Ideas for the beginning of a new session http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124/ideas-for-the-beginning-of-a-new-session Posts in the discussion thread "Ideas for the beginning of a new session" - I need ideas for starting new sessions. Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:42:20 +0000 http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124#post-791048 Re: Ideas for the beginning of a new session http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124/ideas-for-the-beginning-of-a-new-session#post-791048 Sat, 22 May 2010 17:54:57 +0000 karen While they are pre-testing, I try to go around and found out where each student is from, then in the Get to Know activity for the next day, I have a worksheet for them to ask specific questions (based on the actual students in the class). Example: Where is Gerson from? When did Maria move to Las Vegas? How long has Wailawan lived in the United States? Where was Mahesh born? There is at least one question for every student. They seem really thrilled that each student is actually in the worksheet, and it gives them a opportunity to begin meeting their new classmates immediately. If they do not know a student who is named in the question (which most of them do not) we talk about how to ask the class "Who is David?" before they can ask David his specific question. I also include myself in the worksheet. They get a big kick out of trying to find out who Karen is, then once they ask "who is Karen?", I respond "I am Karen" and they really think it is funny that I am included, or that I have a first name!

After they spend quite awhile getting to know each other, I go through an extensive introduction of myself, showing them with maps where I was born, went to school, went to college, pictures of my daughters, grandchildren, countries I have visited, hobbies, etc. They especially like me cutting up the copy of my wedding photo when I explain to them that I am now divorced.

]]> http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124#post-791044 Re: Ideas for the beginning of a new session http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124/ideas-for-the-beginning-of-a-new-session#post-791044 Sat, 22 May 2010 17:52:38 +0000 Emily Usually on the second day of class I'll have each student individually stand up and introduce themselves. To make it less intimidating, we first practice introductions in pairs, then write out a dialog that they can follow. To make it a little more personal, I bring in a large world map and ask them to point to their country of orgin during their introduction. To gain perspective, we always make a graph of where the students have come from (5 students from Mexico, 2 from China, etc), so we get an idea of our classroom diversity.

]]> http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124#post-791026 Re: Ideas for the beginning of a new session http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124/ideas-for-the-beginning-of-a-new-session#post-791026 Sat, 22 May 2010 17:44:41 +0000 Pam Woicicki I have them make name tags with their first and last names (written in English script and their own if it's different) and country or origin. I have them stand in alphabetical order by first name and introduce themselves to whoever is standing next to them. I also do "find someone who…" with suggestions they come up with.

]]> http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124#post-791010 Ideas for the beginning of a new session http://nevadasadulteducationcommunity.wikidot.com/forum/t-243124/ideas-for-the-beginning-of-a-new-session#post-791010 Sat, 22 May 2010 17:40:01 +0000 Mary Lou Jordan I would really appreciate your successful ideas for starting a new session. I would be interested in learning anything that you do for your class to learn about them or to make them feel more comfortable, etc. Thanks so much for your help.

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