail, vocabulary and language complexity, and conventions and presentation.

What is Appropriate for a Kindergarten Writing Rubric?

At the beginning of the school year, many Kindergarteners are not writing at all! This is perfectly normal. But this is also why a Kindergarten writing rubric needs to be a little different from writing rubrics for older students in first grade and up!

The Kindergarten narrative writing rubric (in the photo above, and also what we are about to discuss here) is something I start using after I’ve taught an entire unit of narrative writing to my Kindergarten students, several months into the school year.

My expectation as a Kindergarten teacher is not that students are at a 4 (mastery) by the end of this first unit. I’m aiming for a 3 at this point. Later in the school year, I teach another narrative writing unit, and then my goal is for students to be at a “4.”

With all of that said, let’s dig into what’s on the rubric! (Remember, this is a narrative writing rubric. I also have an informational writing rubric and an opinion writing rubric for Kindergarten in this pack. )

Structures and Features of the Genre

When kids learn to write in a specific genre, they need to learn what that genre is like. For example, a story has a beginning, middle, and end – but an opinion piece will state an opinion and give reasons.

Here is what is on the Kindergarten narrative writing rubric for this category:

• 1 — There are a few scribbles and/or letterlike symbol(s) on the page. The writer cannot orally tell you the story that they have “written.”
• 2 — There are drawings on the page(s). There may also be some letter-like symbols, letter strings, and/or labels on the drawings. The writer can orally tell you the story that they’ve “written,” though the beginning, middle, and end are not clear. Parts of the story may be unrelated to each other.
• 3 — The story is told mostly through pictures. 1-2 sentences also tell the story. The writer can orally tell you the story that they have “written,” and it has at least 2 of the following: beginning, middle, end.
• 4 (END OF YEAR GOAL) — The story is told through words and pictures. The story has a beginning, middle, and end. The ending may be somewhat abrupt.
• 5 — The story is told through words and pictures. It has a beginning, middle, and end. The ending provides some sense of closure.

Each sentence within a category is spaced from the other ones. A child’s writing may fit one descriptor for the number 3, for example, and another descriptor for the number 4. You would simply circle both those descriptors and come up with an average.

Moving from 1 to 5, the rubric describes how writing skills in a child usually unfold. Kids are going to “land” on different points on this spectrum, and that’s totally okay!

There are 4 other categories included on the full rubric. But let’s look at just one more category as an example.

Conventions and Presentation

This is an important category! This category includes using letter-sound knowledge to spell words, using a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and for “I,” spacing between words, and using simple ending punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point). These are some of the basic Kindergarten writing skills we work on throughout the year (and beyond!).

Here is what is on the writing rubric for this category:

• 1 — The writer has scribbled. There may be letter-like symbols present. There is no evidence of letter-sound use , spacing between words, correct punctuation , or capitalization .
• 2 — The writer uses mostly unintelligible strings of letters to represent words or sentences ( no spacing is present). The writer’s handwriting may be difficult to read. The drawings may be somewhat sloppy. Capital letters and punctuation marks may be present, but they are not used correctly. There is limited evidence of letter-sound knowledge use . For example, you may see only the letter “b” for ball.
• 3 — The writer occasionally uses spaces between words. The writer’s handwriting may be difficult to read at times. Drawings are relatively neat. The writer starts at least 1 sentence with a capital letter. If the word “I” is present, the writer capitalizes it at least once. The writer uses ending punctuation correctly at least once. Ending punctuation marks may also appear in random places. The writer demonstrates some use of letter-sound knowledge in his/her spelling. It may not be consistent.
• 4 (END OF YEAR GOAL) — The writer consistently uses spaces between words. There may be 1 error. The writer’s handwriting is legible. Drawings are done neatly. The writer consistently starts complete sentences with a capital letter and capitalizes “I.” There may be 1 capitalization error. The writer correctly uses ending punctuation throughout the entire story. There may be 1 punctuation error. The writer spells words phonetically . Most sight words are spelled correctly.
• 5 — The writer consistently uses spaces between words. The writer’s handwriting is legible. Drawings are done neatly. The writer consistently starts complete sentences with a capital letter and capitalizes “I.” The writer consistently uses correct ending punctuation marks throughout the story. The writer spells many words correctly. The writer uses phonics knowledge to spell unknown words.

