
Activities for the First Days of School
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Language
English — USSubject
- English & Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
6–12- Culture & Identity
- Equity & Inclusion
Overview
About These Back-to-School Activities
The first week of school is an important time for building community and focusing on students’ social-emotional learning. Students will be more likely to engage, take risks, and support each other if they feel a sense of trust and belonging among the group members and with their teacher.
The first-week-of-school activities in this collection address three important goals for the beginning of the school year:
- Reorienting students to school
- Getting to know each other and building relationships
- Creating classroom community
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