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Greeting The Students: Greeting the students at the door and being intentional with every hello, especially the first few days, allows for relationships to begin to be formed and helps the classroom seem more welcoming.
Introductions: The first step when gaining a new class and meeting students is introductions. Getting to know each students names as they walk into class will allow them to see that you are eager to have them in class. Start by asking them what their name is and introduce yourself to them.
Names: When the whole class is there and everyone has gotten their things settled gather the class in a circle on the class rug and have them introduce themselves to the class and one thing about them. This allows the whole class to get to know each other and familiarize themselves with classmates. Over the first few days having name activities and providing opportunities for both you and the students to practice names will be very beneficial.
Activities that allow students to interact with each other in pairs, small groups, or whole group activities is great ways to build connections and build the idea that our class is a family. It is important for students to feel like they have a role in the classroom and are known by their peers, having different get to know you activities helps students make new friends and build relationships.
A great way to get to know your students is a get to know you worksheet. Students are able to share a little bit about themselves in a creative and fun way. I plan on having a classroom fridge, a section in my classroom where students can display work they want their peers to see. Hanging the get to know you worksheets on the classroom fridge for students to see and read will allow students to get to know their peers and see that they are valued in the class.
Rules: School rules and classroom rules need to be addressed and put in place the first day of school. As a class, we will discuss the school rules and why they are important when it comes to everyones safety. After discussing the rules for the school, students will come up with a small handful of classroom rules, with guidance from the teacher, and create an anchor chart to put up in the toom. At the bottom of the anchor chart each student will write their first name, agreeing to follow the safety rules they have created. It is important to recognize "An effective classroom has patterns and routines in place that make interaction and movement easy to organize and accomplish" (Evertson and Emmer, 2017, pg. 50). Rules are not only for safety they are for management, the earlier rules are practiced the more organized class will be. Later on in the day I will teach students out class call backs, or attention grabbers, and what is expected if them when they are being used in class. Throughout the beginning of school I will make sure we PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Rules should be repeated and practiced again and again, especially in the beginning of school (Evertson and Emmer, 2017).
General Procedures: Each class is different, and every teacher students have will have a different way they run the classroom. Going over general procedures at the beginning of the year allows students to understand what is expected of them and how to walk it out. Procedures for emergency drills, classroom helpers, distributing materials, restroom, related arts, and any interuptions will be taught.
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