Alexandra | 2012/08/20

I love this idea! I have to cheat a little because I have three classes of 20-25 students each so I seat them alphabetically for the first few weeks. I will be trying your "Learning About Each Other" activity on the first (and maybe even the second) day of school. Thanks!

Rich H | 2012/08/10

I teach 6 sections of physics, 25+ kids each. I start off with an "introduce your partner" whiteboard activity. I then make their first assignment an activity where I must know their names in two weeks. I follow that up by meeting them at the door and trying to get their names as they walk in. This not only speeds attendance (taken before the bell rings), it also gives me more practice learning their names. After 2 weeks, I've got them.

pamela belcher | 2011/08/15

I play the name game with my 6 classes. I start off with my name and how I'm taking the class on a trip to Aruba. Ms. Belcher is taking a bag of books. The first student introduces him/herself and the item he/she is taking begins with the first name initial, and then reintroduces me. This pattern continueson til the last student has repeated all names and travel items. Works each year.

Aminah Bilal | 2011/08/11

I would love to see how other teachers have learned their student's names when they have 6 classes of 30-32 students.

Shelley Yates | 2011/08/10

I would love some ideas for learning names for my two classes of kindergartners, with up to thirty children in each class. Thank you!

Donna Depinet-Dasher | 2011/08/10

Yeah, well when you have 140 or even 170 students it can a take a week or so to learn their names. I wait until they're involved in a group activity and then go around the room asking names and repeating them until I get them right.

Randy Loukissas | 2011/08/10

I use a small rubber football that I toss to students. Here's how it works. I point to a child and say what I think is their name. If I get it wrong, the child tells me their name, catches the ball, and tosses it back to me. We go around the room this way until every child has a chance to catch the ball. The kids are impressed that their 66 yr. old lady teacher can catch & throw. It takes just a few minutes, for a few days goat me to learn the names of 150 sixth graders and I often hear, "English is fun," as the kidseave at the end of the period

Debra Zanders | 2011/08/10

To help the students learn each others names, I play a version of hide and seek. One student hides out of site in the room and the others must guess who is missing. Students learn each others names very quickly.