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I love starting the year with "All About Me" activities. I also learned from a friend and mentor to read the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, which springboards a discussion about our own names. I typically will ask some of the soft start questions while I am walking in the hallway with students, but I love the idea of asking the question "emoji" question to start a session.

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I'm planning on starting with students working on an "All about me" activity to start off our time together. I also like the idea of doing check-ins some days and then playing games such as Would you rather. Maybe spending the first several minutes every session will help to build good relationships.

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Love the use of different questions -- which would vary with where we are in our tutoring relationship, the day of the week, and the time of the year.  "What is important for me to know about you?" or "How do you learn best?" are ones I use at the start.  An "all about me" page also would do this. "What do you want to remember over spring break?" would be a future question or "optimistic ending" (love that phrase, too!).  At some point, I would be curious to know what they would ask each other...

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I really like the idea of playing "would you rather" as an icebreaker. You can even incorporate the students' interests into your questions!

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I appreciate the validation of the importance of relationship building within different groups. While this helps create a healthy learning environment, it is also an opportunity for students to develop relationships and camaraderie that they can carry beyond the tutoring classroom. The time taken from instruction time is a valuable investment.

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Icebreakers have always been a huge help in classes that I have taken so I'll include those. I believe that a question game could also be fun like 2 truths and 1 lie.

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I really liked the idea of "Empathetic Listening". It gives students the opportunity to share while feeling that what they are saying is valued. It also give the teacher the opportunity to actively listen without thinking they have to come up with a solution.

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I love the idea of not jumping directly into content for the first tutoring session, but taking time to get to know my students. Doing an All About Me page for the first session seems like a fun way to get to know my students and for the students to get to know me! I also definitely plan to greet my students at the beginning of each tutoring session because it fosters a respectful learning environment and shows that I am excited to see them! In addition, asking some of the relationship-building questions is also something I plan to do.  A general relationship-building strategy I plan to do is show up as my authentic self daily. I think it’s important for students to see someone who embraces their authenticity because it can encourage them to do the same thing, which can lead to a healthier tutoring relationship overall!

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I love the idea of door greeting with emotional feeling to show how they are feeling. Ice breakers and games with movement. One that has a lasting affect on students is to show up at one their games. Sharing their interest. Giving them space to share with a friend what they did on the weekend to get some of the talking out before class starts.

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I love the idea of an "all about me" page for each student and to keep it and keep adding to it. Any questions that can be asked to know more about each other are great.

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I'm planning to try the All About Me activity, but I plan to break it into daily chunks, where we complete one component of the page each day, to save time. Then we'll share what we wrote.
Another relationship building strategy will celebrate the age(s) of the children in the groups. After finding out how old each child is, I will ask "How did you celebrate your last birthday?" and folllow-up with "What do you want/would you like to do for your birthday this year?" It will help build relationship when I post a monthly calendar board listing all my students' birthdays. My birthday would be posted as well in September. I'd top that off by bringing mini-cakes (like Little Debbie) for their birthdays.

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I plan on trying icebreakers to get the kids to loosen up.

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Consistency is the key.

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I like to start out with a "would you rather" or a "question of the day" . It's a great way to get to know them or create some giggles in what could be a nervous situation for them. All about me activities are also a great way to learn some things about the student and provide bridges for other conversations.

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I saw this icebreaker activity at a kids summer camp: Everyone gets a chance to say their name and make up a motion that is their "call sign" so to speak. For example: Liliana says "Liliana" then makes the motion for "thumbs up". Everyone in the group then says "Liliana" and makes the motion for "thumbs up". This is repeated every day. Each person gets to say their name, do their motion and have everyone repeat after them.

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I started out learning more about my students by asking who they live with, do they have older/younger siblings, what books do they like to read at home. I think it's important to not only ask, but to follow-up. Ask specific questions about what they have told you, so they know you were listening and that you care. I'm going to try some of the other questions such as what are you proud of, and those that help the student reflect on what is positive about them.

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In the past, I have asked fun, light questions, such as favorite animal or favorite thing they ate that day. I plan on trying other fun icebreakers though, such as "What Am I?" where one student picks an image and then the others have to ask questions to find out what it is. I was also thinking of doing some kind of activity where they all put their hands in the middle and try to hold up a ball or something. We did something similar in tae kwon do, but now I'm thinking of incorporating it for tutoring.

