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First Day of School Checklist
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Checklist: Preparing for your first day
Print out this handy checklist to make sure you’re prepared for your first day in the classroom as a new teacher:
Classroom preparation
Seating chart
Audiovisual equipment
Bulletin boards
Instructional materials
Curriculum guides
Lesson plans and grade book
Student textbooks and teacher editions
Technology tools
Management preparations
Name, desk, and bus tags (if applicable)
Attendance forms
Campus/district discipline policy
Student background information
Letter to parents
Planning for instruction
A list of first-day activities
Class rules and procedures
Supplies
Lunch count and meal tickets (if applicable)
Cafeteria and library procedures (if applicable)
Fire drill procedures
Emergency lockdown drill procedures
Arrival and dismissal practices
Instructional materials and classroom management tips for a substitute in case you’re absent
ATPE RESOURCES
Classroom Management Strategies
9 Tips for Surviving Your First Year in the Classroom
Advice for First-Year Teachers
Professional Development
Online Professional Development
ATPE Professional Learning Partnerships
Additional Professional Learning Resources
WCEA-Portal
New Teachers
YES Texas! Advisory Council
First Day of School Checklist
Classroom Management Strategies
Value of a Mentor
9 Tips for Surviving Your First Year in the Classroom
Advice for First-Year Teachers
Your First Classroom
Educators
Certification Renewal
Texas STEM Resources
Teaching Digital Literacy
Teaching Financial Literacy
Pinterest in the Classroom
Helping Boys
Girls and Math
Six Ways to Connect with Parents
Para-Educators
Becoming an Aide
Professional Relationships
Substitute Teaching Tips
Student Teachers
Student Teaching Tips
Becoming a Teacher
Why You Should Join
Your First Classroom
Job Search Resources
T-TESS
Innovation Districts Resource Page
The Answer Key
RIF Resource Center
Teach Me How to Texas