This is why from time to time, I plan activities which develop important skills for life (such as growth mindset and creativity) and leave a colorful reminder on the class walls.

💗Words affect our mindset

💗 My first poem

💗 My first vision board

לכל מי שמחפשת פינות העשרה מיוחדות בכיתה

יצרתי את הקליפים הבא- לאכול נכון וללמוד נכון

אפשר לתרגם לאנגלית 😊

אפשר לקחת ממנו גם רעיונות ואותם ללמד את הילדים כמו אכילה מודעת, קשובה MINDFUL EATING ויש חלקים שמתאימים גם לנו, המבוגרים כתזכורת

מוזמנות לקחת ממנו רעיונות והשראה למשפטים ותמונות שיכולות להיות בפינה הזאת

אפשרות נוספת היא ללמד כהעשרה בקבוצות קטנות או בשיעורי חינוך.

NEW BEGINNINGS

Each student gets a pair of feet and write down two small things he has to do differently this year in order to start this year on the right foot (=Make a good beginning). You can hang the feet on the walls.

introducing YOUR 3 year plan

ice breakers

“Before Class Begins” Icebreakers-Designed by Torrey Trust & licensed under CC BY SA NC 4.0

by Sohakhalaily

https://wordwall.net/resource/7279273/before-class-begins-icebreakers-designed-by-torrey-trust

Time capsule

The following idea was sent by Ravit Ben-Hur, a science teacher.

Create a time capsule with the students, which will be opened at the end of the year or at the end of 3 years.

Ask your students to write on a page (or on a Word page they will design and upload to a collaborative class board) in which they will write about their goals for the new year, their worries, their friends, their favorite subject, their favourite teacher, their favorite game of the year, their favorite movie, their favorite song / band, their biggest difficulty, talent they have, a dream they have .

At the end of the period, everyone opens the page he wrote and sees if he was able to overcome the obstacles he had.

Do they still like the same things or have their taste changed?

Were they able to develop their talents?

Nostalgia......

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS....

Words have great meaning!

Not only do they affect our thoughts, but they also affect our emotions. As a result, our behavior changes.

There is an activity I like to do with my students in order to teach them that any situation in life can be seen from two different perspectives: one will make them advance and move forward and one will prevent them from moving ahead ...

Possible classroom or online activities:

Divide the students into pairs. Each pair gets one negative word (no, fail, end, etc.). You can give them an example. The task: to find positive acronyms for the word they received. They have 15-20 minutes.

Each pair uploads the word in their chosen design (you can use CANVA software) to the collaborative board (PADLET or LINOIT)

In the end, each pair presents its product and explains the process.

mY PALM

כל תלמיד מקבל "כף יד" ומתבקש לכתוב את שמו במרכז, על כל אצבע מוסיף מידע על עצמו כמו: תכונת אופי צבע אהוב, מאכל, משאלה לשנה החדשה,

במליאה משתפים את האחרים, בסוף תולים על קיר בכיתה (או וירטואלי) בצורת לב או מעגל.

אפשרות נוספת: מאת רוית בן חור, מורה, מחנכת, רכזת מדעים ועמ"ט, מדריכה פדגוגית מחוזית.

עבודה בזוגות: דף A4 אחד מצייר את המתאר של כף יד (שרטוט היקף היד המונחת על הנייר), בן הזוג מצייר המתאר של כף ידו עליה, באיזה אופן שהוא רוצה. נוצרים ריבועים.

כל זוג צובע את הריבועים, המראות מרהיבים- כל זוג יוצר את הפסיפס שלו, בצבעים שונים, מרקמים שונים וקומפוזיציות שונות.

סיכום שיעור: יד בגימטריה =14 ועוד אחת =28

28 בגימטריה=כוח, הכוח שלנו לשינוי נמצא בידיים שלנו!

Each student receives a "palm" and is asked to write his name in the center, on each finger he adds information about himself such as: a character trait, favorite color, food, wish for the new year,

Then, each students presents his palm to the class. In the end, the students hang their palms on a classroom (or virtual) wall in the shape of a heart or a circle.