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One of my mantra's as a classroom teacher was, "we don't have time to waste." Keeping students focused and busy was key to class-room management and time-on-task. In hindsight, I probably sacrificed some quality time getting to know my students. As a tutor (given that my time with students is limited), the relationship building must be prioritized. I MUST get to know the students with whom I am working. I love the soft start/optimistic ending approach - I will definitely put it into practice. I will keep the "relationship building questions" handy - they provide an excellent starting point. And, empathic listening will undergird all of my efforts.

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I love talking to my students on the way to my classroom and having conversations about their previous day's activities. I usually hear about home activities and get to know the ins and outs more. I like to be positive and encouraging before we start the lesson. At the end, I want to know what each student wants to learn about and how to reach their goal. That may encourage other students to become more ambitious about their learning. At the beginning of the year, I would do an activity with their name. They complete a sports flag with corresponding questions like "how many siblings do you have, draw a star for each one", "color the star blue if you are the middle child", "put stripes with your favorite color" etc. The questions help me get to know the student and develop a relationship of knowledge. I may try to make a folder for each student with their goal for the month and have them track their goal. This will give the accountability. I will end each session with a positive note on their work and encourage them to practice what we did that day.

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During peak of the pandemic, I was required to take students outside for mask breaks. I worked with small groups as a resource teacher, and was fortunate to have a contained outdoor courtyard near my classroom door. Most days, four our mask break, we took a ball to kick and throw outside in the courtyard. We would often take turns kicking the ball to one another; I would participate as well. At first, the students found it strange and funny to see their 50 year old teacher kicking the ball around (and I am pretty good ha ha)! I believe those brief moments of fun made us all feel closer. They realized I am a person too...and perhaps saw that "former child" in me at play. At the same time, I think their ball skills improved, which gave them confidence.

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I would like to play a short game like papper, rocks ans scisors just to get a bit of fun before entering into the tutoring. I would like to keep a diary about the anecdotes that happen during the day to day of teaching and learning. I could use this information to look back and bring smiles to the kids and to myself as well as to use it as a tracker of their own progress.

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I'm going to have a personalized notebook for my students where I can keep notes on their interests. I really want to play word, tic tac toe and bingo

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I like the idea of chit-chatting in the hallway on the way to the session. If the group is three people and it's hard for everyone to feel included in a hallway discussion, I plan to ask get-to-know-you questions at the start of our session -- questions that everyone can feel confident answering and questions that imply follow-up questions, so there are no dead ends. If, for example, I ask if my students have pets and no one does, I can ask: "Well, if you could have any animal for a pet, what animal would you choose?" I like the suggested question: If you could change your name, what name would you choose? I would add: "Or do you think your name is just right for you?" These questions could lead to more meaningful conversations about family (e.g, "I'm named after my grandmother...").

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I really like the idea of a having a check-in circle, but I also plan to utilize the time walking to our session to ask students questions and set the tone for our learning time together.  I plan to work my way through the questions provided, as well as incorporating relevant questions about regarding current events, holidays, etc.  I am also planning to look for fun ice breaker activities online.

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I will try a get to know you and encourage the students to use their spelling words of the week in the sentence they say. For example, last week a lot of family words were in the list like sister, mother, father.

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I like to start off with fun icebreakers. It could be as simple as raising there hand to tell me one thing they are grateful for or tell a joke. Also, I also like for everyone to get to know each other by sharing their favorite food, color, or hobby. I would be remiss if I didn't ask about their favorite video games or songs. This is an fun way to engage and get to know each other.

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I would like to try to play more get to know you games that helps me to get to know my students more. I like how they had a list of questions to ask because I feel like I ask my students the same questions and that gets boring. I like all the tips that this module offered. Will definitely apply it to my students.

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My students in the past have always loved having a “share time.” They get to share whatever they are comfortable sharing, and that way no personal or uncomfortable questions are asked. We sit in a circle and play popcorn or some type of game so random children each day gets their share time.

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Walking with each student either to a session or returning from a sessions can allow for critical one on one time for "curious questions". This is something I did with my own children. When I would pick them up from school or practice and we were driving, they would start by asking me " I have a curious questions! What did you buy me for snacks?" It felt so much more real than drilling them with the traditional "how was your day?"

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I want to try to make a bingo game or some kind of fun quiz for the book I'm reading to my students. I find that it always helps to smile more when dealing with children, as it makes you seem easier to connect with.

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What was your favorite thing about today? What did you wish you could do better? Asking about their personal lives in the beginning and validating their progress at the end seem to be a good way to set a standard that this is safe space to be open in. Express themselves freely. 

