Everyone entering high school could use some helpful hints for their first few weeks. A list of ten tips guide new freshmen through social interactions, classroom dynamics, and extracurricular activities.

Concepts

back to school, the first day of school, advice, classroom community

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Have ninth graders look over the lists at the end of the year, and encourage them to add their own tips
• Develop a pen pal correspondence between eighth graders and ninth graders throughout the school year in which eighth graders ask questions to the older learners
• Hand the list out with a packet of freshmen readiness summer materials for graduating eighth graders

Classroom Considerations

• List could be applicable for incoming middle schoolers as well as high schoolers

Pros

• One-page format makes the resource printable and versatile

Cons

• None