Again, a child’s writing may fit – for example – a “2” in some areas and a “3” in other areas. The actual rubric allows you to circle individual descriptors that fit, and then you can find an average.

Kindergarten Writing Rubrics for All Genres

These examples came from my narrative writing rubric, but this pack includes an informational writing rubric and an opinion writing rubric as well!

If you teach 1st grade rather than Kindergarten, you can find writing rubrics here . If you teach 2nd grade , you can find writing rubrics here.

Teaching Writing in Kindergarten

Of course, knowing what Kindergarteners should learn is just the first step. Actually knowing how to teach young students these skills is a whole different ballgame!

If you’re not sure how to teach writing in Kindergarten – or you need easy-to-use lessons that are realistic and fun for young writers – check out my Kindergarten writing bundle !

My Kindergarten writing bundle includes the rubrics shown in this post and SO much more. You get:

• Complete lesson plans (mini-lessons) for narrative, informational, and opinion writing
• Posters to reinforce important concepts and skills
• Printable lined writing paper for students
• Fun extras to make learning to write enjoyable!!

These lessons are kid-tested and used by thousands of teachers. I originally developed them because I didn’t have the writing lessons I needed to effectively teach writing to my Kindergarteners. Since publishing them back in 2013, I’ve gotten amazing feedback from other teachers like:

This is a wonderful resource. The creator has thought of every mini-lesson a kindergartner would need! Very impressed!

— Autumn B.

I’ve always known and admitted that writing is my hardest subject to teach, but I’d never found anything that really strengthened my instruction… until now. This is so well laid out that I’m finally confident that my kids will leave my room as wonderful writers! Thank you so much!

— Shannon G.

My students LOVE writer’s workshop! It is their favorite part of the day. These lessons are so easy to implement and are exactly what I need to teach developmentally appropriate, but still rigorous writing lessons. I am so happy I bought this bundle!

— Kelly B.

You can read more about my complete Kindergarten writing bundle at this link.

Want to save this post for later? Grab the image below and pin it to your Pinterest account!

Happy teaching!

Related Posts:

I’m Alison, a literacy specialist. I love getting kids excited about reading and writing – and sharing teaching ideas with other teachers!

Find It fast

Bestsellers.

• Classroom Organization and Classroom Decor
• General Instructional Strategies
• Homework and Home-School Communication
• Mentor Texts and Other Books
• Science and Social Studies
• Teaching in Spanish
• Tips for Teachers
• Word Work / Phonics

Copyright © 2024 Learning at the Primary Pond | Privacy Policy Site Design by Laine Sutherland Designs

• Grades 6-12
• School Leaders

FREE Poetry Worksheet Bundle! Perfect for National Poetry Month.

15 Helpful Scoring Rubric Examples for All Grades and Subjects

In the end, they actually make grading easier.

When it comes to student assessment and evaluation, there are a lot of methods to consider. In some cases, testing is the best way to assess a student’s knowledge, and the answers are either right or wrong. But often, assessing a student’s performance is much less clear-cut. In these situations, a scoring rubric is often the way to go, especially if you’re using standards-based grading . Here’s what you need to know about this useful tool, along with lots of rubric examples to get you started.

What is a scoring rubric?

In the United States, a rubric is a guide that lays out the performance expectations for an assignment. It helps students understand what’s required of them, and guides teachers through the evaluation process. (Note that in other countries, the term “rubric” may instead refer to the set of instructions at the beginning of an exam. To avoid confusion, some people use the term “scoring rubric” instead.)

A rubric generally has three parts:

• Performance criteria: These are the various aspects on which the assignment will be evaluated. They should align with the desired learning outcomes for the assignment.
• Rating scale: This could be a number system (often 1 to 4) or words like “exceeds expectations, meets expectations, below expectations,” etc.
• Indicators: These describe the qualities needed to earn a specific rating for each of the performance criteria. The level of detail may vary depending on the assignment and the purpose of the rubric itself.

