How do you greet students creatively?
Oceane Champlin
2025-06-06 05:26:33
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Use their name, a person’s name is quite possibly one of their most important possessions. Whether you use their given name or a nickname they prefer, calling someone by name creates a connection. Ask a question, a simple “how are you today?” is a good start. As you learn more about your students, you can vary your questions depending on their activities and interests. Make a request, give your students a sense of purpose right from the beginning by giving them a task as they enter the room. Offer up a high five, pat on the back, or another appropriate touch-based greeting, special handshakes are all the buzz at some schools. Use nonverbal cues such as a head nod or thumbs up, not everyone likes attention focused on them, often a simple gesture, coupled with eye contact, lets a reluctant scholar know that you see them and value them. Position yourself at or just inside your door, make it known that you are happy that they are there, provide positive direction/guidance for the class period, tell students what your expectations are for the day, give them a sense that this is a new day.
Bart Satterfield
2025-06-06 04:26:14
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One creative way to greet students is to have them create a self-portrait or personal logo that represents their personality, interests, or hobbies. This can be a fun and engaging way to get to know each student individually. At the beginning of the year, consider having a greeting ceremony where students can introduce themselves and share their summer experiences. Greeting students at the door with a smile and a handshake or high-five can go a long way in establishing a positive classroom environment. You can also have students write a personal story or share a favorite book or movie to help break the ice and establish relationships. Some teachers like to have a morning meeting or circle time to discuss important topics, share thoughts and feelings, and set a positive tone for the day. By doing so, you can create a sense of community and belonging among your students. Greeting students in their native language, if possible, can also make them feel welcome and included.
Roxane Bernier
2025-06-06 03:59:59
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You could start a rhyme and make students come up with the next line to get in.
The painting one is also cool–could be done with colored pencils as well.
Every student adds a piece.
Same with storytelling.
The following creative ways to greet elementary students could also lead to team-building games as well.
Whitney Cole
2025-06-06 01:41:55
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A choice board is an excellent tool for any teacher to have in their arsenal. Some commonly included choices include high-fives, saying hello, or a simple wave. Elbow bumps, secret handshakes, and air hugs are fun ideas that may get your shy students to come out of their shells. As the year goes on, you can even add more options related to what you are teaching for the students to select.
As students enter your class, you can meet them at the door and provide a matching card. Cards that fit together like puzzle pieces, cards with a definition that matches a vocabulary word, cards that have separate halves of an equation, and cards that have a state capital and others that have the matching state are all possibilities.
You will need a large whiteboard or poster board near your doorway to do our next activity, a daily question, which should be fun, not necessarily an academic one. Consider asking about favorites or asking either/or questions to get your students involved.
Start by greeting them at the door with a nice compliment, then the student needs to spread the love and pass that compliment on, every student needs to compliment another student before this activity is completed. To avoid students complimenting their best friends every day, make a rule that you cannot compliment the same person twice in one week.
Floyd Ziemann
2025-06-06 01:36:21
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Introducing new greeting activities on a regular basis can bring more joy to the class. It keeps students guessing and eager to see what fun greeting awaits them each day. By infusing creativity and playfulness into the greetings, teachers can capture the attention and interest of their students right from the start. The beauty of these greeting activities lies in their simplicity. They don't require elaborate setups or expensive materials. Often, they rely on the power of human interaction, encouraging students to engage with one another in a positive way. For example, activities like Handshake Circle, Name Tag Swap, High-Five Line, Question of the Day, Greeting Song, Emoji Check-In, Partner Interviews, Joke of the Day, Name Game, and Picture Sharing can be used to make students feel excited and welcomed. A simple 'hello' can lead to a million things in the classroom. Greet your students with enthusiasm and watch their potential unfold.
Lucas Kirlin
2025-06-06 00:02:35
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Teachers welcome their students at the door with high fives or hugs. However, during this pandemic teachers’ classrooms look very different. Teachers have to think of creative and safe ways to still bring fun learning into the classroom. And that includes providing safe greetings at the door. Most teachers love to welcome their students at the door, and this still provides them that chance, but in a non-contact way. When you meet a student at the door, they can hold up their number and you can still have safe greetings every day. Use this mini lesson time to model what to do and what not to do. All you need is a pocket chart and the cards included in this free resource. Pass out cards to students who would like to model in front of the class.