Building relationships with students can be difficult these days. Our students have changed, their communication has changed, their engagement has changed, and it feels like many of our students have walls. But what if I told you we could bust down those walls with a brilliantly simple structure. In this week's episode of the This Teacher life podcast we talk about how brackets can create conversations, connections, and good classroom chaos. If it feels like "March Madness" in your classroom, let's turn that around with this competitive relationship building game that will get 100% of your students participating. Episode Notes:  Get Your Copy of Battle Brackets Here: monicagenta.com/brackets Looking for Awesome Ways to Build Relationships with Students? Check This Out: monicagenta.com/crush-it-course/ Get a free PDF copy of Monica’s Book Crushing It For Kids Here: monicagenta.com/freebook Connect with Monica on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@monicagentaed Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd Twiiter: twitter.com/monicagentaed