Table of Contents: First Day of School Checklist Weekly Planner Procedures & Routines Routines Supply Labels How We Are Going Home Chart Attention Grabbers Read Aloud Books First Day Certificates Image courtesy of acclaimclipart.com
Procedures and Routines checklist Plan for supplies Students names written on necessary items & bulletin boards Read aloud books Getting to Know You activities Certificates or Happy Notes to send home Class Checklist (#, name, locker #, etc.) Tour of school building Chart showing how students are going home
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State, explain, model, and demonstrate the procedure. Rehearse and practice the procedure under your supervision. Reteach, rehearse, practice, and reinforce the classroom procedure until it becomes a student habit or routine.
Restroom & drinks from the water fountain Where to put notes to the Teacher What to do when my is talking to another adult Computers Pencils to be sharpened Classroom library Student desks and supplies Homework Classroom jobs Teacher s signal(s) for getting students attention Finishing work early What to do when my is working with a small group and I need help What to do if my is not in the room How I can get my 's attention How to sit on the carpet Where I can find classroom supplies
Lining up Beginning of the day (unpacking, morning work, etc.) End of the day (packing, stacking chairs, cleaning room, waiting for dismissal) Attendance/Lunch Count Snack (if applicable) Walking in the hall Lunch Turning work in Transitions between stations/centers Fire Drill/Disaster Drill/Lockdown Drill What I do when my s phone rings
markers crayons pencils glue rulers erasers pens highlighters
colored pencils scissors glue sticks paint notebook paper spirals dry-erase markers Sharpies
folders construction paper manila paper hand sanitizer wet wipes Kleenex
Car Pool Walker Bus Day Care Bike Other
Give Me Five -Raise your open hand in the air without saying anything. Your students then put their hands in the air. Start counting down on your fingers (not saying anything, just moving your fingers) and your students will follow along moving their fingers. Teach them that by the time you are making a fist (representing zero) everyone should be quiet and looking at you. Clap, snap, or tap in a pattern and your students mimic your rhythm. Use sound signals atrain whistle, a wind chime, a rain stick, a bell, quiet music. Give a command for children to do if they can hear you. Teacher [using a soft voice]: Put your hand on your head if you can hear me. Those listening should follow the command. Teacher then gives another command and hopefully more of her students will hear and follow the command. Continue until every student has complied. Turn your classroom lights off to signal students to be silent and looking at the for directions. Countdown/Count-up Tell students they have until a particular number to be ready to listen. You can count down starting at 10 or you can count up by 5s. Great way to reinforce multiples. Sing, If you can hear my voice, clap your hands. (to the tune of If You re Happy and You Know It. Singto the Frere Jacques tune: "Are you listening? Are you listening? Everyone! Everyone! If you are listening, if you are listening, look at me, look at me." Other ways to end the song are: "Snap your fingers" or "Pat your head. Secret word -the secret word can be salami which stands for Stop and Look at Me Immediately. You say the secret word, and the kids will immediately stop and look at you. Your will love knowing that their class has a secret word that only they know. Teacher says: Freeze like a Popsicle or Freeze like an icicle. Say what you need to as far as directions then say "Thaw" or "Melt".
Teacher: Ba da bababa(mcdonald's Theme) Students: I'm Lovin' It! Teacher: Na nanana, nananana Students: Hey, hey, hey, goodbye Teacher: Chicka, chicka Students: Boom Boom Teacher: Hocus Pocus Students: Everybody focus! Teacher: Macaroni and Cheese Students: Everybody freeze! Teacher: Ready to rock? Students: Ready to roll! Teacher: Goodness gracious! Students: Great balls of fire! Teacher: All set? Teacher: Holy moly! Students: You bet! Students: Guacamole! Teacher: Tootsie Roll, Lollipop Students: We`ve been talking, now let's stop." Teacher: Hands on top Students: That means stop (put hands on their heads)
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