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Žák si odtrhne proužek s otázkou a:

1. všichni společně sednou do kruhu a žáci si pokládají otázky,

2. v pohybu po třídě - žák má jednu otázku, vybere si spolužáka a navzájem si je přečtou, zodpoví, pak si otázky vymění a pokračují dál.

3. anketa - žák sbírá odpovědi od více spolužáků (počet zadá učitel), na závěr shrne odpovědi, vypíchne nejzajímavější, nejvtipnější,

4. hot seat - jeden žák je uprostřed a ostatní mu kladou otázky, pak se role vystřídají.

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BACK TO SCHOOL: 8 Q&A ACTIVITIES - ELT-CATION

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Here are eight back-to-school activities that may be built around one set of questions to get the year started off on the right foot.

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1, My holiday-Speed dating

Talk about

something you had planned/wanted to do but you didn´t do it. why not?

something you hadn´t planned/wanted to do but you did. Why did(n´t) you enjoy it?

somewhere you went and how you got there

the furthest place from home this summer

the most beautiful place

the most exciting moment

something new you learned or something you got more experience with

something you bought

something you didn´t like. why not?

someone new you met

something you ate/drank

something you read/watched

something unexpected that happened to you

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Invite students to share the things they want you to know about their lives.

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Hi everybody! Summer holidays are over and  school is starting in a week. I've collected some ideas for the first days (here you can have a look https://pin.it/6B3245R) but I'm still looking for... the Big One! Have you got any suggestions (age 11 to 14)? Many thanks and have a great school year!🤞🍀

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Hi all! Next Wednesday I begin teaching again, Here are a couple of Day One activities that always work for me, and that I share here each year precisely for that reason. They are both ways of breaking the ice and helping students get to know about one another and get to know you! Neither of the activities need materials or special preparation, which is always a bonus on Day One.
Who, What, Why?
First, ask students, in pairs, to think of as many question words as possible and to write them down (who, what, why, when, how, how many, how long…). Then ask the students, individually, to write one question with each question word they thought of to find out information about their partner, or about their partner’s summer holidays (Who did you go on holiday with? What was your favourite moment in the holidays?, ...) The students then interview their partner using their questions. To get feedback, ask the students to tell you one interesting thing they found out about their partner. Finally, the students can then choose some of their questions to find out information about YOU.
Just say yes
This is a great way to let the students find out something about you in the first week, and to give students lots of useful practice making questions. Simply ask the students, in teams, to prepare questions to ask you, but they always need the answer to be ‘Yes’. Teams win a point for each question that gets a ‘yes’ answer (and is grammatically correct, if you want), but they get no points for any question that gets the answer ‘no’. So, if the question is ‘Are you a great teacher?’ they get a point, but if they ask ‘Are you silly?’ they get nothing ;-)
I hope both activities work for you. Good luck to you and your students in the 2023-2024 academic year!

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Ice breakers for speaking and writing all levels

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This multi-level task was designed using different formats such as a spinning wheel and it's perfect to promote communication and getting to know our students on the first days.

It involves DUA/UDL principles as it is based on previous knowledge, it presents several forms of implication and promotes understanding i n different languages.

CAVEATS AND OPTIONS

You can use this in front of the class in case students don't know each other so that all of them get in touch

You can use it in pairs so that each one picks a random question and they ask each other several ones alternatevely

For higher levels. Students can ask each other and then tell the rest of the class what their mate had told him/her. It can be used as a reported speech speaking task

Students can also revise reported speech by means of a short writing task

In the following links there are four more spinning wheels created with FLUKY
See also 1º ESO . Beginner level. 2º ESO. Pre- intermediate 3º ESO. Intermediate 4º ESO. Intermediate

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ICE-BREAKERS for speaking and writing This multi-level task was designed using different formats such as a spinning wheel and it's perfec...

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PechaKucha 20x20: Discover PechaKucha presentations, stories, ideas, examples, and videos that will inspire

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PechaKucha 20x20: Discover PechaKucha presentations, stories, ideas, examples, and videos that will inspire

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Everyone has something amazing to share. Let's make it happen.

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12 Free First-Day-of-School Printables You Don't Want To Miss!

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Looking for an awesome activity to do on your first day of school? We've got you covered! Check out these 12 fun and easy free printable first-day-of-school worksheets. From Classmate Bingo to a First Day of School Flip-Book, there's something for everyone in this free bundle. Just submit your email here to save and print your collection now.

Here's what's included in the free printable first-day-of-school worksheets bundle:

Classmate Bingo

Invite students to mix and mingle as they learn fun facts about one another.

All About Me Worksheet

Have students share their favorite things as well as their goals for this school year.

Back-to-School Scavenger Hunt

Have students search around your classroom to find supplies and learning areas.

First-Day-of-School Writing Prompts & Back-to-School Writing Paper

Choose from a fun list of writing prompts to get those creative juices flowing.

