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First Day of School

by disneyfreak428

Aug 14, 2016

I am a second year teacher in an urban area and I'm looking for advice about what to teach the first week of school. I've been using online resources to look up ice breaker activities and getting to know you activities. I have found some great stuff but I feel like because I teach in an urban area, these activities will not relate to my entire class. I will get limited participation and parent support which will defeat the point of the activity. Then I was considering only doing a day or two of ice breaker activities and then jumping right into the curriculum. However, I didn't think that was fun or inviting for the first week of school. I don't want to sell my student short because of where I teach but I also want to have an effective first week of school because I know how important the first week is in terms of setting the tone for the school year. HELP!

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Steve Hi, We are going to watch a few "Kid President" videos - one to teachers and students (checkout you tube "Kid President motivation" ) and another one - I can't remember it, maybe guide to be awesome). We are going to be in groups of 2 or 3 and bsee who can build the highest tower out of plastic drinking straws and rubber bands. ...See MoreHi, We are going to watch a few "Kid President" videos - one to teachers and students (checkout you tube "Kid President motivation" ) and another one - I can't remember it, maybe guide to be awesome). We are going to be in groups of 2 or 3 and bsee who can build the highest tower out of plastic drinking straws and rubber bands. Our school has ipads for the kids to use in class, and we are going to explore those- how to take picture, and how to delete photos, and have kids teach everyone how to use some of the apps. We are going to start reading our first book we will be studying, "Chocolate Fever". We are going togo over the rules of the classroom, and how to clean up, go over classroom jobs, etc.

YOu say you will get limited activity. I use a jar (small plastic peanut butter jar with the paper taken off so the kids can see through it- holds maybe 2 cups or less. As kids are reponding properly: participating, being quiet when we use the "quiet signal", cooperating, etc, I put marbles in the jar. When the jar is full, we get a treat - 5 extra recess minutes, or their all time favorite: frozen otter pops (cost about $4.00 for 100) so 25 kids, cost about $1.00 once a week.

Hope this helps.

P.S. Have you read "The First Days of School" by Harry Wong. Its about how to develop routines and rules and expectations on the first few days of school so kids know what to do - It's about 300 pagesl ong - full of excellent advice. You can buy it new,or on e-bay or amazon.com.

Steve

On 8/14/16, disneyfreak428 wrote: > I am a second year teacher in an urban area and I'm looking > for advice about what to teach the first week of school. > I've been using online resources to look up ice breaker > activities and getting to know you activities. I have found > some great stuff but I feel like because I teach in an urban > area, these activities will not relate to my entire class. I > will get limited participation and parent support which will > defeat the point of the activity. Then I was considering > only doing a day or two of ice breaker activities and then > jumping right into the curriculum. However, I didn't think > that was fun or inviting for the first week of school. I > don't want to sell my student short because of where I teach > but I also want to have an effective first week of school > because I know how important the first week is in terms of > setting the tone for the school year. HELP!

Aug 15, 2016

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