Student
information to collect at the start of the year:
*Interests,
likes and dislikes to make lessons more engaging
*Book/author/genre
interests
*Literary/grammar
survey & writing samples to decide what needs to be reviewed/introduced
*What’s
easy/what’s hard about reading/writing responses
*Past
reading level data, AR/STAR levels from past years
*WRAT
testing for IEPs
*Hobbies,
family, academic strength/weakness, goals/aspirations
On the syllabus:
*Unit
and/or lesson outline
*Assessment
details
*Useful links
*Contact
info
*Teacher
background info
*Needed
materials
*Student
expectations
*Class
library info
*Objectives
*Learning
skills
*Assignment/homework
policy
*Grading
*Remind
sign-up
*Tutorial
times/conference periods
*Class
website
*Technology
access survey
Tips: If you use interactive notebooks (INBs) in your classroom,
have students glue the syllabus into their INB so they can reference it any
time. Make your syllabus more interactive by creating a QR scavenger hunt or a
PowToon.
On the student supply list:
*Pencils
*Pens
*Colored
pencils
*Paper
*Binder
*Notebooks
for interactive notebooks
*Folder
*Library
book
*Highlighters
*Note
cards
*Sticky
notes (check out Post It Plus App)
*Google
account
*Device
in 1-to-1 schools
Tips: Have extra supplies for students who
forget or cannot afford them. Create a “student station” where these supplies
are readily available to students. Going as paperless as possible will save money besides being
environmentally friendly.
Ideas for
the first day/week:
*Student
bingo (students must find someone that fits the description).
*BookSelfie activity.
*Use
stations on the 1st day to set a tone of active engagement.
*Give students a Middle School Survival kit the first day and
then have them work in groups to create their own survival kits,
*Do read dating/book pass. It's kind of like musical chairs with books. Students preview lots of books (cover, summary, skim) to see what jumps out at them.
*Do a writer's workshop using coming of age poetry. It's relatable for students and poetry is low
risk.
*Share favorite books, read, write &
do some low-risk speaking and sharing. Use play doh or Legos to create a summer
highlight.
*Read The Important Book & discuss how it's okay to disagree with author & teachers.
*Go to the library & create spine poems
to explore & become familiar with the layout of the library.
*Write in journals to fire (or murder!) our internal critics and establish
confidence in writing in a fun way.
*Write a Kelly Gallagher "What Bugs You List."
*Write Kelly Gallagher sneezes to express and reflect. Many found in his book, Write Like This.
*Do rotations
where the students decide what they want room to feel/look like. Set goals & use this to build contract.
*Create
to-read lists.
*Teacher & student led book talks.
*Hook students up to Remind/Bloomz.
*Share summer reading positives & negatives.
*Do a website scavenger hunt to get students familiar with your site.
*Create a Bucket List including items that help others.
*More first week activities.
Must teach routines/procedures the
first day/week:
*Brainstorm how to treat classroom space and each other as well as classroom rules
*How to
start & end class
*How to turn in work
*Participation expectations
*Emergency
drills
*Respect for each other and property
*Homework expectations
*Book check out
*Collaboration and communication! How to work and learn as a
team!
*Daily journaling
*Foster independence by creating "What do I do when
I'm stuck" ideas.
Hope you'll join us next week, Tuesday August 25th at 8pm EST to discuss parent communication in the ELA classroom. The questions for next week's chat will be posted here on Sunday. If you missed Tuesday night's chat, scroll down and read the whole thing below.
Hope you'll join us next week, Tuesday August 25th at 8pm EST to discuss parent communication in the ELA classroom. The questions for next week's chat will be posted here on Sunday. If you missed Tuesday night's chat, scroll down and read the whole thing below.
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