First Year Teacher Resource Binder Contents
First Year of Teaching
Planning
- Links
- Long-Term Planning Strategies
- Thematic Unit planning sheet
- Scheduling Your Day - Morning Meeting
- 5 - Minute Fillers
Organization
- Links
- Distributing Materials
- Attendance Keeper
- Classroom Job labels - Spanish
- Classroom Job labels - English
- Weekly Homework Assignment
- Student Info Sheet
Setting Up Your Classroom
First Days of School
- Links
- First day of school checklist for teachers
- Welcome to the First Day of School (getting to know you activities for the first day)
- The First Day: Laying the Groundwork
- Top 5 Ways to Get to Know Your Students
- Fabulous First-Day Ideas
- First Day of School Script examples
- Welcome to our Class bookmarks
Behavior Management
- Links
- Classroom Discipline Plan
- List of ways to encourage good behavior
- Behavior contracts
- List of reward ideas
- Self-manager application
- My Action Plan
Family Involvement
- Links
- Back to School Night checklist (prep, during, after)
- Parent Involvement in Schools
- Top 5 Ideas for Parent Night
- Getting to Know Your Student sheet
- Parental Contact Record Sheet
- Conference request forms
- Parent Teacher Conference checklist (planning ahead, during, following)
- Absence excuse forms - English and Spanish
- How Can I Call Home Without Fear?
Community Involvement
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies / History
P.E. / Health / Nutrition
Fine Arts
Center Activities / File Folder Games
Character Education
Creative Teaching Strategies
Integrating Technology
Assessment
- Links
- Creating Meaningful Performance Assessments
- Portfolio Assessment Guide
- First Grade Skills Assessment
Student Motivation
- How to Motivate Your Students
- Generating Student Motivation
- Advice From Adults with Physical Disabilities on Fostering Self-Determination During the School Years
Diversity
- Links
- Six tips for teaching diversity
- General strategies for dealing with racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in the classroom
- Holidays in the Classroom: Dealing with a diversity of beliefs
ESL
- Links
- Strategies for teachers of English Learners
- Six strategies for teachers of English Learners
- Teacher implemented learning strategies for English Learners
- Strategies for ESL teachers - Tennessee ESL Resource Guide
Special Education
- Links
- Special Education Terms and Procedures All New Teachers Should Know
- Practical Strategies for the Classroom
- Helping the LD Child with Organization
- Accommodations for Students with Special Needs: Teacher checklist to maximize accommodations
Programs, Events, Assemblies
- Links
- 16 Ideas for Quick and Easy Events
- High School Assembly Ideas
- 10 Things to Consider When Planning Assemblies
- How to Plan a School Awards Assembly
Field Trips
- Links
- Fun field trip ideas
- Field trip permission form
- How to Have a Safe, Fun, and Successful Field Trip With Your Students
Funding
Professional Development
Laws / Legal Issues
- Links
- Education law: an overview
- Utah Educator's Rights Pamphlet
- The Knowledge of Legal Issues Needed by Teachers and Student Teachers
End of Year Testing
- Links
- Making Review Time Fun and Worthwhile
- Test-taking Strategies that Work
- Test-taking strategies - A Game Plan to Win
- Read the Directions exercise
- "I'm Prepared, Not Scared" test bag
- Top Ten Test-Taking Tips for Students
- Test taking help handout
Planning for the End of the Year
- Links
- Surviving the last days of school
- Wind up learning as the year winds down
- Top 5 winning ideas for wrapping up the school year
- Thinking ahead to next year
- Create a class yearbook
- Memory book
- Keep Them Learning While on Vacation
Teacher
Substitute Teacher
- Home
- The College
- Department of Teacher Education & Family Development