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jkeiskerGood middle school first day suggestions. Teacher introduction.
icebreakers firstday activities teaching school first resources day
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Bennut NuIntroduction activities
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Josh FloresAgain, never too many. RT @techgirlangie Activities for the First Day of School http://t.co/V8FQOUg #edchat #bced #bcpvpa
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As an icebreaker/opening activity we do a tried and true activity, KWL, with the topic being "Mrs. Honour" For those unfamiliar with the activity, the students make a list of things they already "K"now about the topic, things they "W"ant to know about the topic and after the "lesson" the students list what they have "L"earned about the topic. We generally get a pretty good list going about what they know about me (common knowledge) .... I drive a green mini-van, I shop at Food Lion, I have two children who go to this school.... Then we get a list of what they want to know... in the past, the students have wanted to know what do I do for fun, what kinds of music do I listen to, and if have I ever met anyone famous ....
Now for the lesson... I prepare a list of facts about myself, ranging from where I was born to I manage my own fantasy baseball team, and other similarly "interesting" facts.. I fold each one and put them all in my fact jar. I have a large piece of white butcher paper taped to the board with my name circled in the center. (this introduces the freeform concept mapping activity I use regularly in class) I ask for volunteers and one by one the students illustrate the fact and students guess what it is... when someone gets in right, they illustrate the next fact... Each class produces a free form map of me! I tell them that they will need to learn this valuable information about me.
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The next day - I leave all the classes maps of me up, and pass out a 20 question "quiz" in multiple choice format, and tell them to feel free to use the "visual resources" on the wall. Auughhhh a quiz on the second day, they groan.... good news for them is that after I "grade" the quizzes, I return them the next day with a coupon attached... I grade the quiz based on 10 questions and for every question they get right over the 10, they get a coupon worth that many extra credit points on a real quiz!
We then go back to the KWL list and I have each class contribute 3 new things they know about me... So now, the mysterious teacher at the front of the class seems to be more like a real person to everyone, and for homework they are to create their own free-form concept of themselves (7-10 facts illustrated on a 81/2X11 unlined paper), and viola, I have great "stuff" for a bulletin board just in time for open house.
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Learning Styles Inventory
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<!--mstheme--> Give your students the learning styles inventory to determine how they learn best. This will be beneficial to both you and your students. Links to assessments are below. Some assessments can be taken online while others will need to be printed and hand scored. Not all of the assessments look at the same traits, so please look at all of them before making a decision.
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<!--mstheme--> Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire -- found at North Carolina State University
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<!--mstheme--> VARK Questionnaire -- found at Honolulu Community College Intranet
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<!--mstheme--> Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences -- found at The Vancouver Island Invisible Disability Association Website
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<!--mstheme--> Learning Style Inventory -- found at Psychology at Red Rocks Community College
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J M"Here are some activities you can do with students on the first day back to school. Some are fun, some are valuable as learning tools, and some are both."
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kimskorner4teachertalk.com
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Laurie TollRT @tombarrett: RT @janetbianchini: RT @vale360 RT @TechnologyToday: ACTIVITIES FOR 1st DAYS OF SCHOOL http://bit.ly/22zHr #newclass
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<!--mstheme--> I teach various social studies subjects at Keystone Heights Jr/Sr High School in Keystone Heights, Florida. We are a 1200+ student, 7-12 public school in Northeast Florida. Since we are a relatively small school in a close-knit community I often "know" the students in my class prior to them actually being in my class, and in turn they think they "know" me.
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<!--mstheme--> Give a pretest to determine the class's strengths and weaknesses. This will help you plan lessons throughout the year. You will know which areas to skim over and which ones to cover thoroughly.
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Ryan Kinnettideas for first days of school.
firstday activities teaching first school icebreakers of day
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Adam BlumerA couple of good ideas and links on learning styles, icebreakers etc.
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Aaron ShawThis is something that often gets overlooked. Although the students know your name, they do not know you. Let them know some things about you. Let them know where your grew up, where you went to school, your teaching background and how long you have been teaching.
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As an icebreaker/opening activity we do a tried and true activity, KWL, with the topic being "Mrs. Honour" For those unfamiliar with the activity, the students make a list of things they already "K"now about the topic, things they "W"ant to know about the topic and after the "lesson" the students list what they have "L"earned about the topic. We generally get a pretty good list going about what they know about me (common knowledge)
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Now for the lesson... I prepare a list of facts about myself, ranging from where I was born to I manage my own fantasy baseball team, and other similarly "interesting" facts.. I fold each one and put them all in my fact jar. I have a large piece of white butcher paper taped to the board with my name circled in the center. (this introduces the freeform concept mapping activity I use regularly in class) I ask for volunteers and one by one the students illustrate the fact and students guess what it is... when someone gets in right, they illustrate the next fact... Each class produces a free form map of me!
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The next day - I leave all the classes maps of me up, and pass out a 20 question "quiz" in multiple choice format, and tell them to feel free to use the "visual resources" on the wall. Auughhhh a quiz on the second day, they groan.... good news for them is that after I "grade" the quizzes, I return them the next day with a coupon attached... I grade the quiz based on 10 questions and for every question they get right over the 10, they get a coupon worth that many extra credit points on a real quiz!
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We then go back to the KWL list and I have each class contribute 3 new things they know about me.
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for homework they are to create their own free-form concept of themselves (7-10 facts illustrated on a 81/2X11 unlined paper), and viola, I have great "stuff" for a bulletin board just in time for open house.
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Visit the Icebreakers and Energizers page.
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Student Made Bulletin Board
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lassroom Quilt
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<!--mstheme--> At the beginning of the year I like to have my students participate in an activity that will last the entire year. Each child receives a square made of material that they decorate according to a theme (such as Olympics) that includes their name. Those squares are then sewed together to make a curtain, room divider, or wall hanging for the entire year! The last time I made one the students chose a state that started with the same letter as their name, researched the state, and included some information about that state through pictures. I completed the quilted curtain by sewing in some red and blue pieces to accent their white ones!
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Brenda BennettThis site has some ideas for the first day of high school. I like the learning styles inventory from N.C.
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Rita BacaFor Beginning of Year
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Who Is Your Teacher? bulletin board to use with your introduction
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Crossword Puzzle
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Hidden Message Puzzle
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Classroom Quilt
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<!--mstheme--> At the beginning of the year I like to have my students participate in an activity that will last the entire year. Each child receives a square made of material that they decorate according to a theme (such as Olympics) that includes their name. Those squares are then sewed together to make a curtain, room divider, or wall hanging for the entire year! The last time I made one the students chose a state that started with the same letter as their name, researched the state, and included some information about that state through pictures. I completed the quilted curtain by sewing in some red and blue pieces to accent their white ones!
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Links to other ideas for first day activities:
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<!--mstheme--> Getting to Know You: Activities for the First Day of School -- found at Education World<!--mstheme--><!--msthemelist-->
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<!--mstheme--> Fourteen Great Ideas for the First Days of School -- found at Education World<!--mstheme--><!--msthemelist-->
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<!--mstheme--> Fourteen MORE Activities for the First Days of School -- found at Education World<!--mstheme--><!--msthemelist-->
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<!--mstheme--> Break the Ice -- found at Honolulu Community College<!--mstheme--><!--msthemelist-->
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<!--mstheme--> Icebreakers -- found at Indiana University Teacher Talk<!--mstheme--><!--msthemelist-->
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<!--mstheme--> Icebreakers/Mixers -- found at B'nai B'rith Youth Organization<!--mstheme--><!--msthemelist-->

<!--mstheme--> The First Days of Middle School -- found at MiddleWeb
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