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What was your favorite thing about today? What did you wish you could do better? Asking about their personal lives in the beginning and validating their progress at the end seem to be a good way to set a standard that this is safe space to be open in. Express themselves freely. 

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What kind of fairy tale character is your favorite and why? Do you see yourself like them?

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Walking to and from sessions seems to allow individuals the opportunity to spend a small amount of one-to-one time with me (I walk slower) about family things. We open with a jar of gratitude marbles and even secret thoughts for marbles are allowed in the jar. My marble is usually my gratitude for the time with them, for knowing them and for seeing them grow. I would like to start a notebook to track the shared family relationships that often show up in the marbles. I will add one of the ending/closing ideas into what is usually a little more chaotic.

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I am going to start each class with having conversations with my students as we are walking to class. I am going to thank each of them for coming and being ready to learn. I think the idea of an All About Me page would be a great way to begin the first tutoring session. This information can be used though out the tutoring sessions. I am going to end the class by asking what they enjoyed or didn't enjoy and thank them for trying their best during our lesson.

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I plan on incorporating some type of "reflection card" at the end of each session that would include what the topic of the days lesson was, at least one PLUS for their day (what they did great that day), and possibly a place for them to list a goal and/or wish they have for upcoming sessions.

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While walking to and from classrooms I ask about how their weekend was, what's new at home and check in with how things are going in class. But I think the topic that always shows a little surprise and happiness is when I remember an event they had previously told me about. My students love it when I mention how a sporting event went or a family trip or gathering.

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I am going to start by thanking them for coming and being ready to learn. Then I will have a few minutes of Sharing Time. For my first session I will ask them to tell me 3 things they want me to know about them. I will tell them 3 things I want them to know about me. I will write down their 3 things and save the card.

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Some other ice breaker ideas? What is your favorite TV show? Who is your favorite singer or band? What is your favorite holiday? What is your favorite game?

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As much as I want to try playing games or activities with students, I think just a simple conversation to get to know them works best with me. Maybe as time goes on and they are comfortable around me, I'll plan to incorporate fun mini games or activities!

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I saw a great idea on Instagram of how a teacher welcomes her students in the morning.
First, there is a laminated page by the door with pictures of a hug, handshake, giving a "pound", doing a happy dance, a bow/curtsey, a wave, etc.
As the students are lined up against the wall, the student chooses how they wish to greet their teacher by pointing at the picture and the teacher reciprocates.

This not only lets the child choose how they wish to be greeted but can also be a way for the teacher to see how that child is feeling that day. For example, the student who usually does a happy dance every morning chooses a wave instead. Not to get overly concerned about but would just keep an eye out for any other signs of disengagement that day.

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I plan to find out as much about my students as possible to start so that I can relate to them and help them feel comfortable with me. I like the ideas of asking what they like to do outside of school and also, if they could read about anything, what would it be?

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"The goal of education is not merely the passing on of knowledge; the goal of education is the holistic development of each of our students."

This was a TedX presentation that was listed in additional resources for relationship building. It was very powerful!

I plan to find out more about the students that I tutor so that I can serve them better, whether it is in the classroom or finding resources for them that help outside of school, which ultimately helps them to be more successful in school.

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What kids wish their teachers knew | Kyle Schwartz | TEDxKyoto

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I like the idea of starting with a moment of quietness.  Inviting the students to gently close their eyes, placing their hands in their laps, feet flat on the ground, backs sitting up straight in their seats and then begin taking in a few deep cleansing breaths and as they exhale release a groan or sigh that generates calmness and releases tension.  Then end the quiet with a poem or song or phrase that transitions us into the session.

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I love talking to kids, so this part will be easy. Right now, is Halloween, so I have been asking if they celebrate what they are dressing up as, tell them what my family is dressing up like, what kind of candy they like best, etc. Usually, I make conversation based on characters on their clothing or backpacks, because my son usually has similar interests, it easy for me to strike up a quick convo about video games, tv or sports, etc

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As a retired therapist, now tutor, I would be careful in a group setting asking about family, family activities etc. Many of my former client children had a really hard time with those questions coming up in school and hearing other kids' positive answers when they don't have them to share, for example, kids living in foster care, or with dysfunctional families. 

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As a retired therapist, now tutor, I would be careful in a group setting asking about family, family activities etc. Many of my former client children had a really hard time with those questions coming up in school and hearing other kids' positive answers when they don't have them to share, for example, kids living in foster care, or with dysfunctional families. 

