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Transform your first week of school with "Read Your Teacher: Back to School Edition," a dynamic and engaging SEL resource designed to break the ice and spark curiosity! 
 
Ditch the traditional, yawn-inducing syllabus presentation and those predictable "get to know me" slides. Instead, kick off the school year with an activity that invites your students to "read" you!
 
To READ someone means making accurate assumptions about what a person is like based on verbal and non-verbal cues – what they say, do, wear, and own. 
 
By sharpening these observation skills, students will develop their critical thinking and analytical abilities, all while getting to know you in a fun, interactive way.
 
Why Choose "Read Your Teacher"?
Engage Your Students: Captivate your class from day one by allowing them to analyze and make observations about you, their teacher. This approach promotes active participation and curiosity.
Develop Critical Thinking Skills: Encourage students to use critical thinking as they observe and interpret your verbal and non-verbal cues.
Foster a Positive Classroom Environment: Create a lively and inclusive atmosphere where students feel comfortable and excited to learn more about each other and their teacher.
Perfect Icebreaker Activity: This activity is not only fun but also serves as a great way to introduce the syllabus in a more engaging and memorable manner.
Teacher Roast Energy: Add a dash of humor and light-hearted fun as students attempt to "read" you, leading to amusing and insightful discussions.
Smooth Transition to Syllabus Content: After the activity, seamlessly transition into more serious syllabus discussions, making them more relatable and interesting for students.
 
Bonus Agenda Slide: A matching theme agenda slide is included for you to present at the start of class and kick-off the lesson with agenda items, materials needed, and reminders.
 
Google Slides offers 13 interactive digital slides (slides can be removed based on comfort level):
Reflection Activity: Students reflect on how good they think they are at reading people. 
This or That: Students guess the teacher's preferences on classroom management.
Guess Your Teacher's Red Flags: Students humorlessly guess the teacher’s red flags.
Summer Playlist: Guess which song your teacher had on repeat this past summer.
Personal Life Assumptions: What are 3 things you can assume about your teacher's personal life? (married, kids, and/or pets?)
Teacher's Favorite Things: Guess the teacher's favorite book, movie, and store.
Travel Bucket List: What are the top 5 places your teacher wants to visit?
Student Icks: Identify the things your teacher finds most annoying about student behaviors.
Classroom Management: What's your teacher’s #1 rule, how is it enforced, and how does the teacher get the class's attention?
Teacher Feedback: What 3 comments does your teacher leave on classwork?
What Do You Meme? Create a meme about how your teacher feels about the first day of school.
What Do You Meme? Create a meme about your teacher's first impression of meeting you.
Breaking Assumptions: Tell the teacher something about you that everyone assumes, but is not true.
 
Make your back-to-school week unforgettable with "Read Your Teacher: Back to School Edition." Turn the mundane into the magical and watch as your students become eager detectives, ready to decode the mysteries of their new teacher! 
Get your copy today and transform the way you and your students connect.
 
Adaptable for All Learners:
Recognizing that some students might forget their laptops or prefer working on paper, we've turned the original google slides activity into this paper print worksheet to ensure all learners can participate effectively.
 
Printable Worksheet offers 6 activities:
This or That: Students guess the teacher's preferences on classroom management.
Summer Playlist: Guess which song your teacher had on repeat this past summer.
Teacher's Favorite Things: Guess the teacher's favorite book, movie, and store.
Student Icks: Identify the things your teacher finds most annoying about student behaviors.
Classroom Management: What's your teacher’s #1 rule andhow is it enforced?
What Do You Meme? Create a meme about how your teacher feels about the first day of school.
 
*Please Note: Slides and Worksheet are not editable