Curated and Reviewed by
Lesson Planet
This Envisioning Our Classroom Space 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)
- Envisioning Our Classroom Space (Pear Deck)
- Envisioning Our Classroom Space (.pptx)
- Reading: Untitled Poem by Beth Strano (.pdf)
- Activity
- Join to access all included materials
Wouldn't it be lovely if we all had a space where we were seen, heard, and valued? As part of creating a safe, respectful classroom community, participants envision such a space and then generate a classroom contract that will establish such a place.
4 Views
1 Download
Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- As homework on the day before the lesson, ask class members to craft a diorama of a space they would feel seen, heard, and valued
Classroom Considerations
- An overview of the entire series is linked in the Included Materials section
- Ninth lesson of 10 in the First days of School series
- Requires a projection device for the PowerPoint presentation and a copy of Beth Strano's poem for each pupil
Pros
- The activities give power to the class members to generate the contract
Cons
- None