In light of the fun and appropriate "warm-up" activities Bailey did with us yesterday, I thought I'd pass this along. I instruct a seminar for student interns and this was passed on to me by my boss at the University to share with them-but I think it's great for all of us to be reminded of how sensitive we should be about some of the back to school assignments we ask kids to do. Bailey-I really liked both activities but especially the M & M one because I got to know many of my colleagues in a short time!
http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2010/07/not-typical-first-day-of-school-entry.html
Hey - very interesting link, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking about how to start the year. I like the idea of keeping it light and fun, but at the middle level we change classes every 43 minutes so it feels rushed no matter what. It's not much time to get to know one another, and middle school students can be very self conscious about sharing much about themselves. Anyway, this was a good reminder of what NOT to do. Thanks
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