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Anxious About Returning? Tips For Navigating The 1st Week Back
Ease first-week-back anxiety with tips on revisiting routines, modeling expectations, and fostering a supportive classroom community.
December 28, 2023
Ease first-week-back anxiety with tips on revisiting routines, modeling expectations, and fostering a supportive classroom community.
Smooth classroom transitions with 5 proven strategies—timers, reflection, clear directions, brain breaks, and engaging openers—to boost focus and reduce chaos.
Help students transition smoothly from movement breaks to focused learning with calming routines that boost engagement and reduce off-task behavior.
Help students transition smoothly from movement breaks to focused learning with calming routines that boost engagement and reduce off-task behavior.
Reinforce classroom structure mid-year to boost student focus, accountability, and engagement. Revisit routines to maintain a positive learning environment.
School days in December are often a time to excite students for holidays and the upcoming break. As we continue to adapt to a new “normal” in school, this may lead to heightened social emotional needs resulting in students expressing their overly excited state through their behaviors.
Discover uplifting classroom observations post-return: student collaboration, positive teacher language, and the power of practiced routines.
Differentiate instruction with flexible strategies in environment, process, product, and content to meet diverse learner needs and enhance engagement.
Engage students with a free Autumnal Equinox advisory plan that fosters connection, reflection, and discussion on seasonal changes and current events.
Design classrooms that foster belonging, boost esteem, and enhance engagement to create optimal learning environments for all students.
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