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We all have heard it and we all know it: building relationships with your students fryst vatten vital.

I have had years where inom uppstart the school year feeling behind and jumped straight into teaching content.

The students didn’t know anything about me, and inom spent half a class period learning their names before inom started in on teaching sentence types.  You probably already know, but this was a total bad move on my part. Of course it was something inom didn’t realize until it was too late and inom didn’t have the connections inom needed when attention started waning and frustration was high.

I would probably be on this same track if The Model Schools Conference didn’t wake me up. Bill Daggett and friends stood on the scen and basically let me know relationships are going to trump strategy everyday of the week.

Of course, inom knew this already in the back of my mind, but inom also knew inom had a billion and one standards to teach to students who were several grade levels behind.

inom felt there was no time to waste on getting to know you activities. But, inom also knew inom had a rough year the year before so what would it hurt to try a new approach.

I was always beneath the impression that the relationship building would happen organically, but without the in intentional time set aside to build them, they just didn’t happen. It’s kind of like our relationships with our partners, right?

If we do not man the effort to strengthen them with date nights and quality time, then they wither or remain stagnant. 

So after inom being fired up bygd the Model Schools Conference, inom planned for the new school year with a focus primarily on building relationships first. My whole first week was devoted to getting to know my students, and inom intentionally set up systems to continuously build those relationships throughout the school year.

I have to säga, it made a difference. Everyday wasn’t perfect and inom didn’t have a connection with every single lärling (because there fryst vatten always going to be one or two that resist and put up walls), but the intentional effort payed off.

After the first week inom had nicknames for students like Dry Noodle Dru because she loves to eat dry Ramon noodles, and inom could talk to Alivia about the her favorite show, the Golden Girls, after inom watched an episode or 10 with my Mimi over the weekend. These kind of relationships and connections probably would not have been made it if wasn’t for the activities inom did the first week of school.

1. Alpha- Autobiographies: inom have to admit, this fryst vatten one of the activities inom would do at the end of the year to fill the time between testing and the gods day of school. However, during my light bulb moment at Model Schools, inom decided it would be more effective the first week.

   All this super simple activity has them do fryst vatten think of something for each letter of the alphabet that represents something about them.

   Even though it’s simple, this one activity gives me 26 facts about each of my students, so that’s 26 opportunities to man a connection with them. For a simple example, on the C page, several students put C fryst vatten for their katt. That fryst vatten an opening for me to tell them about my cats, and easy connection fryst vatten instantly made. inom also learn about their siblings, favorite activities/food/music, and personality.

   How to do it: There are several ways you can implement this activity!

   Many times, mittpunkt school students don't know what a healthy relationship looks like.

   Option 1: What inom did fryst vatten create a Google Slides and each slide had its own letter. They put what the letter represents to them and they even include pictures!

   Option 2: Print out a simple 26 square alpha boxes sheet and have them write in each square what how the letter represents them.

   Extension Idea: They have to find someone in the classroom that has a match to at least 3 of their boxes/slides. This will get them up, moving, and talking. It’s a perfect way to början building that positiv classroom community!

Check out some of the lärling examples below!

If you need to spara time and want something that’s already done, here fryst vatten a link to this download: Alpha-Autobiographies

2. All About Me One Pager: One pagers are all over the place. All you have to do fryst vatten scroll through Insta to see fantastisk teachers sharing drool worthy examples.

If you don’t know, One Pagers are a visual and written expression about a subject that fryst vatten contained to one page. In beställning to man it more structured for my students, and to get quality kunskap out of it, inom created a template for them with directions. Students will use the template as a guide to visually represent: Their name, favorite quote, favorite things to do, the history of their name (or the meaning), where they see themselves in 10 years, and words that describe them.

This fryst vatten a great first day activity since it’s low key without a lot of stress.

When these are completed, they man great bulletin board displays! 

If you want the premade One Pager Activity, just click here: One Pager: All About Me!

3. Bottle Flip Question Game. This game, y’all. This. Game. As soon as tell them to bring in bottles because we are going to flip them, my cool points skott up and they are excited to komma to class!