Rubrics take more time to develop up front, but they help ensure more consistent assessment, especially when the skills being assessed are more subjective. A well-developed rubric can actually save teachers a lot of time when it comes to grading. What’s more, sharing your scoring rubric with students in advance often helps improve performance . This way, students have a clear picture of what’s expected of them and what they need to do to achieve a specific grade or performance rating.

Learn more about why and how to use a rubric here.

Types of Rubric

There are three basic rubric categories, each with its own purpose.

Holistic Rubric

Source: Cambrian College

This type of rubric combines all the scoring criteria in a single scale. They’re quick to create and use, but they have drawbacks. If a student’s work spans different levels, it can be difficult to decide which score to assign. They also make it harder to provide feedback on specific aspects.

Traditional letter grades are a type of holistic rubric. So are the popular “hamburger rubric” and “ cupcake rubric ” examples. Learn more about holistic rubrics here.

Analytic Rubric

Source: University of Nebraska

Analytic rubrics are much more complex and generally take a great deal more time up front to design. They include specific details of the expected learning outcomes, and descriptions of what criteria are required to meet various performance ratings in each. Each rating is assigned a point value, and the total number of points earned determines the overall grade for the assignment.

Though they’re more time-intensive to create, analytic rubrics actually save time while grading. Teachers can simply circle or highlight any relevant phrases in each rating, and add a comment or two if needed. They also help ensure consistency in grading, and make it much easier for students to understand what’s expected of them.

Learn more about analytic rubrics here.

Developmental Rubric

Source: Deb’s Data Digest

A developmental rubric is a type of analytic rubric, but it’s used to assess progress along the way rather than determining a final score on an assignment. The details in these rubrics help students understand their achievements, as well as highlight the specific skills they still need to improve.

Developmental rubrics are essentially a subset of analytic rubrics. They leave off the point values, though, and focus instead on giving feedback using the criteria and indicators of performance.

Learn how to use developmental rubrics here.

Ready to create your own rubrics? Find general tips on designing rubrics here. Then, check out these examples across all grades and subjects to inspire you.

Elementary School Rubric Examples

These elementary school rubric examples come from real teachers who use them with their students. Adapt them to fit your needs and grade level.

Reading Fluency Rubric

You can use this one as an analytic rubric by counting up points to earn a final score, or just to provide developmental feedback. There’s a second rubric page available specifically to assess prosody (reading with expression).

Learn more: Teacher Thrive

Reading Comprehension Rubric

The nice thing about this rubric is that you can use it at any grade level, for any text. If you like this style, you can get a reading fluency rubric here too.

Learn more: Pawprints Resource Center

Written Response Rubric

Rubrics aren’t just for huge projects. They can also help kids work on very specific skills, like this one for improving written responses on assessments.

Learn more: Dianna Radcliffe: Teaching Upper Elementary and More

Interactive Notebook Rubric

If you use interactive notebooks as a learning tool , this rubric can help kids stay on track and meet your expectations.

Learn more: Classroom Nook

Project Rubric

Use this simple rubric as it is, or tweak it to include more specific indicators for the project you have in mind.

Learn more: Tales of a Title One Teacher

Behavior Rubric

Developmental rubrics are perfect for assessing behavior and helping students identify opportunities for improvement. Send these home regularly to keep parents in the loop.

Learn more: Teachers.net Gazette

Middle School Rubric Examples

In middle school, use rubrics to offer detailed feedback on projects, presentations, and more. Be sure to share them with students in advance, and encourage them to use them as they work so they’ll know if they’re meeting expectations.

Argumentative Writing Rubric

Argumentative writing is a part of language arts, social studies, science, and more. That makes this rubric especially useful.

Learn more: Dr. Caitlyn Tucker

Role-Play Rubric

Role-plays can be really useful when teaching social and critical thinking skills, but it’s hard to assess them. Try a rubric like this one to evaluate and provide useful feedback.

Learn more: A Question of Influence

Art Project Rubric

Art is one of those subjects where grading can feel very subjective. Bring some objectivity to the process with a rubric like this.

Source: Art Ed Guru

Diorama Project Rubric

You can use diorama projects in almost any subject, and they’re a great chance to encourage creativity. Simplify the grading process and help kids know how to make their projects shine with this scoring rubric.

