bell ringer

Here's a quick bell ringer/brain teaser you can open up class with since it's still 80* in October.  Prior to introducing the riddle, work in some PQA with the following questions: "Do you drink iced tea?" "Does anyone else in your family drink it?" "Do you drink iced tea only when it's hot out or year round? "Do you like lemon in your iced tea?" "Do you … [Read more...] about Mystery of the Iced Tea Bell Ringer

Homecoming is just around the corner. I enjoy talking with my students about it because it's a great way to build culture and community with my freshmen (as well as upperclassmen). Here's a bellringer with sentence starters to get the conversation going.  For added effect, you can add a second slide with pictures of you as a teenager from your own Homecoming … [Read more...] about Homecoming Bell Ringer