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I'm going to have the kids draw and color on a flashcard the things they did over the summer. During the year I uses those cards for randomly pick up names or volunteers for class activities. 

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I'm going to have the kids draw and color on a flashcard the things they did over the summer. During the year I uses those cards for randomly pick up names or volunteers for class activities. 

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A French kid I placed in a family a couple of summers ago is back visiting and will spend Day 1 in my french classes talking about "back to school" in France vs. US and the new school cell phone ban in France.

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I read an article last year about giving students "puzzles" to find their seats.  I project the puzzle each day and then watch them figure it all out with no help from me.  It gives me an opportunity for me to see the personalities in the room, force the kids to work with people they don't know, and help them feel more comfortable with problem solving.
Here's the original article:  https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/06/27/tln_merz.html

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Joy's idea: THIS OR THAT and WHY? Example: Dogs or cats? Why?

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Joy's idea: THIS OR THAT and WHY? Example: Dogs or cats? Why?

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Put up lyrics or text and have them pronounce it before they learn any pronunciation rules. "The wronger/funnier the better!"

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Learning games are always memorable (Slide the eraser, basketball, tortuga loca, fly swatter, oldies but goodies

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Learning games are always memorable (Slide the eraser, basketball, tortuga loca, fly swatter, oldies but goodies

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Pool noodle game with vocab
(see Day 1 idea)

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Amy's idea for a get to know you.
Explain Rock/Paper/Scissors, then the winner of each "best of 3" match, continues on, but the loser has to become their cheerleader as they compete against another student, continuing on till 2 students each have 1/2 the class as cheerleaders in a final battle!

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Flipgrid video on a topic and reply to someone else's with a video also. Can be target language or culture related.

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Have students draw three activities they did over the summer on an outline of a person, share with each other and randomly pick students to share

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Have students draw three activities they did over the summer on an outline of a person, share with each other and randomly pick students to share

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Rearrange the desks: circle, two sides, etc

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Rearrange the desks: circle, two sides, etc

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simulate a texting conversation in another language (in a controlled app) - kids across room with backs to each other or sitting the way they would if they were at home, with headphones, negotiating meaning and focusing on the conversation

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Getting to know each other the first days. No content, no target language... I might even do Churro day. 

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Getting to know each other the first days. No content, no target language... I might even do Churro day. 

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Give students the occasional mint (winning a game, have a cough, it's their birthday, random act of kindness, etc) 

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Give students the occasional mint (winning a game, have a cough, it's their birthday, random act of kindness, etc) 