Ways to get to know your students

The beginning of the year can be stressful. You have so much to do, get your room ready, plan lessons, and build a community in your cl...

Fun and engaging ideas to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Build a strong classroom community with these free resources.

This huge list of 102 fun questions to ask kids is perfect for any age. Fun get to know you questions to ask kids can be used in any setting.

Quick, casual ways to make sure everybody's on board.

A daily discussion question is a great way to build relationships with students and foster classroom community. Instead of wasting time coming up with questions, check out this list of 50+ discussion questions perfect for the elementary classroom.

A quick survey to get to know your students. Use it at the beginning of the school year, after breaks, or open house and meet the teacher nights. If you get to meet your students before the next school year, this would be helpful too!

Questions to get to know your students

The first few days are a bit tough at the beginning of a school year. The elementary school activities in this packet are designed to help you get to know your students, and to support your students to get to know you and each other. #backtoschoolactivities

For most of us, we're fighting the urge to bust out in song and dance at the thought of going back to school. Right?! Pssshhhht! Ya right! If you're like me, the stress is starting to pile on at the thought of "Holy moly, what am I going to teach and wear and do and buy and make and--" yes, you get the point. With that in mind, I started to plan out my first week of school activities, and am sharing a freebie with you. I plan on having my students take their best guess about me before…

Getting to know your students can be fun! Here are 10 "Get to Know You" games to use the first day of class. #gettoknowyougames #firstdayofschool #firstdayofclass #icebreakers