This easy-to-use, step-by-step guide takes you through everything you need to know in your first days, weeks, and months as a new teacher, from developing your plan book and filing system in August to updating your grade book and celebrating your success in June.
Chapters cover diverse learners, classroom organization and management, curriculum and instruction, lesson planning, grading systems, professional development, and more. Practical and specific advice helps you build the right classroom environment, create âessential file folders,â make a curriculum calendar, and even find the right wall art!
The First Days of Class provides all the tools of the trade for new, substitute, returning, and emergency credential teachers, including:
Short, easy-to-reference sections within each chapter Tip boxes at the end of every chapter Classroom material samples, including âOur Classroom Rulesâ and a calendar of multicultural celebrations Resources that include a âA Teacherâs Ten Commandments,â Recommended Reading, and Educational websites.