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I've been collecting ideas for starting a new year with a new class on
this Pinterest board. I've had the chance to try some of them out and here's how I got on!
1 - How do we treat books
Inspired by
this pin and with a brand new book corner, I really wanted to put a focus on the treatment of books. The children had great ideas which I will display in the reading corner and remind them of if things aren't looked after.
2 - Post-It Questions
This activity has been flying around Pinterest and Twitter for a while and I've always liked the look of it. I never expected children to come out with the things they did or to be so engaged with it. There are 6 things they must write on post it notes:
School is important because...
Our classroom should be ______ everyday.
What are your goals for this year?
What do you need to do to achieve your goals?
What does Mrs P need to do to help you this year?
How can we make sure our classroom runs smoothly?
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The original pin (from my boards anyway) can be found
here.
3 - Class Headed Paper
I loved the idea from
this pin and so adapted it for my movie-themed classroom. The children drew their face, I wrote their names and we stuck it all together and photocopied it many times. We now have personalised paper for them to write any free-writing or letters on.