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I plan to start with a get-to-know-me circle where we share what our favorite activities, animals, movies, books and games are.

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I like the idea of the sharing circle. Toss a ball around and the person with the ball answers the question, until everyone has had a turn. This will get the blood flowing to the brain before the learning begins. :)
Ideas for questions: Do you have any pets? How many siblings do you have? What is your favorite food? What do you do for fun outside of school? What is your favorite subject?

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I am familiar and have previously done soft starts, but not optimistic endings purposefully. This is something I want to incorporate into my tutoring sessions.

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I plan to introduce myself and tell them a little about me. I plan to tell them that I have a cat named Misty and show them short short videos of her doing some tricks that I posted on tic tok. Next, I will have them introduce themselves using the ¨About me¨ sheets. I plan to use soft-start questions such as ¨how are you feeling today¨ I love to have my students do fun activities like playing rhyming games or sing songs. I will leave a few minutes after each work session, for an optimistic ending: Thanking them for their work an rewarding them with stickers. I will let them know that I look forward to seeing them again

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I'm really looking forward to getting to know my students! I like the idea of having them fill out an "All About Me" worksheet, and I would fill one out as well. For the first few sessions, I would do icebreakers/get to know you questions so we all can get to know each other. Any questions that I ask them I would also be ready to answer.

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I plan to start each session with a couple of deep breaths, encouraging students to be dramatic with their exhales, to help them settle into the learning space. Afterwards I will spend little time chatting with them and ask how their day is going or to share a little about themselves. I hope to incorporate a short game or read part of a story that will be part of each session throughout the week. I will give an overview of the topics of the day and ask if students have questions before we begin. At the end I will intentionally praise the process and talk about how excited I am to continue to learn with them throughout the week. Time permitting I might read to them a little or play a short closing game.

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I look forward to having the students make and decorate name cards for themselves that we can use during sessions. I want to know their favorite animals, foods, colors, games, places, instruments, other interests ... whether they have older and/or younger siblings... I want to give them the opportunity to ask me questions. I want to incorporate movement into ice breakers... For optimistic endings, I like the idea of asking what they liked about the session, what they persevered on... I will keep a notebook to keep notes about my students' interests....

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Ideas for Check in:  What are your hopes for today?
Optimistic ending:  What activity did you enjoy most today? Or, which activity helped you learn the most?

It is my standard practice to engage students about issues which arise during the lesson that affect either their interactions with each other, or their concerns about learning.

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I plan to do a rapid fire series of "what's your favorite..?" questions. I plan to show them pictures of my cat and tell them where I went to Elementary school. I'll tell them a few of my favorites.

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Ice Breaker: Everyone writes a favorite animal, place, food, or activity on a sticky note. Put them in a basket/container. Then pick one out at a time and try to guess who it belongs to and why.
Reflection: What do you feel proud about from today's lesson? Make sure you share an example of what you did that made you proud.

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I think it would be fun and an ice breaker to come up with 3 things about ourselves that the kids and tutor want to share and do so while hula hooping or some other gross motor activity. This would be #1 fun! #2 engaging #3 get some wiggles out before our session and #4 help us connect by learning about one another! My goal is to keep the kiddos engaged as much as possible, to make learning fun. One of my go to's at home is reading in monster or silly voices. My kids love it.

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When I've worked with multiple students I find it helpful to have a small object to help direct attention to the person talking and to listen respectfully while waiting their turn. For example a small eraser. The person holding the eraser gets to talk, everyone else listens. Everyone takes turns holding the eraser and the idea is that everyone feel heard and provides a little order to the setting

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I tell my students about my hobbies and show pictures of my family and dog. I ask about their families, hobbies and what they like to do for fun, what books they like to read and favorite characters. I ask about favorite colors too so I can find something they can use (pencil/notepads, etc...) in their favorite color.

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I am so excited to get to know my students. I will let them know some things about myself, and then ask them questions about themselves!

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One other thing you could do is ask your students more abstract and silly questions such as; if you could be an animal what animal would you be, if you could be in a movie what movie would you be in etc. you could also have a feelings wheel posted on your wall to help students answer the question how are you?

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I always incorporate a fun activity as least once a week that includes something each student like to do. For instance, me and my students made caterpillars out of sight words one week. During the making of the caterpillars, we discussed what they liked about caterpillars. I find incorporating fun activities keep my students engaged and opened to learning.

