Teachers, how do you prepare for the first day of school?

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   LearnFromMeposted 13 years ago

   Teachers, how do you prepare for the first day of school?

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   Farmer Brownposted 13 years ago

   One of the things that I do to prep for my first day of school is to meditate on positive teaching experiences.  I try to channel that energy into an enthusiastic attitude - one that I hope will carry my class into a rewarding semester.  This mostly helps with my confidence in front of 200 students, but it also gets some students somewhat interested in what the class can offer them.

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   sholland10posted 13 years ago

   I start looking at my rosters.  I am lucky because we have a system that shows their names with their school picture, and I can print them out.  I start trying to put names with faces.  I create a seating chart.  I print out my rules.  I also print out any handouts I might need that go a long with my lessons for the week (I work on lessons all summer long and tweek along the way).

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   n.padyposted 13 years ago

   Hi,
   Teachers are usually required to prepare for their first day of school. Things which are needed are:
   1. The Syllabus.
   2. Reference books/material
   3. List of activities for a particular session
   4. A sweet smile and teachers are set for their class.
   Mostly the children and the teacher are nervous about the first meeting, but it will all settle down once a face to face meeting is over.
   Check the link given below. Just some tips to help you.
   http://www.cbsenext.com/learners-portal … eally-help

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   Rosie writesposted 13 years ago

   I pull their letters they wrote to me at the end of the previous year and read them.  It gives me a sense of who they are and what I can do to make their first day at school a really good one.  Students often reveal a lot about themselves in their writing.

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   alfetherlinposted 13 years ago

   Prayer, deep breaths, and comfortable shoes and clothes.
   Before that, I re-read The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher by Harry K. Wong
   I love that book and try to implement as many of Mr. Wong's ideas as possible.

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