Another option: By Ravit Ben-Hur, a teacher, an educator, a science coordinator and a district pedagogical instructor.

Working in pairs: One A4 page each student draws the outline of his palm. his partner draws the outline of his palm on it, in any way he wants. Squares are formed.

Each pair paints the squares, the shapes that are created are spectacular - each pair creates its own mosaic, in different colors, different textures and different compositions.

Lesson Summary: Hand in Gematria ׂ(a Kabbalistic method of interpreting the Hebrew letters by computing the numerical value of words) = 14 and one more = 28

28 In Gematria = power, our power for change is in our hands!

שעון פגישות

כל תלמיד מצייר שעון במחברת.

המורה נותנת הוראה לקבוע פגישה לשעות,3,6,9, התלמידים מסתובבים בכיתה וקובעים את הפגישות. הפגישות מתקיימות בזוגות. אין לקיים פגישה פעמיים עם אותו חבר. לאחר שכולם מלאו את "לוח הזמנים" שלהם בפגישות, המנחה בוחר שעה וכל זוג נפגש.

המנחה מכריז על נושא השיחה. על הזוג לשוחח על הנושא הנבחר במשך דקה עד 5 דקות.

נושאים לשיחה לדוגמא:

תחביב, חוויה מהחופש הגדול, ספר שאני אוהב, חלום שיש לי, מה אהיה כשאהיה גדול.

במליאה, כל אחד מציג את השני.

מסירות

✅ חורצים בכדור פתחים בהם מכניסים פתקים.

✅ על כל פתק כותבים שאלה, לדוגמא: תחביב, חוויה מהחופש הגדול, ספר שאני אוהב, סרט שראיתי לאחרונה, חלום שיש לי, מה אני רוצה להיות כשאהיה גדול, הפחד הכי גדול שלי, מטרה שיש לי השנה וכ"ו.

✅ התלמידים מתמסרים ביניהם, כל אחד מוציא פתק ועונה עליו.

✅ אפשר לחלופין להכניס גם משימות בפתקים, לדוגמא: עליך לזמזם/לשיר בית מתוך שיר האהוב עליך (והכיתה מנחשת מהו), עליך לתת מחמאה למי שיושב מולך/יושב לידך, עליך לספר סיפור אישי שקרה לך בשנה שעברה, עליך לברך כל אחת ואחד מהמשתתפים/את מי שיושב לשמאלך בברכה אישית לכבוד השנה החדשה.

סוף זה תמיד התחלה

המשפטים הבאים יכולים להתאים עם שינויים מסוימים לכל הכיתות:

(תודה לצוות היועצות של חט"ב וחט"ע, מקיף ט')

1. מניחים את הכרטיסיות על הרצפה וכל אחד בוחר לו משפט אחד אליו הוא רוצה להתייחס.

2. אפשרות נוספת היא לשכפל כמה כרטיסיות מכל סוג (כמספר ילדי הכיתה) המורה מחלקת את הכרטיסיות הפוכות וכל ילד בוחר לו כרטיסיה ומתייחס אליה במליאה.

3.אפשרות אחרת היא לשכפל 2 מכל כרטיסיה, כל ילד בוחר אחת ועליו למצוא את בן הזוג שבחר באותה כרטיסיה, לשבת איתו ולדבר על התוכן.

4.כל תלמיד יכול לצייר במחברת שעון פגישות והמורה מכריז על שעת הפגישה ועל נושא השיחה (מתוך הכרטיסיות). על הזוג לשוחח על הנושא הנבחר במשך מספר דקות עד כאשר המורה מחליף את מועד הפגישה והנושא.

*כמובן שאת הפעילות ניתן לתרגם לאנגלית, ערבית או כל שפה אחרת שאתם מלמדים.

Check in

I ask the students how do they feel about the new year?

They can either pick a word from the whiteboard and elaborate or find another adjective to describe their feelings.