Learn more: Historyourstory.com

Oral Presentation Rubric

Rubrics are terrific for grading presentations, since you can include a variety of skills and other criteria. Consider letting students use a rubric like this to offer peer feedback too.

Learn more: Bright Hub Education

High School Rubric Examples

In high school, it’s important to include your grading rubrics when you give assignments like presentations, research projects, or essays. Kids who go on to college will definitely encounter rubrics, so helping them become familiar with them now will help in the future.

Presentation Rubric

Analyze a student’s presentation both for content and communication skills with a rubric like this one. If needed, create a separate one for content knowledge with even more criteria and indicators.

Learn more: Michael A. Pena Jr.

Debate Rubric

Debate is a valuable learning tool that encourages critical thinking and oral communication skills. This rubric can help you assess those skills objectively.

Learn more: Education World

Project-Based Learning Rubric

Implementing project-based learning can be time-intensive, but the payoffs are worth it. Try this rubric to make student expectations clear and end-of-project assessment easier.

Learn more: Free Technology for Teachers

100-Point Essay Rubric

Need an easy way to convert a scoring rubric to a letter grade? This example for essay writing earns students a final score out of 100 points.

Learn more: Learn for Your Life

Drama Performance Rubric

If you’re unsure how to grade a student’s participation and performance in drama class, consider this example. It offers lots of objective criteria and indicators to evaluate.

Learn more: Chase March

How do you use rubrics in your classroom? Come share your thoughts and exchange ideas in the WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook .

Plus, 25 of the best alternative assessment ideas ..

You Might Also Like

How To Get Started With Interactive Notebooks (Plus 25 Terrific Examples)

It's so much more than a place to take notes during class. Continue Reading

Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved. 5335 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32256

Rubric Best Practices, Examples, and Templates

A rubric is a scoring tool that identifies the different criteria relevant to an assignment, assessment, or learning outcome and states the possible levels of achievement in a specific, clear, and objective way. Use rubrics to assess project-based student work including essays, group projects, creative endeavors, and oral presentations.

Rubrics can help instructors communicate expectations to students and assess student work fairly, consistently and efficiently. Rubrics can provide students with informative feedback on their strengths and weaknesses so that they can reflect on their performance and work on areas that need improvement.

How to Get Started

Best practices, moodle how-to guides.

• Workshop Recording (Fall 2022)
• Workshop Registration

Step 1: Analyze the assignment

The first step in the rubric creation process is to analyze the assignment or assessment for which you are creating a rubric. To do this, consider the following questions:

• What is the purpose of the assignment and your feedback? What do you want students to demonstrate through the completion of this assignment (i.e. what are the learning objectives measured by it)? Is it a summative assessment, or will students use the feedback to create an improved product?
• Does the assignment break down into different or smaller tasks? Are these tasks equally important as the main assignment?
• What would an “excellent” assignment look like? An “acceptable” assignment? One that still needs major work?
• How detailed do you want the feedback you give students to be? Do you want/need to give them a grade?

Step 2: Decide what kind of rubric you will use

Types of rubrics: holistic, analytic/descriptive, single-point

Holistic Rubric. A holistic rubric includes all the criteria (such as clarity, organization, mechanics, etc.) to be considered together and included in a single evaluation. With a holistic rubric, the rater or grader assigns a single score based on an overall judgment of the student’s work, using descriptions of each performance level to assign the score.

Advantages of holistic rubrics:

• Can p lace an emphasis on what learners can demonstrate rather than what they cannot
• Save grader time by minimizing the number of evaluations to be made for each student
• Can be used consistently across raters, provided they have all been trained

Disadvantages of holistic rubrics:

• Provide less specific feedback than analytic/descriptive rubrics
• Can be difficult to choose a score when a student’s work is at varying levels across the criteria
• Any weighting of c riteria cannot be indicated in the rubric

Analytic/Descriptive Rubric . An analytic or descriptive rubric often takes the form of a table with the criteria listed in the left column and with levels of performance listed across the top row. Each cell contains a description of what the specified criterion looks like at a given level of performance. Each of the criteria is scored individually.

