7 Activities for Welcoming Students Back to School (A New Academic Year)

 

Who doesn't like having long holiday? Both teachers and students like this time, so do I. When I have holiday, I just want to stay for long time. I also believe that my students enjoy having their holiday and based on my experience, I still find some of them add some days for their holiday. Therefore, as a teacher what we have to welcome back to our students to school in order that they will be ready to study in the classroom. Here I list some activities for welcoming students back to school; 

• Decorate you classroom door. (Welcoming Door)

 This is my routine every new academic year. I start to make welcoming door. I'll make it before my students back to school. We have to try to create atmosphere that the students will get excited to back to school and enjoy it in their a new class.

• Outdoor Activities

The activities we design for one or two days. We can do Gym, play traditional games, make up, karaoke, or other fun activities. The activities are not only for your class but also for whole school member. below is the example

• Class Rules for students  

In another day, After doing outdoor activities, we discuss class rules with our students. The students will understand what is appropriate and what is not and what should they do or don't. Class rules help the teacher to maintain class routines and student expectations for classwork and behaviors. Clear classroom rules create a framework that provides choices to students and helps teach them to self-manage their classroom behaviors. Moreover, we can also discuss about the consequences if they break the rules. 

• Getting to know. 

This activities help us to know them. We ask the students to write who they are. They will write everything about themselves. You can find the example below

• Birthday Chart. 

After we know our students and they introduce themselves in front class, the students will make birthday chart. Birthday chart displays chart bulletin board including everything you need to recognize and celebrate birthdays with your students. Why do we make the birthday chart? because It builds a sense of community, appreciate students' specialness, and gives them one day in which they can feel prized.

• Class duty in the class 

Class duty in the class make them responsible about what they do. By teaching your students to be responsible in the classroom, we’re also teaching them to be responsible at home and in their communities. This is a life skill that they will need to practice throughout their lives. The class duties include class captain, teacher assistant, whiteboard monitor, table and chair monitor, and clean up the classroom. You can also vary your class duty depending on your classroom condition. 

• Set a goal

I called it " a wish tree" . We make tree poster and give a leave to each student and ask the student to write their goal or what they wish during this academic year. Put the leaves on a tree that we have already made it before.