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5 First Day of School Activities for High School English

I know it’s tempting to run to your old standby when you’re looking for first day of school activities for your high school English class, but I’m here to tell you: there is another way! You don’t need to read the syllabus to your students OR voice any expectations at all during your first lesson. You can certainly do those things, but they don’t need to be done on the first day. Let the first day be all about community and connection. I have 5 great ideas for you to kick off your year cultivating your best classroom culture yet. #1: Review Email Etiquette In my 15 years of teaching, this was almost always my go-to first day lesson for

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6 Engaging Ways to Introduce Students to Your English Language Arts Classroom

As a middle school or high school ELA teacher, it can be hard to know which kinds of activities are best for the first week of school. Should you do some icebreakers? Get straight to the content? What about building classroom culture? All of these questions can be overwhelming, so six established ELA teachers are here to share their best tips and tricks for starting your year off on the right foot and making it the best year yet! #1: Plan the First Two Weeks There’s often massive overwhelm for teachers trying to decide what to do on the first day of school.  What’s worse though, is that once those initial days are over…there are still more days!  Amanda from

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5 First Day of School Activities for High School English

I know it’s tempting to run to your old standby when you’re looking for first day of school activities for your high school English class, but I’m here to tell you: there is another way! You don’t need to read the syllabus to your students OR voice any expectations at all during your first lesson. You can certainly do those things, but they don’t need to be done on the first day. Let the first day be all about community and connection. I have 5 great ideas for you to kick off your year cultivating your best classroom culture yet. #1: Review Email Etiquette In my 15 years of teaching, this was almost always my go-to first day lesson for

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6 Engaging Ways to Introduce Students to Your English Language Arts Classroom

As a middle school or high school ELA teacher, it can be hard to know which kinds of activities are best for the first week of school. Should you do some icebreakers? Get straight to the content? What about building classroom culture? All of these questions can be overwhelming, so six established ELA teachers are here to share their best tips and tricks for starting your year off on the right foot and making it the best year yet! #1: Plan the First Two Weeks There’s often massive overwhelm for teachers trying to decide what to do on the first day of school.  What’s worse though, is that once those initial days are over…there are still more days!  Amanda from

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