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The ELA Matters team has collaborated to bring you a range of fantastic back-to-school activities. These activities are not only designed to help you get to know your students on a deeper level but also to foster a sense of community.
Using collaborative posters is a fun, low-risk activity that is a great way to begin creating community in your classroom.
It’s hard to believe that it is time to start thinking about the next school year. The moment has arrived to shift our focus towards the back-to-school season. And you know what that means? New faces, new learners, and new adventures await us in the coming year. But here’s the thing, if we want our …
Icebreakers and community building activities can be fun… so fun, in fact, that it can be easy to get carried away. If you’re like me, there’s been more than a few years you’ve made it to week 3 only to realize your way behind on your pacing guide. One of my favorite ways to build …
Back-to-school is a busy time for teachers. You’ve decorated your classroom, planned exciting lessons, and put routines and systems into place. Many of you have already welcomed your students to a new year. Wouldn’t it be great if you had a personal assistant freeing you up to do nothing but teach? While you’re waiting for …
I think we can all agree that poetry can be intimidating for students AND teachers! But I think that might be because we keep it hidden away. Students don’t see or read or study poetry often so it just isn’t familiar and therefore can’t be comfortable. So the question is how do we add poetry into …
Back to school season is upon us. With that comes juggling new routines, figuring out where everyone is and most importantly getting to know the students in front of us. To me, getting to know my students is the most important part of going back to school. I prioritize it over everything else. I strongly …
One of the biggest challenges as a secondary teacher is how quickly you need to get to know your students. You have a lot to do, but know the value of taking the time to get to know your students – not just who they are personally but who they are as readers and writers.
Next to building student relationships, establishing consistent routines and procedures are the best classroom management tools you can introduce to your students. Creating predictable routines for students decreases behavior issues and increases student engagement in class. After a year where many students were online for most, if not all of their learning experience, it will …
