What a great first day of school yesterday! It was a pleasure meeting all the new faces in the LRCII room.
During our social communication session yesterday, we worked on greeting others (both new and old friends!) and having a conversation about summer.
The class did a fantastic job coming up with different "starting questions" for the topic of summer. Here are a few of them:
- What did you do this summer?
- What was your favorite activity this summer?
- Did you go on a fun trip?
- Where did you go on vacation?
After generating starting questions, we visualized what our own summers looked like in our heads. For example, one of our friends had a blast at Great Wolf Lodge, and pictured herself at the water park. It was helpful to form these mental images prior to pulling together the language to talk about them!
Then, we practiced turning and talking to our partners. That involved making sure we use good body language skills, such as turning our body and face towards the speaker. We also practiced good conversation skills, such as:
- Staying on-topic
- Asking follow-up questions (e.g., "What did you like about...?")
- Making relevant comments (e.g., "Awesome!", "That sounds like fun!")
Overall, it was a great first day of getting back, meeting new friends, reuniting with old friends, and getting to know one another a bit through conversation!
Looking forward to a fantastic year! Stay tuned for more bits about our weekly social communication sessions.
Warmly,
Mrs. Wang
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