Find out what they are all about. Get to know your students as individuals and allow students to get to know each other.. What do they like? What are they good at? How do they feel about school and learning? By getting to know each student and students getting to know each other individuals will feel important and valued. Communication with one another will be easier. Students who feel seen and heard by their teachers feel more connected to their classroom and are usually more motivated to learn. The resources that follow are all perfect for the “Back to School” Get to Know Each Other, Inventories or Icebreakers!
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DIFFERENTIATION consists of the efforts of a teacher to meet the variety of needs among learners in the classroom. It means adjusting or changing a lesson and goal based on specific needs of the learner. These interest inventories will support you in finding out everything you can about every student. How do they feel about each subject matter, where they work and even about how they feel about their own confidence? At early ages this may be a challenge so I often have them do the inventory with an adult who can help explain some of the questions. I also like to ask parents to fill out a survey about their child. This information altogether can be very helpful. These inventories are editable so you can complete them on the computer. (Example: for you the teacher you can add a picture and maybe send it to the students before school starts. The parent survey can be completed online as well.) Just use your text box, select a font and size.
This resource includes four games and activities to accompany each one: (One colored version and one black and white) I Would Rather (uses pictures for the primary student) Tell Me About You Should Know This About Me Who Would You Ask If games are played with partners a follow up is used to share one thing they learned or more about their partner. The resource also includes an All About Me Poster and cute Cootie Catcher.
This resource includes: Getting to know you dice game, Getting to know you Bingo, Getting to know you SCOOT, Getting to know you I Have Who Has. Perfect for Back To School The games will get your students moving and gathering information about each other.
Students enjoy writing about themselves and as an educator it is fun to read and make note about the information they share with us about them. These little bits of information are perfect for helping us to communicate, motivate and make a special connection with our students.
This resource includes: That’s So Exciting … Something that excites them. Wow! How Awesome … Something the student feels they are good at. Good to Know … What they like about school. That Sounds Yummy … A favorite lunch That Sounds Fun … What their perfect weekend would be. Take Lot’s of Pictures … Fun on a wonderful vacation. A Friend Is the Best … About a best friend. An Amazing Wish … What would you wish for?
Each topic has: Graphic Organizer for drawing or writing quick thoughts. Paragraph Organizer for developing a lead sentence, two details and a closing sentence. Template for gathering thoughts.
Six pages for writing (early writers, and then two sizes of print for levels of development) Each level has lines or the print line.
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