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Name Game

Getting to know you games

Community Rules for each class.

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Celebrating success throughout the year with student achievements, birthdays, special things happening in their lives.

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name plate activity, getting to know you bingo, keagan strategies for group activities, review rules and procedures and invite students to participate in writing the rules for our classroom

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Students feel like they can communicate with teacher and peers and navigate the classroom set up

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Create a space that is spacious, and inviting. Make space welcoming, create seating that allows for change, and use decorations that invoke serenity and calm.

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Day 1 and Day 2 are get to know you activities including creating the first page of the interactive notebook (all About Me)

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Day 1 and Day 2 are get to know you activities including creating the first page of the interactive notebook (all About Me)

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Students write their own credo about what their goals are for their lives. Groups of students will create a class credo for each period.

Personality quizzes also work great for seeing different learning styles and personalities.

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I have student collaborate on administrative stuff

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Group critiques and reflections on each project

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Group critiques and reflections on each project

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The layout of my room will be partner pairing at opening then merge to groups of four

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The layout of my room will be partner pairing at opening then merge to groups of four

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organizing my classroom to promote group participation, not cutting myself off from my students with the placement of my desk, being at my door, having my proximity to my students be close by walking around and monitoring

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A sense of belonging is how welcomed and "part of" the class that the students feel.

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I try to create a space that is warm and inviting both for myself and the students. I am often in this space more than home so it is important to feel comfortable.

I stand near my door and greet each student, use grouping to inspire conversation and use the personal effects in class to make it feel more comfortable.

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Students create posters outlining rules, procedures, tools, materials, etc.

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Students create posters outlining rules, procedures, tools, materials, etc.

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Involved students in the decoration of my classroom 

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Involved students in the decoration of my classroom 

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Make sure rules and expectations are discussed and posted around the classroom

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Rules and Procedures scavenger hunt

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We will play ice breakers and play brain break games. This allows them to relax and not feel pressured from US Rigor.

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Organize space to be comfortable for all students. Make room to move around the classroom.

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Organize space to be comfortable for all students. Make room to move around the classroom.

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open discussion/ socratic seminars

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Icebreakers and rote songs

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Greet students at the door

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Learning the names of our classmates through alliteration.

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Learning the names of our classmates through alliteration.

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I know every student's name and at least one thing about them be the end of the 1st week

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Welcome students daily at the door. Encourage and foster group and collaborative activities to allowed students to learn something about each other.

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getting the tea on my students personal lives

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We create a name tent and lunch room fight!

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Always greeting the students when they enter the classroom.

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Always greeting the students when they enter the classroom.

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I have my students talk about who they know the class because it helps them make connections.

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favorites and pet peeves activity

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Chorus in itself fosters belonging. We also have game day/family day at least once a month...sometimes weekly depending on our performance schedule

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Create an environment that is warm and comfortable. Sitting students in groups, having warm soft lighting, and alternative seating options such as standing desks or a couch.

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I make sure my room is arranged in a welcoming environment. They have their seats decorated by them!

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Sharing what we did over the summer.

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eye contact/personalized greetings

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Asking students about their day and/or weekend.

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Singing together in unison/first day

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Warm and welcoming. If I feel at home students will too.

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Set up in the ensemble style

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Getting to know you activities.

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Ice-Breaker/ Community Building Games