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I am planning to have an engaging, all inclusive classroom. An open-door pollcy to maintain teacher-student relationship will be a must as well.

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I met my students on Monday and my youngest students were a little afraid since they never saw me before.  I told them my name and that I have a little doggie named Molly.   I then opened my phone and showe i n the article abpout d them pictures of Molly.  They really enjoyed that and then told me about their pets.  That led into siblings, favorite color, what they like to play with and so on.  I felt it worked quite well.  I took notes on what they told me about themselves.
I also plan on taking a few minutes on Mondays inquiring about their week and weekends.
The article about no significant learning can occur without a significant relationship struck a cord with me.
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I always loved giving my students time in Monday mornings to tell me what they did over the weekend. It was a fun moment for all of us to see if anyone did anything similar. Later in the day I would have them write about their weekend during our writing block.

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I can't wait to hear all about the students and share information about me. I plan to take a couple of small pictures of my family, pictures of me doing something I enjoy and pictures of my pups! This will be a great ice breaker and hopefully share some laughter.

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I have always enjoyed the All About Me posters and then I think I'll have folders and they can clue it to the cover. Arts/crafts/cutting/cluing activities make it easier for some students to open up I think. I also love, love, love brain breaks and energizers so I'll try and incorporate that as a getting to know you activity. I've done the emogi how are you feeling today activities, I'm not a fan. I think it's important to keep this up with the soft check ins as well.

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I have a few ideas, but I think I will introduce myself first then ask who like to go next then allow them to make their introduction to the class. Or maybe create a circle with the students and I then go around to each person and make their introduction.

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I liked all the ideas in this module and I don't have any additional things to share off the top of my head. I did get a huge variety of stickers to share with my students at the end of a session, and I hope that paying attention to which sticker they choose (animals, sports, certain characters) will help me learn more about their interests while giving them something fun to look forward to at the end of each session.

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The M&M ( or Skittles) Get to Know You Activity
If food is permitted to be used in the classroom, this activity is sweet and fun. The teacher starts by opening up an individual size bag of M&Ms. Each color in the bag represents a different question. You can make up your own questions or look for the game online that already has questions made for you. The teacher shares about herself/himself by answering the corresponding question for each M&M.  Then allow the students to take turns answering the questions. After answering the question, the student gets to eat the M&M.  There are about 20 M&Ms in a bag so you can adjust the game by the number of students and the time allotted.
Optional: Use a large bag of M&Ms and pour out several on each student’s paper towel.

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I like the "about me" sheets. I saw someone mentioned playing two truths one lie and I thought that was a fun idea.

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I plan to try the "about me" sheets. I also plan to use the soft-start questions, such as "how are you feeling today?" or "Do you need help with anything?". The optimistic ending questions will also be useful in seeing what questions the students may have.

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As a tutor I will be Honest, Flexible, Patient and a Good Listener.

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I plan to introduce myself to students and let them know all about me and then ask them to tell me a little about themselves. If the children that I am working with can write, I like the idea of them writing down something about themselves that they would like me to know. I also like the idea of using emojis to match their feelings. I think this can be extra beneficial to especially shy students. A good way to communicate until you have earned their trust. At the end of the session, I would ask them what they liked about the session and if they had questions. Also, let them know how much I enjoyed working with them and praise them for hard work.

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I have met some of the students that I may be working with. I plan to really do a soft opening and maybe use some emoji signs and place them on a table in our tutoring area and have them to pick one that describes the way they feel and why? I also can do a word challenge ie cross word puzzle where the first student to finish first can stand and introduce themselves and states what animal/food etc. They would receive a play gold coins (found in dollar tree) place it in a container with their names on it and who ever have earned the most coins win 1st place 2nd place and so on. Everyone would be a winner at the end. I Also like the idea of "All about me sheets " as well that's a great idea. I will be trying all ideas to get the students where they need to be with their reading

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Honestly, This is my first experience with teaching children, other than my own. I don't know what the ages will be or even how much time I will really have with them. So, going with what I've learned in this relationship course, I think I'll try just easy conversation such as have each children say his name and something that they like to do and why they like to do it.

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I will start my soft-start with a short introduction of myself (maybe with pictures) and then do an age-appropriate ice breaker like "favorite animal," or "favorite activity." I had never heard of an "Optimistic Ending," but I like it, and will practice it with my students.

