Seating Chart
I use a Microsoft PowerPoint template for my seating chart. It's easy to drag and drop to make it look like your classroom and to change seats in the middle of the year.
- Scavenger Hunt
- What students want to know
- Social Contract
- Marshmallow Challenge (I'll use this if I have time)
On the 1st day, I hand students the half page worksheet as they walk in the door and give them 5 minutes to find answers to questions like:
- Where can I find extra pencils, pencil sharpener, stapler, kleenex etc.
- Identify where homework is turned in
- What is the URL of the class website
- How can I contact the teacher
After 5 minutes I ask students to find their assigned seats (see seating chart) then we review the answers during a discussion of the 5 things students want to know.
- Where do I sit - see seating chart
- What am I going to learn - I use the brochure with the list of topics
- How will I be graded - I use the goal sheet (see bulletin board)
- What are the class rules & expectations - 5 short rules and Whole Brain Teaching ideas: Class - Yes, Teach - Ok and Hand - Eyes.
- Who is the teacher - I show a picture of me in middle school, they always laugh at my hair
I like the ideas from Capturing Kids Hearts and this pin on Pinterest.
Here's what mine looks like:
I found a template and directions to print on "sticky notes." I use the 3x3 size on a desktop printer.
I'm not brave enough to try it on the copier at school. The small ones tend to get stuck and I haven't tried the larger ones.
Lab supplies (ran out of time today - see later post)
Next on my list - Orientation and the 1st day of School...
