We all know your class ends up being like a little family and that starts on Day 1! There are so many great ways to get to know your students, but if you are looking for a tried and true method that you can use all year long, grab this resource. Below we will show you 3 out of the 4 anchor charts included in this purchase. You can find a favorite and keep it up all year long or swap out different charts throughout the year. This makes an easy bulletin board that is engaging and functional!
Daily Brew: This one is for all the caffeine lovers out there! Bring Starbucks into your classroom with the “Daily Brew”. Find out what is going on in students’ lives, questions they have or things they want to share with this quick update option. This would be a great start or end to a morning meeting; students can come in, grab a sticky note and engage immediately!
Celebrate success: We love finding different ways to celebrate successes in the classroom. This option brings the ability for students to not only share classroom successes, but also share successes they have had outside the classroom. What an amazing way to build community and connections in your classroom. You can do this daily or have students post throughout the week and have a fun Friday round-up of all the successes of the week. Send the students off to their weekend with full hearts!
Highlight of the week: This would be a great way to start a Friday! Students can pick a highlight of their week (in school or out) and share with the class. This not only allows students to build confidence, but it also gives insight to you as a teacher on what left an imprint on students that week. Building connections can be hard if classmates don’t know each other and this allows them some insight into each other’s lives.
