More Beginning of School Ideas

In the last two weeks we’ve been sharing ideas for the beginning of school. Here are some more:

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Here’s a nice blog post about spicing up your course syllabus: http://creativelanguageclass.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/exciting-syllabus-challenge

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Here is a description of a first-day level one class using the TPRS approach: http://meggiev777.blogspot.com/2013/08/hi-everyone-just-bit-about-first-day-of.html

Here is a description of a level two class by the same blogger/teacher: http://meggiev777.blogspot.com/2013/08/first-full-day-of-instruction-2nd-year.html

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Here is an idea for a first- or second-day activity in a level two class, using techniques from the TPRS approach: http://martinabex.com/2013/08/01/who-does-this-make-you-think-about

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Teacher and blogger Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell will be focusing on the beginning of school in her Musicuentos blog, beginning with a post encouraging other teachers to share their tips and words of wisdom: http://musicuentos.com/2013/08/back2school1

Here are links to past blog posts from Musicuentos dealing with the first days of school: http://musicuentos.com/2013/08/firstdaysreview

And here is a blog post with links to other teachers’ beginning-of-school blog posts: http://musicuentos.com/2013/08/back2schoolblogs

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Here are some classroom setup ideas along with ideas for activities in the first week of school on the SpanishPlans.org blog: http://spanishplans.org/2013/08/14/starting-the-school-year

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Here is a checklist from the Comprehensible Classroom blog: http://martinabex.com/2013/08/04/first-day-of-school-checklist

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Although not specific to language teaching, here is a helpful essay on starting off the school year in a positive way: http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2013/08/response_ways_to_start_off_the_new_year_on_a_postive_note_-_part_one.html

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Spanish teachers, here is a just-in-time Zambombazo activity with an infographic about going back to school in Bolivia: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/infografia-el-retorno-a-clases-en-bolivia

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Middle and early high school Spanish teachers will also like these back-to-school excerpts from Spanish-language youth magazines: http://spanishplans.org/2013/08/18/authenticresources