MS/HS Course: Week 1, Day 3

What are the activities we do at school or from past years that you most enjoy?

Ring your bell or cymbal to denote the beginning of this 3 minute sharing time.

Allow students to take turns sharing their perspective. Encourage others to listen respectfully and wait their turn to speak. 

We’ve designed these first couple of weeks with the program to give teachers insights that will be helpful in lowering student anxiety about being back at school.

For these first few days of school, it may pay off to give kids more time to reply. (This could also lead to more discussion times throughout the day as time or need arises.) 

If you’d like to keep this activity to five minutes, consider coaching students on how to respond quickly yet thoughtfully.

Ring your bell or cymbal to denote the end of this 3 minute sharing time.

What did you hear that students have in common?

Ring your bell or cymbal to denote the beginning and ending of this 2 minute sharing time.

We have our whole year ahead of us! Today, be open to thinking about new activities you might be willing to try this year.