Civics
Classroom Quote Posters
(29 pg word doc) Idea spotted on Pinterest (again). There are 29 here and on our 'Step Up' day (where I got to work with my new 2016 3 & 4 class for the first time) we laid them out, let the kids have time to walk around and read them. Then I asked the kids to talk about one that they made a connection with. Then we chose ones that we thought would be important to our class and the kids decorated them. I'm now going to laminate them for display around the room. The discussion we had was quite lovely and I'm looking forward to going deeper with the kids. We didn't use them all, just picked the ones most important to us.
(29 pg word doc) Idea spotted on Pinterest (again). There are 29 here and on our 'Step Up' day (where I got to work with my new 2016 3 & 4 class for the first time) we laid them out, let the kids have time to walk around and read them. Then I asked the kids to talk about one that they made a connection with. Then we chose ones that we thought would be important to our class and the kids decorated them. I'm now going to laminate them for display around the room. The discussion we had was quite lovely and I'm looking forward to going deeper with the kids. We didn't use them all, just picked the ones most important to us.
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Today's Big Question
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Very simple. Using word clouds of the kids' names to make posters for around the room. They looked so nice I used them for the front of my planning and assessment folders too!
Watching Our Words Poster
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Today's Big Question (powerpoint) - builds classroom community and promotion of healthy habits and social skills, with an emphasis on making a positive contribution to school life
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Circle Time is a really worthwhile and popular weekly event in the classroom. Builds personal self esteem, classroom spirit, provides a forum to discuss 'issues' and is a safe venue for students to express feelings and opinions. And the kids love the games!!
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Circle Time Sentence Starters
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What's Important to Us? (word doc) Behaviours we value in our classroom
Make a Difference poster (jpg)
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Getting Ready for this Year
(2 page word doc)
A double sheet for kids to fill in when they're new to a class. It's mainly about giving the teacher information about a new class but it also sends a clear message to kids that their opinions and ideas are important
Factors Effective Contributors (powerpoint)
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Factors Responsible Citizens (powerpoint)
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Values We Value (word doc)
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Recommending...
...the Circle Time resources to be found at Inyahead Press. http://www.inyahead.com.au/
They've got good books for Circle Time set up and use. I love the cards! Apparently they run inservices too.
They've got good books for Circle Time set up and use. I love the cards! Apparently they run inservices too.
