Once your students are in your room, tell them something about yourself, and take attendance. As you come to each student's name while taking attendance, have the student tell you something about him- or herself, and give you and the class a brief description of his or her summer. Go through a similar procedure of introductions whenever a new student joins your class during the year. Your students focus on you. Be enthusiastic about being with them and about teaching them.
Enthusiasm is contagious.
Your attitude and friendliness, your voice, appearance, and body language set the tone for your class and your relationship with your students. You convey the meaning of the lesson to your students. You help to determine your students' relationship to God, the church and to each other. In February, more Teaching Tips will be added to this article. Teacher's Training Manual by the Rev. Anita E. Keire.