Advantages of analytic rubrics:

• Provide detailed feedback on areas of strength or weakness
• Each criterion can be weighted to reflect its relative importance

Disadvantages of analytic rubrics:

• More time-consuming to create and use than a holistic rubric
• May not be used consistently across raters unless the cells are well defined
• May result in giving less personalized feedback

Single-Point Rubric . A single-point rubric is breaks down the components of an assignment into different criteria, but instead of describing different levels of performance, only the “proficient” level is described. Feedback space is provided for instructors to give individualized comments to help students improve and/or show where they excelled beyond the proficiency descriptors.

Advantages of single-point rubrics:

• Easier to create than an analytic/descriptive rubric
• Perhaps more likely that students will read the descriptors
• Areas of concern and excellence are open-ended
• May removes a focus on the grade/points
• May increase student creativity in project-based assignments

Disadvantage of analytic rubrics: Requires more work for instructors writing feedback

Step 3 (Optional): Look for templates and examples.

You might Google, “Rubric for persuasive essay at the college level” and see if there are any publicly available examples to start from. Ask your colleagues if they have used a rubric for a similar assignment. Some examples are also available at the end of this article. These rubrics can be a great starting point for you, but consider steps 3, 4, and 5 below to ensure that the rubric matches your assignment description, learning objectives and expectations.

Step 4: Define the assignment criteria

Make a list of the knowledge and skills are you measuring with the assignment/assessment Refer to your stated learning objectives, the assignment instructions, past examples of student work, etc. for help.

  Helpful strategies for defining grading criteria:

• Collaborate with co-instructors, teaching assistants, and other colleagues
• Brainstorm and discuss with students
• Can they be observed and measured?
• Are they important and essential?
• Are they distinct from other criteria?
• Are they phrased in precise, unambiguous language?
• Revise the criteria as needed
• Consider whether some are more important than others, and how you will weight them.

Step 5: Design the rating scale

Most ratings scales include between 3 and 5 levels. Consider the following questions when designing your rating scale:

• Given what students are able to demonstrate in this assignment/assessment, what are the possible levels of achievement?
• How many levels would you like to include (more levels means more detailed descriptions)
• Will you use numbers and/or descriptive labels for each level of performance? (for example 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or Exceeds expectations, Accomplished, Proficient, Developing, Beginning, etc.)
• Don’t use too many columns, and recognize that some criteria can have more columns that others . The rubric needs to be comprehensible and organized. Pick the right amount of columns so that the criteria flow logically and naturally across levels.

Step 6: Write descriptions for each level of the rating scale

Artificial Intelligence tools like Chat GPT have proven to be useful tools for creating a rubric. You will want to engineer your prompt that you provide the AI assistant to ensure you get what you want. For example, you might provide the assignment description, the criteria you feel are important, and the number of levels of performance you want in your prompt. Use the results as a starting point, and adjust the descriptions as needed.

Building a rubric from scratch

For a single-point rubric , describe what would be considered “proficient,” i.e. B-level work, and provide that description. You might also include suggestions for students outside of the actual rubric about how they might surpass proficient-level work.

For analytic and holistic rubrics , c reate statements of expected performance at each level of the rubric.

• Consider what descriptor is appropriate for each criteria, e.g., presence vs absence, complete vs incomplete, many vs none, major vs minor, consistent vs inconsistent, always vs never. If you have an indicator described in one level, it will need to be described in each level.
• You might start with the top/exemplary level. What does it look like when a student has achieved excellence for each/every criterion? Then, look at the “bottom” level. What does it look like when a student has not achieved the learning goals in any way? Then, complete the in-between levels.
• For an analytic rubric , do this for each particular criterion of the rubric so that every cell in the table is filled. These descriptions help students understand your expectations and their performance in regard to those expectations.