First-Day-of-School Flip-Book

Make a fun flip-book that shares students' hopes and goals for the year.

First-Day-of-School Poem Template

Invite students to compose a poem about the first day of school with our free template.

"What We Do When ..." Activity for Writing About Expected Behaviors

Have students write about and draw what it looks like when they are doing small-group work or lining up for class.

"We're Different, We're the Same" Classmate Venn Diagram Activity

Invite students to compare their similarities and differences.

"I Wish My Teacher Knew ..." Printable

Invite students to share the things they want you to know about their lives.

3, 2, 1 Back-to-School Writing Activity

Encourage students to share their "3, 2, 1" countdowns with the class.

Interview a Classmate Printable

Help students sharpen their speaking and listening skills with this free printable.

"What Our Classroom Looks Like During ..." Activity

Use this printable to talk about expected behaviors during independent work, partner work, and more.

Ready to save and print your free printable first-day-of-school worksheets? Just click the orange button to fill out the form at the top of this page.
Yes, I Want My Printable Bundle!

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12 Free First-Day-of-School Printables You Don't Want To Miss!

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Get ready for another year with these free first-day-of-school printable worksheets, including Classmate Bingo, a scavenger hunt, and more!

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5 Best Ways to Welcome Students Back to School

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We look forward for the opportunities of learning and educating each other, socializing with peers, and re-establishing our routines. At the same time, both parties are anxious about leaving our comfort zones and are concerned about upcoming challenges.

We know we need to manage our emotions and utilize them in ways that only enhance our performance, and our students', in the next school term.

A warm welcome, a back to school treat, or a lovely gesture from our students is all that gets us running with enthusiasm. The same applies to the students who look forward to a memorable first day at school.

We can excite them with fun welcome packs, first-day treats, or warm welcome story from the new teacher. But we need more than excitement. We need this day to be a milestone to which they could look back even behind their emotional fog in later years of life.

The first day should be a standard-setter for the communication tone they will use throughout the school year. We also want to use this opportunity to encourage them to put their best foot forward in the academic arena.

How can we help them take their promotion with responsibility without losing their intrinsic motivation? Here are a few tips:

Best ways to welcome students back to school:

1. Use a Theme

Yes, I know there is nothing uncommon in this method. Most teachers prefer to keep the first day focused on themes. But you can consider several unusual themes.

Focus on grit, diversity, growth mindset, or respect.

Start from using the relevant teachings in class decoration, welcome notes, and story and play time. Choose activities that let children talk about, or experience, these principles. Share your story.

Talk about the practice these principles might require. And get them engaged in actual practice.

And in the end, set the principle their theme of the year. Ask them to collect at least one memory in the coming year that applies the concept and share it with the class at the end of the school year.

2. Include Activity

It is a common practice to welcome students to a decorated classroom. And including activities on the first day of school is not an unheard-of concept.

You can include your touch by using a trending topic to dictate the activity. Or you can personalize the exercise by developing a theme for this activity which surrounds those aspects which are closer to your heart.

Then you can interpret their achievements and outcomes with what you learned from a similar experience you had in the past. Also share how your learning outcome was, or was not, applicable to the real world.

Invite them to present conflicting views and build an atmosphere of healthy confrontation.

3. Study Them

Every teacher admits that students impart just as much, if not more, knowledge to teachers as teachers do to them. For a receptive teacher, every child gives hundreds of lessons about human psychology, communication skills, learning methods, and development.

Use your ability to learn and study these little human beings for their individuality. Learn their greatest strengths and try to know if these strengths are their most treasured ones.

Create a note to their parents to let them know these attributes in their children's personality. This individualized analysis of their personality will exponentially enhance their trust in you.

4. Offer Open House

One of the best ways to welcome students back to school is to offer an Open House. This could be another great practice to create rapport with the kids. It is rather indirect but is enormously beneficial to know the psychological and familial background of kids.

A major part of children abilities and limitations come from the environment in which they live and parental involvement they enjoy. Meetings with parents and other caregivers will allow the teachers to interpret behaviors from children in the light of parents' demeanor and engagement levels.

Open house, when combined with individualized insight into the child's personality, will also help the students in viewing different parts of their environment as a whole.

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5. Be Versatile

Use versatility to enhance cooperation among children. Children can be mean, bullies, victims, and lonely. But these traits in them come from their environment.

We can change their behavior by showing them different manners to meet and greet their fellow human beings. Modeling the behavior is an effective method to change the behavior for good. But it's just the start.

We need to include lonely and victimized children by encouraging those activities in which these kids are more skilled.

Offering a variety of activities on the first day allows us to incorporate the interests of such children into activity mix without us having to know their individual passions.

Wrap Up

At the first day of school, our primary focus is on setting the right tone and energy for the upcoming school year. We can achieve this goal by choosing a theme which we consider most important for our students and including several activities, meetings, and stories to the mix.

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Here are 5 best ways to welcome students back to school that encourage them to put their best foot forward in the academic arena.