Getting+Started

What to do!!! media type="custom" key="22046858"

I Love this little video of introducing ourselves from [|Papatoetoe East School] After 2 days of school

One teacher's story - Steph, a year 2 teacher describes preparing her room

[|10 Things to do on the first day of school] - worth a read

[|Tools to get you started] - 10 online tools to start the year

[|Interesting Ways to get to know your new class] -

Experts Wall - Find out who your experts are in the classroom

[|Photography] - teach your students to take good photos to start the year. Appropriate for all year levels. I have used this with 5 year olds.

[|Icebreakers, Warm Ups, Energisers and More]

[|Classroom Ice Breakers] -

[|8 tips to engage your students]

[|50 Ideas for meeting your new class] - Join TES and you can download the document filled with ideas

Getting to know you! Draw names out of a hat and get students to use a[| venn diagram] to find same / different Then interview each other (5 things you don't know about me) and take a series of photos to present information in a Photostory / PPT or similar. Post on class blog or wiki. Example here of [|students taking photos of each other]. Key Competency - Relating to Others

Creating a class culture Students write their 5 words which describe which values they most admire Use [|wordle] to illustrate top 5 most valued. Put in sidebar of your blog or front page of your wiki. Print out and laminate to refer back to. More Word Clouds

[|Create Class Heroes] - Who do I want to be this year? Or [|Design your own Super Hero] here

[|Team Building Games] - includes ice breaker games

[|Ideas for Inspiring Writing]

[|Name Games] - and get to know each other activities

=Extra for Experts=

[|20 Websites No teacher should be without]

[|11 Techy Things to try in the new school year] - with a how to guide

Create a [|Google Earth Map] with where students went in the holidays, add a Pin and information about things to do in that area

[|101 things you can do in the first 3 weeks] - This is written for older students but there are ome little gems in here for all ages

[|Cool sites for kids] - Internet is a great way for children to learn and enjoy learning online. There are zillions of websites and everyday new sites are launching.

Instruction Manual for Life: VIew before Using. Use as a discussion starter. Suitable for older students media type="youtube" key="kAIpRRZvnJg?fs=1" height="385" width="640"