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Orange you glad to be in grade _______ You can get the initial board up and just wait to put on students names, etc., if that's what you might do. You can plan some things for the first day - a get-to-know you inventory worksheet - some get-to-know you games - writing a paragraph about their summer - discussing class rules and expectations -a gym class - If you are wanting to buy some materials for your room - look for borders that are coloured or with nice designs and not ones that have cute pictures on them. These will work for any grade level and are actually more versatile than the cute ones. Find old calendars and choose pictures out of them for laminating - they are great for themes, decorating, and even to use as writing prompts. Write out poems you want to use with your class - again many poems work with many grade levels. I read some quite advanced poems to my younger students just for them to hear the language and flow of the poem. Most administrators recognize that new teachers will need time to plan and organize especially at the beginnig of the year so they will not be expecting you to have all your unit plans done right away. And even with limited time it's amazing how much you can get done when you finally have the information. For my first job I was only hired 2 1/2 weeks before school started and I had to move as well. It was stressful but I was ready for the first day of school. Hopefully you will have great colleagues who will also help you out that first month.
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