So. Day 4 1/2 done. I fully intend to start posting lessons for my Language Arts followers but everything is kinda in limbo in 6th grade right now. We are having to hold our enrollment until Friday and then EVERYTHING changes on Monday. The classes, the sizing, even the length of the class period. So, I’m not doing much honestly. I started Rules and Procedures yesterday, and will continue them through tomorrow, ending in a small quiz.

Monday: Rules (we have 6) so we made a 6 tab foldable. It took most of the hour lol. The students are not very good at foldables yet! We also stapled the 6x9 clasp envelope (P.S. Feel free to follow my classroom ideas board on pinterest!) into the back of the composition book. The bellringer consisted of the following questions:

1. I enjoy…

2. My teachers might describe me as…

3. My parents might describe me as…

4. My friends might describe me as…

5. My greatest academic challenge is…

Tuesday: Procedures. No foldable, just lots of discussion. It took most of the hour to get through them. I gave them a break midway through with a game they loved, Gorilla, Man, Gun. We have a conversation before we start about while a gun is used in the game, we will never play again, along with other consequences, if they mention it outside of playing the game. You might swap the gun to something else if it might be a problem in your school or with that group of students. 

Bellringer Questions:

1. Write a sentence about one thing you enjoyed about school last year.

2. Write a sentence about one thing you disliked about school last year.

3. Write a sentence about one thing you are looking forward to this year.

4. Write a sentence about one thing you are worried about this year.

5. Write a sentence of your goal for the year.

Tomorrow, I’ll link up my rules and procedures PPT. It’s very basic though, because what’s on the ppt is just a reminder to myself of what we need to discuss.

When is everyone else starting school?