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Have them write a quick word next to their name on the day's paper, "How do you feel about _________? "

Tell them to share it with a neighbor if they want to.

While they are working on the paper, I wak around, look at the word they wrote, maybe make a silent sign or not to let them know that I've read it and hear them, or make a note to myself to check in later.

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Our class brainstorms a list of 5 reasonable expectations for student behavior at the start of the year.

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I do a number of different Kagan structures that encourage students to find out about each other and me.

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Ask a different student each class (before the first bell rings) about their previous day or how an event went that they were talking about. Could be sports, or a concert they were excited to see, or a movie they went to go see. This lets them get excited to tell you about something they did.

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I pair them up with someone different every 6 weeks that I know they don’t know.

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I frequently ask an entire class about what sport games or activities they have coming up. And I follow-up for more info. Student early outs is also a great time to get entire class to praise early outs and mention their upcoming games.

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Inner/outer circle

Snapshot autobiography

Pair Share

4 Corners

Immigration interview sharing

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Safety Celebration-

BBQ, Fish Tacos, Jimmy Dean Sausage, waffles.

Kids reenact classic movie scenes in class

Garden project

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Check in on Mondays about their weekend activities

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Greetings at the door; personal narratives, quotes on screen and students respond and often with their personal examples etc…; circle share outs

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Students get a playing card each day from me to determine their table group. This allows me to say hi to each student individually, and it mixes up the groups daily promoting interaction.

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Greet my students at the door. Say welcome back to those that were absent. Say I’m glad you’re here to tardy students.

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The students have writing workshop groups that are positive and welcoming.

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Opening week, my students write an introduction letter to me about what they really enjoy in life or what concerns they have about this year and I write back to them. This creates an immediate connection.

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Play music while students are arriving.

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I do a community circle and ask Ca va.