Another possibility is 3 in 1 (chapter 3 in my book)

בשיעור אונליין

Tell a short story to your class as a way to convey your values in the beginning of the school year

The task- filling a sheet of notebook paper with thoughts and ideas. Of "I Can'ts".

5-10 minutes .

I CANT DO ….

I DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER TO …

…DOESN’T WORK

I AM NOT GOOD AT….

Now put the word YET at the end of each sentence. How is it different?

הצג את עצמך

introducing oneself WITH ACROSTICS!

Instruct students to vertically spell their first name–letter by letter. Then, they write a word–usually an adjective–that starts with each letter and describes them…

B = Brave, R= Reliable , I= Intelligent, A=Amazing! It’s completed with a self-portrait!

I Can't Funeral\ Donna

Taken from- http://www.chickensoup.com/book-story/36225/rest-in-peace-the-i-cant-funeral

The task- filling a sheet of notebook paper with thoughts and ideas. Of "I Can'ts". 5-10 minutes . Sad music (SAD MELODY FROM YOUTUBE) in the background…

I CAN'T DO ….

I DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER TO …

…DOESN’T WORK

I AM NOT GOOD AT….

Fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. Place their "I Can't" statements into an empty shoe box. Then the teacher adds hers. She puts the lid on the box,

She asks the class to push aside the tables

They are going to bury their "I Can'ts"!

The box of "I Can'ts" is placed at the center. The class stands are around it. At this point the teacher announces, "Boys and girls, please join hands and bow your heads."

The teacher delivers the eulogy:

"Friends, we are gathered here today to honor the memory of 'I Can't.' While he was with us here on earth, he touched the lives of everyone, some more than others. We provide 'I Can't' a final resting place and a headstone that contains his epitaph. He will be remembered by his brothers and sisters, 'I Can', 'I Will', and 'I'm Going to Right Away'. They are not as well known as their famous relative and are certainly not as strong and powerful yet. Perhaps some day, with your help, they will make an even bigger mark on the world. May 'I Can't' rest in peace and may everyone present pick up their lives and move forward in his absence. Amen."

The students put the tables back and the teacher put the epitaph on one of the board in class for the remainder of the year.

The date is added at the bottom

On those rare occasions when a student forgets and says, "I Can't", the teacher simply points to the RIP sign. The student then remembers that "I Can't" is dead and rephrases the statement.

A Vision Board

A vision board is a powerful tool that helps you think about your aims and desires through. It helps you visualize your future and consistently reminds you of your life goals.

Truth or Lie

Pass out index cards to the children. The students then write down three facts—two truths and one lie (Or two lies and one truth) on the card. Then, they read their cards to the class and the class decides which fact is a lie or which fact is the truth.

The Road Not Taken\ Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

NEW BEGINNINGS= NEW DECISIONS.

A Poison Tree\William Blake

I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I waterd it in fears, Night & morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night. Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine. And into my garden stole, When the night had veild the pole; In the morning glad I see; My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

The destructive power of hatred.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers\ EMILY dickinson

“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - And sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm - I’ve heard it in the chillest land - And on the strangest Sea - Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me.

What are your hopes for the coming year?

Incident\ cOUNTEE CULLEN (1903-1946)

Once riding in old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee, I saw a Baltimorean Keep looking straight at me.

Now I was eight and very small, And he was no whit bigger, And so I smiled, but he poked out His tongue, and called me, “Nigger.”

I saw the whole of Baltimore From May until December: Of all the things that happened there That’s all that I remember.

The power of words: the power of blessing or cursing is ours!

How can we create a different atmosphere in our class... establish rules together

For a Lady I Know Countee Cullen - 1903-1946

She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and snores, While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.

Ask the students to draw a picture in which they convey the message of the poem

How can we connect the message to the beginning of the year ?

Differnt perceptions of reality, often reflects our values and our inner beliefs

Beginning of the School Year Activities רעיונות לשיעורים בתחילת שנה

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