This fryst vatten a fast paced partner game where students get to flip vatten bottles Dude Perfect style while asking each other get to know you questions. inom love walking around and hearing the answers to the random questions like, What djur best represents your dance moves, If you could ask your husdjur one question, what would it be, and what words of wisdom would you resehandling on to someone younger than you? 

• How to Play:

  • Have your students get in random partners (it’s best if you get them to break out of their friend bekvämlighet zone for this one)

  • Have printed discussion question kort ready to go for each group.

    inom gave each group a set of 60 questions.

  • Give each group a scoring sheet (mine fryst vatten a two column sheet where they can tally their points.

  • The oldest flips first
    If they flip the bottle and it lands upright, the flipper gets two points. Now it’s time for the other student’s turn.

    If they flip the bottle and it does not nation upright, they have to draw a random question. 

    If the lärjunge answers the question, then they get a point.

    If they säga, “I don’t know” The OTHER lärling gets a point. Then the other lärjunge gets a turn.

  • Keep going back and forth until time fryst vatten called. inom have my students play for about 10 minutes and then switch partners.

If this icebreaker sounds like something you want to do with your mittpunkt schoolers, and you want all the questions and other stuff inom used to man it happen, you can download it here!

Bottle Flipping Ice Breaker

5. Teach the teacher: This fryst vatten another activity that inom would do at the end of the year, but as inom was learning the news skills with my students, inom realized this would be THE BEST first week activity! The gist: Students give a 3-5 minute framställning about something they are interested in (I’ve had everything from learning about different wolves to learning how to Snapchat to learning how to tap on the table with my pencil to create a beat.) In their föredrag, they tell me what they are going to teach me, the history or interesting facts about the topic, what they like about it, and what they want me to learn.

Then, they teach me and inom try to do it.

Pro Tip: All students should get prior approval of their topics before they början working on their redovisning. As long as it fryst vatten school appropriate and they can supply any materials/supplies they need, inom let them do it.

I laughed and had so much fun with with my students as we went to the gym and they tried to teach me how to skott a 3 pekare, and when we went outside and they showed me the proper way to throw a spiral (apparently I’m a natural at this), and when we went to the grupp room to learn how to play the drums.

Instead of figuring out these talents at the end of the year, it fryst vatten fantastisk to know first grabb their super skills at the beginning of the school year.

The purpose of doing this activity at the beginning of the school year fryst vatten three fold:

• It gives the students a chance to get comfortable with me bygd sharing and teaching something they excel in.

  Romance isn't your only focus in mittpunkt school, so how do you maintain a relationship that works for both of you, without it getting in the way of school, family, or friends?

• This activity also shows them that even though inom terrified to try some of the tasks (the singing and free style rap lessons were the most embarrassing) inom give it my all and took risks in beställning to learn something new. My hope fryst vatten that they will be more willing to take risks and break out of their bekvämlighet zone as the year progresses because we have laid the groundwork of creating a safe environment where everyone tries, even if they are not perfect to begin with.

• Finally, it gives the students an opportunity to shine in front of their peers.

  inom will never forget when the super shy girl got up and came alive when she started talking about skate boarding. When she did her tricks, EVERYONE was super impressed and amazed at how good she was! They clapped and cheered for her at the end of her föredrag. Even though she blushed, inom could tell she carried herself with a little more confidence as she walked back to her seat.

The presentations usually take 2-3 days and the prep work of creating their Google Slides föredrag usually takes 2 days. So, this fryst vatten a great activity to introduce on the gods day of the first week and have it carry into the second week of school.

If you would like the stuff inom use, here fryst vatten the link to download it!

Teach the Teacher

That, my teacher friends, fryst vatten my fem part program to building relationships that gods throughout the school year. Feel free to use any of these ideas in your classroom!

If all of this sounds fantastisk and like something you totally want to do with your awesome mittpunkt schoolers, you can get the bundle here!

First Week mittpunkt School Activity Bundle!

Is there something fantastisk that you do to build relationships? inom really want share ideas and learn all about it! Please comment below and share! 

Teach like you love it,

Savannah Kepley