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This Becoming Ourselves activity also includes:
- Overview of Activities for the First Days of School (.html)
- Overview of Activities for the First Days of School (.pdf)
- Overview of Activities for the First Days of School (Google)
- Becoming Ourselves (Pear Deck)
- Becoming Ourselves (.pptx)
- Reading: The Wooden Shoes
- Reading: Blackbelt
- Reading: Computer Keyboard
- Reading: Chameleon
- Handout: Becoming Ourselves Group Work (.pdf)
- Handout: Becoming Ourselves Group Work (Google)
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Here's a great way to build community during the first days of the new school year. Participants read personal narratives, then craft and share their stories with others.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Enlarge and post the quotation from Michelle Obama
- Share one of your personal narratives to launch the lesson
Classroom Considerations
- Requires copies of the readings and the group work handout
- Sixth of 10 lessons in the First Day of School series
Pros
- Provides a link to the "Notable Quotable" opening routine for those unfamiliar with the technique
- Includes links to more challenging text for advanced readers
Cons
- None