Building a Classroom Community With Your Students
Are you looking for ideas for building a classroom community with your students? Building community is an essential part of classroom management for teachers. Teachers are always looking for ways to get to know their students. Of course, you've learned students' names on the first day! That's a survival skill, isn't it? To build a relationship with your students, it's important to know more about them as quickly as possible.
One Way to Build Classroom Community in Your Classroom
Here's one way to build a classroom community. It takes a few seconds each time you need to call on a student and it helps you build a stronger relationship with each of your students.
Have your students complete this VIP list of likes, loves, wants, wishes and things they want to do. Put them on a snap ring and keep them handy when you're calling on students. Flip through and say, "I'm looking for someone who wishes he had a red bike AND can play basketball." By acknowledging their interests and wishes, you're showing them they matter to you.
Gain Students Respect Through Building Community in the Classroom
You're gaining their respect and showing them you care. The few seconds it takes to flip through the VIP lists is worth it to build a stronger classroom community with your students. Try it. Email me to tell me how it goes! msezzelltpt@gmail.com
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Happy and Healthy Teaching!
Susan
Grade 2 Hullabaloo