The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted a myriad of school routines鈥攆or both students and 糖心动漫vlog鈥攐ver the past three years. In most school districts, the first day of the 2019-20 school year looked a lot different from the first day of the 2020-21 school year.
With nearly all 糖心动漫vlog headed back to in-person schooling this fall, it鈥檚 an opportunity to return to some of those traditions鈥攁nd perhaps begin some new ones.
As 糖心动漫vlog head back into classrooms, we asked them to share their traditions to kick off the school year.
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鈥淚鈥檒l watch Mr. Holland鈥檚 Opus. Some of those scenes are so powerful.鈥�
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鈥淗aving teachers ask parents to respond in writing what would make it their child鈥檚 鈥榖est year ever鈥�. A simple request that often gives the teacher insights into who the child is and how to best 鈥榗onnect鈥� with him or her. Also starts building the teacher-parent relationship.鈥�
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鈥淚 love to watch Won鈥檛 You Be My Neighbor before each school year to remind me why I work with small kids.鈥�
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鈥淥ne of many, this one is a bit more work (probably best for smaller classes, ie elementary homeroom teacher) but has multiple positive effects: I set up a cheerful background and take a photo of each student with a sign indicating the start of the grade. I send the photo directly to each family so the first individual communication home about a student is positive and celebratory. At the end of the year I take the matching end of year photo and send this to families too (along with a side by side version). The kids love to see how they鈥檝e changed over the year and it complements our end-of-year reflections as learners. 馃摳 鉁ㄢ��
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鈥淪tart a class time capsule the first day or week and keep it to open on the last day of the school year.鈥�
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鈥淐ommunity building activities that build SEL skills and peer relationships. Also, social contracts.鈥�
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Check out EdWeek鈥檚 customized back-to-school reading list for more fresh ideas, advice, and inspiration to charge into the 2022-23 school year.
