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Informationen zum Autor LouAnne Johnson is the author of eight books, including the New York Times best-seller Dangerous Minds , and most recently, Teaching Outside the Box . Johnson is a former U.S. Navy journalist, Marine Corps officer, and high school teacher. Klappentext Kick-Start Your Class "My first priority in any class is to help my students believe in themselves and their ability to learn." -- LOUANNE JOHNSON In Kick-Start Your Class , LouAnne Johnson (educational expert, long-time teacher, and author of the New York Times best-seller Dangerous Minds ) offers a dynamic way to engage students that will get them on the road to learning with enthusiasm. The book is a collection of icebreakers specifically designed for teachers--quick, cost-effective, enjoyable activities that engage students from the very first minute of class. In addition to being fun, these activities serve a real purpose in the classroom. Research shows that effective academic icebreakers can increase student motivation, create a positive classroom environment, and much more. Using these inspirational icebreakers will help: Engage students' brains Promote critical thinking Improve behavior and cooperation Encourage creativity Unify the classroom community Create positive attitudes towards learning The teacher-tested activities within may be used with students at all levels, and many of the activities include variations and modifications so they can be applied effectively with different groups. "An amazing gift for a student or a beginning or seasoned teacher, Kick-Start Your Class offers a rich compilation of multi-disciplinary, ready-to-teach classroom starters, concept-builders, and closers that will invigorate the culture and climate of any classroom." -- PAMELA PROSISE , thirty-year veteran teacher and literacy specialist, McMinnville School District, McMinnville, Oregon "LouAnne Johnson's book is packed with priceless lessons and activities for today's teachers. It doesn't matter whether you work in a regular day class or an after school setting; or whether you're a first-year intern, an instructional leader, or a life-long teacher, Kick-Start Your Class is a must-have resource for all educators." -- JIM VIDAK , Tulare County Superintendent of Schools, Tulare County, California Zusammenfassung The New York Times bestseller author of Dangerous Minds has a new way to engage students LouAnne Johnson's newest book is a collection of fun and simple educational icebreaker activities that get students excited and engaged from the very first minute of class. Inhaltsverzeichnis 19333477 ...
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LouAnne Johnson is the author of eight books, including the New York Times best-seller Dangerous Minds, and most recently, Teaching Outside the Box. Johnson is a former U.S. Navy journalist, Marine Corps officer, and high school teacher.
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Kick-Start Your Class
"My first priority in any class is to help my students believe in themselves and their ability to learn." --LOUANNE JOHNSON In Kick-Start Your Class, LouAnne Johnson (educational expert, long-time teacher, and author of the New York Times best-seller Dangerous Minds) offers a dynamic way to engage students that will get them on the road to learning with enthusiasm. The book is a collection of icebreakers specifically designed for teachers--quick, cost-effective, enjoyable activities that engage students from the very first minute of class. In addition to being fun, these activities serve a real purpose in the classroom. Research shows that effective academic icebreakers can increase student motivation, create a positive classroom environment, and much more. Using these inspirational icebreakers will help:
Create positive attitudes towards learning The teacher-tested activities within may be used with students at all levels, and many of the activities include variations and modifications so they can be applied effectively with different groups. "An amazing gift for a student or a beginning or seasoned teacher, Kick-Start Your Class offers a rich compilation of multi-disciplinary, ready-to-teach classroom starters, concept-builders, and closers that will invigorate the culture and climate of any classroom."
--PAMELA PROSISE, thirty-year veteran teacher and literacy specialist, McMinnville School District, McMinnville, Oregon "LouAnne Johnson's book is packed with priceless lessons and activities for today's teachers. It doesn't matter whether you work in a regular day class or an after school setting; or whether you're a first-year intern, an instructional leader, or a life-long teacher, Kick-Start Your Class is a must-have resource for all educators."
--JIM VIDAK, Tulare County Superintendent of Schools, Tulare County, California
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The New York Times bestseller author of Dangerous Minds has a new way to engage students LouAnne Johnson's newest book is a collection of fun and simple educational icebreaker activities that get students excited and engaged from the very first minute of class.
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Acknowledgments xiii About the Author xv Introduction xvii PART ONE: GETTING PERSONAL Chapter One: Getting to Know You: Introductions 5 1. The Adjective Game 7 2. Autograph Collectors 8 3. Are You Kidding? 10 4. Business Card Creations 11 5. Flash Figures 12 6. Getting to Know You 14 7. I Have to & I Can't 17 8. I Never Would Have Guessed 18 9. Magic Eyes 19 10. Me in a Bag 2 0 11. Do You See What I See? 21 12. Name Cards 22 13. Right or Left Brain? 23 14. Wave Your Flag 26 15. Stand by Your Music 28 16. Would You Ever? 29 Chapter Two: Working Together: Assigning Pairs & Partners 31 17. Card Sharks 33 18. Animal Pals 34 19. Personality Matches 36 20. Comics Coworkers 38 21. Pick-a-Stick Partners 39 22. Puzzle Partners 40 23. Story Segments 41 Chapter Three: Body & Brain: Kinesthetic Activities 43 24. Beanbag Topic Toss 44 25. Birthday Circle 45 26. Brain Boosters 46 27. Find Your Folder 47 28. Keep It Up 48 29. Hello, Stranger! 50 30. Make Your Move 51 31. Meet and Greet 52 32. Name Game Ball Toss 53 33. Name Tag Search 54 34. Shall We Dance? 55 35. Symbol Search 56 36. Slow, Fast, Slow 58 37. Verb Mania 59 Chapter Four: How We Do Things: Routines & Rules 61 38. Class Chant 63 39. Call-and-Response 64 40. Crazy Quiz 66 41. Cleanup Time 68 42. Give Me Three 69 43. Noise-o-Meter 70 44. My Kind of Class 72 45. Rules Bingo 73 46 . Seat Scramble Signal 74 47. We're Going Reading 75 48. You & Me Pact 76 Chapter Five: Teamwork: Building Classroom Communities 79 49. Find the Teacher 81 50. Team Classroom Concentration 82 51. First-Day Feelings 84 52. Finish the Story 86 53. Juggling Teams 87 54. Our Class Puzzle 88 55. Multi-Balloon Float 90 56. Paper Turnover 91 57. Team Trivia 92 58. Unusual Measures 93 PART TWO: STICKING TO THE SUBJECT Chapter Six: Mathematical Possibilities 97 59. Balancing Act 98 60. Count My Fingers 100 61. Matchstick Puzzles 101 62. The Number Game 102 63. People Shapes 104 64. Rhythm & Words 105 65. What's My Number? 106 Chapter Seven: Scientific Suggestions 107 66. Critter Connection 108 67. It's Elemental 110 68. Is That a Fact? 112 69. Mail Call 113 70. Recycled Animals 114 71. Tower Builders 115 72. What Is This? 116 Chapter Eight: Language Arts Starters 117 73. Analogy Anchors 118 74. A Picture Tells a Hundred Words 120 75. Canine Connection 121 76. Contraction Cutters 122 77. Foreign Phrases 124 78. "I Am" Poems 125 79. Meaningful Matches 126 80. Lick a Slug 127 81. Mirror Writing 128 82. Musical Words 129 83. Pictographs 130 84. Poetry-Picture Match 132 85. Proofreading Pairs 133 86. Quotations 134 87. Six-Word Summaries 136 88. Wacky Wordies 138 Chapter Nine: Rev Up the Reading 141 89. Bac…