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Building Positive Relationships
Building Positive Relationships
Check-ins
Entry/Exit Routines
Model interactions & build connections with students & families.
Movement around the classroom
Model the skills and attributes of Respectful Relationships
https://the-inspired-educator.com/8-quick-relationship-building-activities/
Google Forms Database
Google Forms Database
Sometimes, you learn little things about your students at surprising times. Interesting things. Important things. For example, in the hallway, a student might tell you about their favourite YouTuber ... or that they have a big volleyball match in a week ... or that a family member is having surgery. If you have a spot to save those important things quickly, you won't forget them ... and they might help drive your teaching or your relationships forward.
A simple Google Form can do the trick. Just create a Google Form (or use this template) with a few simple fields:
A short answer field with the student's name (or a dropdown if you only have one class of students)
A dropdown field with student's class (if you have multiple classes in a day)
A paragraph text field with what you learned about the student.
Learning Styles Questionnaires
Learning Styles Questionnaires
Two Minute Relationship Builder
Two Minute Relationship Builder
Choose one student whom you would like to strengthen your relationship with.
Select when you are going to approach the student (e.g., at the beginning of a class period).
Find the student and start a conversation with them. To build a productive relationship with a student, adults will likely have to initiate the connection.
The focus of these conversations should be:
Brevity. These conversations should last two minutes or under.
Student Voice. Invite them to share something non-academic with you about their day or life. Here are some great get-to-know-you question prompts.
Honesty. Model transparency and authenticity by sharing something personal/non-academic with the student.
Appreciation Board
Appreciation Board
Appreciation is powerful. The more you spread it around, the more confident everyone becomes -- and the more we realize the power in appreciation! An appreciation board provides a space for students to recognize each other. It can be a physical space, like a bulletin board or a spot to put up sticky notes. It can be a digital space, like the digital white board on your interactive display or a Jamboard file. Students can share specifics of why they appreciate someone else and include their name (or not). Then, decide what happens when a student recognizes another. Is it announced in front of class? Do you notify the appreciated student individually?
Tell Me Something Good
Tell Me Something Good
To promote a positive, caring atmosphere in the classroom, devote a portion of class for "Tell me something good' from the teacher toolkit This exercise takes just a couple of minutes from a class period, but has long-lasting effects and sets an optimistic tone for working together. During this time, students can share any positive aspect of their life, from school, friends, or family. Taking time for the class to get to know each other promotes a positive environment, builds confidence, and creates a sense of community within the class.
EfficienTEACH Ice Breakers.pdfTeam Building Activities
Team Building Activities
There is no wrong time of year for a team building activity. You can easily incorporate them every week to keep things fun and interesting all year long.
The Power of the Positive Phone Call Home
Peer Praise
Peer Praise
Lots of teachers use peer feedback. It's an effective strategy to get students more feedback than they can just get from the teacher. Plus, the different perspective helps students understand content and feedback better if they're giving the feedback.
Peer praise uses the same concept - students interacting with students. But the focus is positive. After looking over something a peer has created, the student leaves a single simple statement of praise for something good that peer did in their work. Some versions of this:
Trade papers with one classmate and leave one positive comment.
Leave student work on desks and have students circulate, leaving three positive sticky notes on each other's work.
Pass student work down a row or column of student desks, writing something nice in the margins.
The Praise Game
The Praise Game
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