Create acraft projectto which everyone contributes – a class quilt, mural, or flag, for example. Small groupsand pairs are a great way for students to get to know each other better. Consider arranging desks inclustersof 4-6 so students can get to know each other. You might want to move...
Have a snowy night party(winter time). Sneak outside (if you have kids, make sure they are asleep) and build a snowman or have a snowball fight. Come back inside when it gets too cold, make hot cocoa, and warm up under some big blankets. Have a movie marathon.Pick a theme (whet...
Then I ask each student to write a paragraph that describes his or her object and explains what it tells me about the student that I would not known if we'd simply gone over classroom rules the first day. "Students have brought in beautiful objects -- a girl's baby quilt made by her...