3. Highlight an aspect of a transferable skill to focus on for the day or the week. TRSU teachers will be focusing on self-direction.<\/p>\n

4. Encourage students to sign up for \u201coffice hours\u201d or 1:1 connections with a teacher. A GoogleDoc or online form can help facilitate this process.<\/p>\n

5. Finally, don’t forget to have some fun together.<\/p>\n

Celebrating the small things will help you and your students with mental health, and distract from anxiety.<\/p>\n

Here are some ideas for fostering the relational glue that is laughing and feeling good together:<\/p>\n

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• Readalouds!\u00a0 Read a chapter aloud to your students.<\/li>\n
• Mindful moments (try the breathing exercise above together)<\/li>\n
• Jokes and riddles<\/li>\n
• Morning announcements<\/li>\n
• Meme of the day<\/li>\n
• Assign a\u00a0Flipgrid<\/a>\u00a0dance-off inspired by the teachers at Edmund\u2019s Middle School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Above all, be gentle and let students who don\u2019t want to engage this way also be okay. This. Is. A. Lot.<\/p>\n

  https:\/\/twitter.com\/innovativeEd\/status\/1238470730230239234<\/p>\n

  End the day well with a closing check-in<\/h4>\n

  TRSU teachers are planning a 30 minute (or less) check-in at the end of the afternoon.<\/p>\n

  \n
  1. Share outs: how did today go?<\/li>\n
  2. Reflections on transferable skill focus<\/li>\n
  3. Follow up on challenges from earlier in the day (meme of the day\/dance-off\/etc.)<\/li>\n
  4. Sign off in a positive way<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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