Build That Relationship

​No matter if we are teaching in our libraries or virtually, I think that we can all agree upon the fact that this coming school year might be a bit of a hot mess. The list of changes, precautions, and guidelines that we will follow to ensure our own safety and that of our students and staff grows with each passing day. But take a second to take a deep breath and think about the amazing thing that’s about to happen...

We get to continue to build relationships with our kiddos. 

Very few teachers are as fortunate as we are. We get to spend years developing relationships and really getting to know our students, and that’s something that this pandemic cannot take away from us. 

So as you enter this school year, my advice to you is to set aside your worries about how you will manage to get books in kids hands, how you will need to quarantine library materials, and how you will teach in person or online. Because at the end of the day, that doesn’t matter. What does, is that you spend time with your students. 

Greet them at every chance you can. Do some fun icebreakers. Sit and talk to them. Let them get to know you. And build that relationship. 

​​By Kelly Kenny