I know those words in the title probably made you cringe just a little…. but we have to face reality because school starts NEXT MONTH!
This year I will begin the year in kindergarten…. which scares me a little bit. I have done this for nine years now, but the first day still always gives me butterflies….in a great way! I am eager to meet new faces, the smell of new supplies, teaching the rules and procedures…. but I have always done that with first graders. While some of you may be thinking…. oh first grade is just ONE grade different…. but Kindergarten is a different world {especially on the first day!}
I am very excited though, as I absolutely LOVE the younger grades! They are just starting their education experience… and lucky me because I get to be there from the beginning!
So…. I have been thinking a little a lot about the first days of school this year…. how many students will I have… what will my schedule look like…. how many boys? girls? etc…. Trust me, my mind NEVER shuts off!
While I have been doing quite a bit getting all of my classroom decor ready and organized… that means NOTHING without content and managing your classroom!
So…. I wanted something a little different this year for back-to-school…. and while I’m sure I will still use so many things from different sources and packets…. I will most definitely be doing some things from my newest back-to-school pack!
It’s time to get the “SCOOP” on the first day!
This little pack {with 40 pages!} has a yummy craftivity, a student hat, writing templates, first day booklet, and certificates {in pink and blue} to celebrate the first day!
You can choose 1 scoop, 2 scoops, and any color you want to help create your crafts! There are also multiple writing templates to accommodate your new and seasoned writers!
This booklet {easy to prep – copy, staple, cut in half} has minimal writing… because we all know the first day ain’t got time for all that!
Choose two, three, or all of the pages to complete the book!
Create a hat {I have included MULTIPLE scoops with different prompts} to help celebrate your first day!
These fun certificates will end the day just right! {Maybe you can even celebrate with a little cup of real ice cream?!}
I have also included a black and white template as well to save on ink!
You can click on the picture below to take you to the packet…
Which is 20% through tomorrow night!!!
One of the things that we ALL really focus on the first day week month… who am I kidding… we work on it all year long…. is behavior management!
Something that I have done the past few years are Non-Verbal Hand Signals!
These signals are perfect because you can manage your students, answer questions, and keep the classroom managed… all without ever saying a word!
I used to use them only during small groups and rotations, so I could solely focus on my small group without being interrupted, but as the years have gone on, I use them all.day.long!
(Hallway, teaching, whole-group on the rug, centers and rotations, and dismissal!)
I made some posters for this previous year {If you came to see me at the Texas First Grade Conference this past year with SDE, then you may remember these!}
I have compiled the posters into a FREE set for YOU!!!
Just click on the picture below 🙂
Don’t want full page posters?! You can easily change the printer settings to print TWO to a page for mini-posters!
Hope you can use these in your classroom!
I’ll be back later with some back-to-school activities and first day fun!
But first…. more grad school papers and TRYING to get my youngest to nap!
