I am a brand new third grade teacher out of college and am struggling with how to plan my first week of school. Does anybody have any examples!? I'm having a total brain fart at the moment. I have my plan book and lesson plan format but my pen will not move....HELP!
Patty: I'm a little conc...See MoreOn 8/10/15, Patty wrote: > I am a brand new third grade teacher out of college and am > struggling with how to plan my first week of school. Does > anybody have any examples!? I'm having a total brain fart > at the moment. I have my plan book and lesson plan format > but my pen will not move....HELP!
Patty: I'm a little concerned that your administration isn't giving you a little guidance or hasn't assigned a mentor teacher to give you some support. Don't be timid about asking your school leadership for help. Their reason for being is to make your job easier. But here are a few guidelines:
Ask yourself, "What would help me get things of to a great start?" and typically a few key things come to mind: -establish mutually respectful relationships, develop a mutual understanding of expectations, sell them on the fact that it is going to be a great year by forecasting a few things that they will learn this year, share with them your "non-negotiables" and why they aren't negotiable, discover their strengths/weaknesses/passions/fears, perhaps develop a class mission statement together, develop a win-win agreement with them as to how you can all have a great year. Do some "diagnostic" work to determine more precisely where the kids are on some basic 3rd grade skills regarding reading, writing, math skills, and perhaps keyboarding skills. I hope that is helpful.
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