Middle/High Seasonal Conversation Starters: Growing Bundle
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Products in this Bundle (5)
Description
Get your middle/high school students inspired and talking with a collection of all of our seasonal conversation starters/icebreakers!
Our conversation starters packages encourage critical thinking and allow students to discuss topics that are both relevant and important to them while simultaneously increasing their vocabulary and ability to effectively express themselves. Our packages are extremely versatile and have been used as bell-ringers, as supplementary material for topics covered in class, in literature circles, as well as in socratic seminars.
What's included:
- 5 seasonal conversation packages on Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, End of Year Package, Back to School Package
- A list of thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on each topic (Over 90 questions combined and numerous games and activities)
- Activities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion)
- Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phrases to create an effective discussion)
- Notes pages (Encouraging students to write notes throughout discussion)
- New words and phrases pages (Encouraging students to record new vocabulary/phrases during discussion)
- Essay writing pages (Lined pages should the teacher decide to use the discussion questions or quotes as writing prompts)
- A student evaluation form for students to fill in after discussion (3-page detailed student reflection/evaluation form)
- A teacher evaluation form for teachers to fill in after discussion
- A colored version (to use digitally or to print)
- A printer-friendly black-and-white version
- Teacher information and tips on how to incorporate into your lesson
Please note that as we create more seasonal conversation files and packages, they will be added to the bundle and customers who have already purchased our bundle will have access to each new file we add at no extra cost!
Please also note that this bundle is only for our seasonal conversation files and packages and does NOT include our regular conversation starters.
If you are looking for a collection of all of our Class Discussions and an excellent opportunity to save money, take a look at our Growing Class Discussions Bundle.
If you are looking for a collection of all of our debate packages and an excellent opportunity to save money, take a look at our Growing Debates Bundle.
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Further reading you may be interested in:
Silence in classroom discussions- should you be worried?
Authentic participation for successful discussions in the classroom
Creating an emotionally safe classroom for successful class discussions
Six simple formats for powerful class discussions
How to foster a sense of community with student-driven class discussions
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