Well-written descriptions:

• Describe observable and measurable behavior
• Use parallel language across the scale
• Indicate the degree to which the standards are met

Step 7: Create your rubric

Create your rubric in a table or spreadsheet in Word, Google Docs, Sheets, etc., and then transfer it by typing it into Moodle. You can also use online tools to create the rubric, but you will still have to type the criteria, indicators, levels, etc., into Moodle. Rubric creators: Rubistar , iRubric

Step 8: Pilot-test your rubric

Prior to implementing your rubric on a live course, obtain feedback from:

• Teacher assistants

Try out your new rubric on a sample of student work. After you pilot-test your rubric, analyze the results to consider its effectiveness and revise accordingly.

• Limit the rubric to a single page for reading and grading ease
• Use parallel language . Use similar language and syntax/wording from column to column. Make sure that the rubric can be easily read from left to right or vice versa.
• Use student-friendly language . Make sure the language is learning-level appropriate. If you use academic language or concepts, you will need to teach those concepts.
• Share and discuss the rubric with your students . Students should understand that the rubric is there to help them learn, reflect, and self-assess. If students use a rubric, they will understand the expectations and their relevance to learning.
• Consider scalability and reusability of rubrics. Create rubric templates that you can alter as needed for multiple assignments.
• Maximize the descriptiveness of your language. Avoid words like “good” and “excellent.” For example, instead of saying, “uses excellent sources,” you might describe what makes a resource excellent so that students will know. You might also consider reducing the reliance on quantity, such as a number of allowable misspelled words. Focus instead, for example, on how distracting any spelling errors are.

Example of an analytic rubric for a final paper

Example of a holistic rubric for a final paper, single-point rubric, more examples:.

• Single Point Rubric Template ( variation )
• Analytic Rubric Template make a copy to edit
• A Rubric for Rubrics
• Bank of Online Discussion Rubrics in different formats
• Mathematical Presentations Descriptive Rubric
• Math Proof Assessment Rubric
• Kansas State Sample Rubrics
• Design Single Point Rubric

Technology Tools: Rubrics in Moodle

• Moodle Docs: Rubrics
• Moodle Docs: Grading Guide (use for single-point rubrics)

Tools with rubrics (other than Moodle)

• Google Assignments
• Turnitin Assignments: Rubric or Grading Form

Other resources

• DePaul University (n.d.). Rubrics .
• Gonzalez, J. (2014). Know your terms: Holistic, Analytic, and Single-Point Rubrics . Cult of Pedagogy.
• Goodrich, H. (1996). Understanding rubrics . Teaching for Authentic Student Performance, 54 (4), 14-17. Retrieved from   
• Miller, A. (2012). Tame the beast: tips for designing and using rubrics.
• Ragupathi, K., Lee, A. (2020). Beyond Fairness and Consistency in Grading: The Role of Rubrics in Higher Education. In: Sanger, C., Gleason, N. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Global Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.

Rubric Assessments for Kindergarten and First Grade

Do you use rubric assessments for lower elementary students?  What is a rubric? Are there different types or kinds?  How do you develop a rubric for your students?  These question will be answered here!

First, we will define what a rubric is and its elements.  Secondly, we will look at the different types of rubrics.  Finally, we will take a look at how you can develop a grading rubric for your students. 

1: What are Rubric Assessments?

A rubric is an explicit set of criteria used to assess a student’s performance on an assignment or skill. This assessment is designed to provide more details than a single grade and help the teacher grade more objectively.

Rubrics reduce grading time & subjectivity, give timely feedback and improve students’ ability to include required elements to an assignment.   They are usually found in graph or chart form to make it easier for grading & reading feedback. 

2: Elements of a Rubric Assessment

Criteria, levels of performance, scores, and descriptors are the four elements of rubrics. These elements become a unique assessment for a particular assignment or task. 

• Criteria: Identifies the skills that are to be measured.  It may include a definition and/or example to help the student understand how the assignment is being graded.  Ex:  Reading Conference:   Word Solving, Fluency, Literary Analysis & Comprehension
• Levels of Performance: Degrees of performance that students meet on an assignment or task.  Provide consistent and object assessment that provide students with feedback.   Ex:  Reading Conference:  Student Exceeds Expectations; Student Meets Expectations; Student Approaching Expectations; Student Below Expectation
• Scores: The system to rate each of the criteria and are combined with the levels of performance.  Ex:  Reading Conference:  4=Student Exceeds Expectations; 3=Student Meets Expectations; 2=Student Approaching Expectations; 1=Student Below Expectation
• Descriptors: A specific description of the performance at each level. They show how the student is scored and what the expectations are.  Ex:  Reading Conference Comprehension Criteria:  Student uses prior knowledge; makes predictions; retells story; tells main idea of text 

3: Types of Rubrics

There are different types of rubrics and are determined by what and how you plan to evaluate your students.  Here are a few examples of rubric assessments.