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I have done a lot of the suggested strategies with high school students as orientation activities at the beginning of the year and sprinkled in as relationship builders throughout the year. I think all of the strategies can be adapted to any grade level. I will be working with students in grades k-4, so I will need to tweak the activities accordingly. With the older kids, I really like the "All About Me' posters or poems. With the younger kids, maybe something more active that involves tossing a ball and sharing or moving to a certain area of the room for "would you rather" responses.

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This or That with questions about their interests, families, and favorite foods.

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This or That with questions about their interests, families, and favorite foods.

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I will take a picture of each child, create an All About Me poster, and they will draw pictures of what they like to do, what they like to eat, etc. and glue the drawings on each of their posters.

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I planned to print some photos of my family or maybe a picture of my dog to start discussions about family lives. My dog gets into lots of trouble because he is very curious. There are always great stories to tell.

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I plan to try the all about me for myself and the students to get ti know them better and they know something about me that we can connect on and starting building that strong relationship.

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I am going to introduce my young learners to my dog Maxie. Almost all of the students love animals and I think it would be a good way to connect with them.

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I have always done soft starts, but have never done optimistic endings. This is what I want to try as it can help me as I make plans for the next day as well as show the students that I value their input.

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I will open with some sort of getting-to-know-you, getting-to-know-me conversation. I might do a select-a-question-by-dice-roll to get the conversation started - with questions like, "What's your favorite color?" I will definitely include check-in daily; I liked the emoji idea.

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I plan on creating a list of All about Me questions. I will include myself and also answer the questions. I have never played two truths and a lie with kids. This will be fun I think. I would also ask them to draw an emoji to describe how they feel before and after our session.

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I want to start off by asking each student questions about themselves, such as, what's your favorite color, what is your favorite thing to do, and what is your favorite food? I also want to create a learning game that is similar to charades but in a group setting. Where the students take turns acting out an animal, object, or action. Each student gets a chance to guess.

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I want to start off building relationships by telling them about myself and finding out more about them. I liked the suggestion to ask what emoji matched the students feelings for that day and/or what superpower they would like to have. I feel like students can relate to these.

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Some of the Kagan games that were learned awhile ago (ex. I have, Who has)

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I would love to try:
- connection web
- stand up if, sit down if
- Pink toe! (students have to find a color in the room with that body part)

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I like the idea of sharing information about myself with students before they share information with me. I also always check in with children before I begin working with them, even if it is a quick interaction.

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I like the all about me activity.  I especially like modeling the activity by sharing about myself with them first.  I think this can set a positive tone and build trust with the students.  It is also a chance to be playful with the students, right from the outset.

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I like the all about me activity.  I especially like modeling the activity by sharing about myself with them first.  I think this can set a positive tone and build trust with the students.  It is also a chance to be playful with the students, right from the outset.

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I am planning to try an all about me activity with each student in the beginning and daily spend a bit of time with various questions to get to know them even more.

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I plan to try Sharing Time at the beginning of each tutoring session. I will use this as an opportunity to share answers to some of the building relationship questions, and allow students to share something meaningful to or about themselves. I also plan to participate with them, so that they can get to know a little bit about me as well.

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I would like to get to know what my students enjoy doing outside of school as well as what they don't enjoy at school. I am going to do an all about me page to begin our session and will try to use this to help my students find enjoyment in things that they may not usually enjoy.

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I would like to know what subjects students are most interested in learning about and plan to ask them, "If you could read a book about anything, what would it be about?"

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Tell a joke which (hopefully) can lighten the load carried by some of the students.  Always begin the session with a question; How are you feeling? What did you have for breakfast?  How is your pet?  What did you do afterschool yesterday?  It opens up conversation.  Sometimes I like to use a little game where the students give me a password; usually based on a skill we are working on before they sit down.

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Tell a joke which (hopefully) can lighten the load carried by some of the students.  Always begin the session with a question; How are you feeling? What did you have for breakfast?  How is your pet?  What did you do afterschool yesterday?  It opens up conversation.  Sometimes I like to use a little game where the students give me a password; usually based on a skill we are working on before they sit down.

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I always like to ask students how they are each day or if they had a nice weekend to engage them in a light conversation before the lesson. I want to try a "I Feel Booklet" for students especially if they are shy but will illustrate how they feel. I enjoy games and activities and definitely will include as an icebreaker or conclusion of the session.

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I plan to let each student complete an All About Me sheet the first week of tutoring. When completed , I will let them share with their group.

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Students are eager to share information about themselves and their family. I have used index cards with the statement " I wish my teacher knew" , they write anything they want me or their classmates to know about them. Fun activity.