Connecting with Students
A collection of practices to help educators build personal connections with students
Reading Ourselves Whole: A Contemplative Choral Reading Method
Lead a brief choral reading practice that fosters community and connection.
Check-in Circle for Community Building
Use the Circle process to build a sense of connection among students and staff by sharing moods, feelings, and moments of joy and pain.
Dialogue Journals for Elementary Students
Teachers and students converse with each other through letter writing.
Dialogue Journals for Middle School Students
Teachers and students converse with each other through writing.
Dialogue Journals for High School Students
Teachers and students converse with each other through writing.
Looking for Gratitude in School
Students walk silently around school, noticing people they are grateful for and telling them so.