Back to school - All you need : Assembly, Icebreakers, Display, Teacher planners
Ready to be back to school?
If you are still not sure where to start, here's a pack of resources that will help you get ready for the beginning of the new school year.
You will get 5 resources:
1\. 30 ice breakers for the beginning and rest of the year
2\. a student activity booklet to be used during the whole year
3\. your teacher planner with labels for binders, notes, parents contacts and much more!
4\. Assembly for day 1
5\. Certificates and classroom rule displays
1\. Included in this resource are 30 fun icebreakers to for the beginning of the year, but also team building activities to bring collaborative work into your class. You can use them with any topic/subject. They are also highly adaptable for all levels and age groups.
‘30 Icebreakers for Back to School’ is a booklet compiling activities to break the ice with your students when Back to School but also to use during the whole year to enhance cooperation and group work.
These 30 icebreakers are simple to use and require NO or very little PREP and they are suitable for a wide age range.
They will encourage sharing, listening skills, cooperation and discussion while providing a fun and relaxed learning atmosphere
Example of activities for the First Week:
\- 2 truths 1 lie
\- Guess Who
\- The chatterbox
\- The wishes bottle
\- The web
\- The personality bingo and much more!
You will find in this resource:
·Step-by-step explanations on how to do each activity
·List of any material necessary
2\. Back to school is just around the corner!
This pack of planners will let you have fun and allow you to personalize your organization for the year with a wide variety of covers for binders, personal data sheets, parents contact sheets, labels, weekly planning sheets and much more!
Get started with organization with this planner to get everything ready!
This pack of planners will keep you on top of your teaching!
In this pack you will get:
\- 6 different cover options (If you want a more personalized one, just contact me with your own pictures ready!)
\- 6 Personal data pages
\- 6 Parents contact pages
\- 6 Notes pages (to record meeting information, add reminders…)
\- 6 Binder labels X 4 formats
\- 6 Overview for weekly planning options
\- Weekly planning pages
\- 1 Grading sheet
3\. This resource contains LOTS of activities to break the ice with your students. These ice breakers will let you know about their interests, their learning styles and it will also help them get around the school if the buildings are new to them! It is a good way to start to reassure your students while learning about who they are.
This 17-page booklet contains also many activities that you will be able to use all the year round to work on topics such as How to use the Internet safely, the importance of Healthy Food, what is Friendship, Reading strategies... I recommend this resource especially for students in secondary or middle school.
The activities are very simple to use and require NO or very little PREP and they are suitable for a wide age range. You can use this booklet anytime during the year to reinforce/introduce some citizenship or life-long skills topics.
They will encourage sharing, listening skills, cooperation and discussion while providing a fun and relaxed learning atmosphere
Example of activities from the booklet:
\- The Facebook profile filling gap to get to know them
\- The personal questionnaire to know about their family, favorite subjects, interests…
\- The learning styles questionnaire so that you can quickly adapt your teaching to their needs
\- The “What to do” activity
\- The target setting activity to be used every semester
\- The reading strategies activities…and much more!
You will find in this resource:
·all the activities you need to settle down your class for the first few weeks
·thought-provocative material to develop your students’ thinking skills and collaborative work
4\. Assembly day 1
You will find with this 29-slide powerpoint a nice way to break the ice with your students while telling them about the rules of your school.
This visually appealing powerpoint is really simple to use and requires NO or very little PREP. It has been designed for primary/Y7 secondary students.
It promotes a nice learning environment with the opportunity for students to speak to one another while providing some key principles about the way they should work, respect and behave to build a nice learning community
Example of activities:
\- Pair speaking activities (ice breakers, reflection time)
\- Reflection time about Hard-work, Respect and Pride
\- Reflection about what to wear and the use of cell phones and technology
\- Explanation about rules and why these rules are important to work, share and learn together
\- a video to boost their self-esteem and reassure them
\- a reflection time about what can be positive when coming back to school/what can be more difficult with post-it notes
\- a review of the content of the presentation
5\. Certificates and classroom rules displays
This pack of resources will give you a hand to create the perfect learning environment from Day 1. This bundle has been designed for primary school students but it can also be used for your young secondary students.
You will find in this pack:
\- 5 ready-to-print certificates to reward your students’ work all over the year depending on the situation (work, piece of writing, effort and team work)
\- 4 different classroom displays rules posters to choose from according to your own taste
\- 1 Super Student rules worksheet that you can print for all your students to remind them of the rules in your class.
Any Question Mail me at carolinemusserotte@teacherlocker.com
