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I play a Jack Heartman math video.

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One method I use, is through great Children's books that I make connections with students. This is one of my favorite 📚,  and here's why. . .

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I have my students complete an activity called “A Bag of Me”; identifying 3 things about them.

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T. V. Shows

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Share stories of my past when I was a student

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Through music! I make different playlists and they’re always good conversation starters. Also - sports! The more I share about myself as a person, the more I learn about my kiddos.

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One way to make connections to my students

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Sharing stories about when I was their age!

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Music and real life stories

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I have animal specimens and fossils on display in my room. I invite kids to look at them and tell them where I got them. Especially the ones I dug up myself.

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I give them nicknames. They love my nicknames.

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I start class off with an attention getter - mini experiment through demonstration

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I teach technology so I share a All About Me PowerPoint. Students then create their PowerPoint about them and share it to the class. I use a rubric and they receive a grade for the PPT, also for presenting.

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I teach pre-k and for our first share day, we bring a few of our favorite things so we can get to know each other.

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Sharing music and interests with my students and continuing to check in about their interests and lives.

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I do an activity on the first day where I have students move to one side of the room or the other depending on how they answer the question. For example, would you rather go to the mountains or the beach? Once they make their choice then I’ll share my answer and maybe question some of the students more specifically about their answer.

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Puns and Dad jokes.

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