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September 2012
Sample advisories from //The Advisory Book,// ©2008 Origins. Used with permission. Origins, Minneapolis MN.

September 10 & 13

 * **Greeting:** || All Group Greeting

A student greets everybody and they all greet him back, in unison. "Good morning, everyone. Good morning, Antoine."

or

Language Greeting ||
 * **Sharing:** || Whip Share: **What's one summer memory you want to share with the group?** ||
 * **Activity:** || Ask the students: **Can someone tell me what they think advisory?** ||
 * **Daily News:** || Good Morning, Students!

Welcome back! Please sit in the __**designated**__ seat with your name tag on it. Our goal for today is to meet and begin getting to know each other. Write your name and birthday below to check in.

Fall B-Days (Sept.-Nov.) Winter B-Days (Dec.-Feb.) Spring B-Days (Mar.-May) Summer B-Days (June-Aug.)

Sincerely, Your Teachers ||
 * **Note:** || Keep track of student responses to the various getting-to-know-you questions you pose in these first weeks (today's were birthdays and favorite seasons). Later, you can compile them into an Advisory Almanac, a who's who of the members of the advisory. ||
 * **A+** || **Goals and Declarations**

Spark thinking about what students want most from this school year. Choose one:
 * Read a short book or story
 * Tell a story of your own hopes and goals.
 * Invite a guest speaker - former high school student, elder, parent, etc. who is willing to share about her or his dreams in life.
 * Lead a guided visualization so students can visualize themselves being successful at something they want to do.


 * Think, Ink Pair, Share:** students write about something they want to accomplish or hope for the year. Write the hope in the form of a goal, and make a declaration about accomplishing it.


 * Reflection:** Partner Share: Read your declaration to your partner. If there is time, one or two volunteers may wish to share their declarations with the whole group. Collect the declarations.

Note: This may extend into 2 advisories. ||

September 15

 * **Greeting:** || All Group Greeting

A student greets everybody and they all greet him back, in unison. "Good morning, everyone. Good morning, Antoine." ||
 * **Sharing:** || Whip Share: **Which of the following subjects do you enjoy most: math, language arts, science, or social studies?** Tally the responses. ||
 * **Activity:** || **Count to Ten** *, followed by a reflection on the game: **Was is more fun and fair the new way we did it?**


 * How to Play:** One player begins by counting aloud, starting with either "one" or "one, two." The next player counts up either one or two saying either "two," "three," or "three, four." Counting continues around the circle until the number reaches 10. The player who has to say "10" is out and must sit down. Play resumes and continues until only one is left standing.

Players count in three number sets (1 or 1, 2, or 1, 2, 3) and must sit down on 17, 11 or some other number that players choose. ||
 * VARIATION:**
 * **Daily News:** || Salutations!

Please sit in the designated seat that has your nametag on it. Each day I'll mix up the seating so we can better __**integrate**__ and get to know each other. Sign your name on a line below to check in.

Sincerely, Your Teachers ||
 * **A+** || Brainstorm with groups Community Service ideas for the school year

or

Introduce games as element of fun
 * Apples to Apples (Rebecca and Angela have this game)
 * Pictionary (see Rebecca's description in the discussion tab of this page) ||

September 22

 * **Greeting:** || Basic Greeting

A student greets the person next to her, he responds, and the process is repeated around the circle. ||
 * **Sharing:** || Whip Share: //**One thing I am looking forward to this year is...**// ||
 * **Activity:** || Me Too


 * How to Play:** One player starts by saying something that is true about himself, //e.g., I live to play baseball//. Or, //I have two brothers//. If that is true about anyone else in the circle, they may snap their fingers or stand up or switch seats (choose one) and say, //Me too!// The game goes around until everyone has had a chance. ||
 * **Daily News:** || Good morning, Everyone!

Seating is still designated by nametag. Today we'll take a look ahead. On one of the numbered lines below, write down one thing you are looking forward to this year. Note the number - that will be your __**consistent**__ sign-in number this quarter.

Sincerely, Your Teachers ||
 * **A+** || **Goals and Declarations**
 * **A+** || **Goals and Declarations**

Spark thinking about what students want most from this school year. Choose one:
 * Read a short book or story
 * Tell a story of your own hopes and goals.
 * Invite a guest speaker - former high school student, elder, parent, etc. who is willing to share about her or his dreams in life.
 * Lead a guided visualization so students can visualize themselves being successful at something they want to do.


 * Think, Ink Pair, Share:** students write about something they want to accomplish or hope for the year. Write the hope in the form of a goal, and make a declaration about accomplishing it.


 * Reflection:** Partner Share: Read your declaration to your partner. If there is time, one or two volunteers may wish to share their declarations with the whole group. Collect the declarations.

Note: This may extend into 2 advisories.

[**7th Grade**: NY State Trip discussion] ||