The first day always involves RULES so we tried something new. My music room rules spell out music and each rule had a movement (whole brain teaching):
Make good choices(point to head)
Use kind words (point to mouth)
Show respect to all (raise hand)
Involve yourself (point to self then out)
Care for our materials and instruments ( stack hands)
We divided into groups and each group shared what each rule would look like in the music room!
I plan on leaving more time for this in the next couple of days. I think it was much better than just blabbing through them!