• Holistic: A rubric that assesses on a single score and are good for evaluating performance on a specific task such as reading fluency. 
• Analytical: With this type of rubric, students are assessed on each criterion separately.  They provide more detailed feedback for students, teachers, and parents.
• Generic: Students are assessed on general criteria across task and are used for similar tasks.  It is used when students are not all doing the same task or when teachers are trying to assess across different courses.
• Task-Specific: These rubrics assess a specific task and each criterion are assessed separately.  They provide a consistent score and are easier and faster to grade.  It can be used on state-level assessments or whether a teacher needs to know if a student knows a particular skill.

4: Developing a Rubric

To develop your own rubric for a specific task or skill you must decide what type of rubric best meets your needs.  You may be able to find a variety of rubrics online which can be modified to also meet your needs.

However, if you must create a rubric for an assignment or task you must include the four elements above:   criteria, levels of performance, scores, and descriptors.

• Select the task or skills to be assessed
• List Criteria and their descriptions
• Determine level of performance words or phrase
• Develop scoring system
• Write Descriptors for each level of performance

Finally, it is important as an instructional tool to evaluate the rubric each time it is used.  Does it match and measure the goals and objectives you have selected?  Are more details needed?  Do students understand what the rubric is assessing and how to use the rubric?

Grab your Free First Grade Writing Rubric Here!

Grab your free writing rubric.

Subscribe to The Teaching Scene by Maureen Newsletters!

In summary, rubric assessments for lower elementary students are effective instructional tools for teachers.  They allow teachers to grade objectively on a range of tasks, assignments and skill areas.  Rubrics show students how to meet expectations and make them more accountable for their work. 

Find some more reading activities and assessments in my store, The Teaching Scene by Maureen.

To read more topics check out my blog, “Seven Effective First Grade Assessment Tools”

speaking and listening rubric kindergarten

All Formats

Resource types, all resource types.

• Rating Count
• Price (Ascending)
• Price (Descending)
• Most Recent

Speaking and listening rubric kindergarten

Speaking and Listening Posters and Rubrics (CCSS)

Speaking and Listening Rubrics {K-5 BUNDLE}

Speaking and Listening Rubrics --K-2--Common Core Aligned

Oral Language Rubric for Speaking , Listening and Responding

• Word Document File

Kindergarten Common Core ELA Assessments - Speaking & Listening Standards

Oral Presentations All Year for Kindergarten and First {Bundled}

Speaking / Listening - Classroom Posters & Grading Rubrics in English & Spanish

LAFS FLA KINDERGARTEN SPEAKING & LISTENING Goals, 2 SETS of RUBRICS & DOK Levels

Critical Thinking Rubric - Aligned to Common Core

CCSS KINDERGARTEN SPEAKING and LISTENING GOALS with 2 SETS of RUBRICS

Speaking and Listening Rubric

Kindergarten Common Core Rubric

Speaking & Listening Rubric

Show & Tell/ Speaking & Listening Marking Rubric

Wit and Wisdom Socratic Seminar Rubric Kindergarten

Grade 1 Speaking and Listening_ Presentation Rubrics .docx.pdf

Grade 1 Speaking and Listening and Discussion Rubrics

Speaking and Listening Rubrics

• Google Docs™

Kindergarten Common Core ELA Rubrics

Speaking and Listening Rubric / Guide to making judgement (prep-2)

Editable Common Core Aligned Speaking and Listening Rubric

• Google Slides™

Kindergarten Assessments Math and ELA Bundle

Listening and Speaking Storyboard for WIDA practice

• We're hiring
• Help & FAQ
• Privacy policy
• Student privacy
• Terms of service
• Tell us what you think