Rolling Out the Beginning of the Year in Phases

The beginning of the year is very stressful now matter what type of summer you had. Most of us have been away from our daily routines we had hard-wired into our brains for at least 6 weeks. Coming back can be akin to taking a polar plunge on an already frigid day, especially when you receive a barrage of emails, tight deadlines, and “Need-To-Do-Now items.

During the first week of school as overwhelm was settling into my spirit, I took some time to reflect and myself: Do I really need to do everything all at once? This may seem like a benign question, but many of us feel torn with the sheer volume of requests. I also noticed that most administrators work in the summer, so this “busyness” is their regular cadence. This initial question was liberating, and help me to about face. The consequent approach has been helping me to reintroduce school routines, etc into my regular diet.

The short video below provides a few tips on how to do go about this!

¿Quién es el chico nuevo? Learn about greetings, interrogative words, and Guinea Equatorial (Spanish-speaking country in Africa) with this graphic style Ebook resource!
Interview with Ainhoa: Make learning effortless with this activity! Student will acquire tons of incidental vocabulary words throughout the interview, and get reps of some very pivotal verbs in context: Ser, gustar, and tons of cognates! y Follow up activities included!
New resource! ¿Quién soy yo? Scaffolded personal interview questions to allow students to engage in conversation, one question at a time. There are 10 building blocks of learning activities included!
Comic strip about the first day of school. Glossary and questions included!
Dialogue between two students about the first day of school. Perfect for acting out in class!

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