Getting Ready for the Start of School Part II: Why Some Teachers Have Smooth Running Classrooms
An interesting article. They actually outline procedures to focus on for the first day, week and six weeks of school. Here’s the first day:
First Day of School
- Quiet Signal
- Arrival: putting things away and getting started on “do now” work
- Lining Up
- Walking in the Hallway
- Using the Bathroom
- Talking during group lessons
- Dismissal: cleaning up desk and getting materials ready to go home
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