Teaching acceptable behaviors is a MUST the first day! If you don't teach good choices or bad choices in your classrooms, students may not understand that running in the classroom is not okay. I teach the rest of the attention grabbers throughout the rest of the week. This works great because students aren't talking and are looking at you. After a few times, I teach them to say “monkey do” after I say “monkey see” and then make a monkey face. My students stop what they are doing and make a monkey face. All I do is call out “monkey see” and make a monkey face where I make a bubble with my mouth and hold my ears out. The very next thing I do is teach a simple attention grabber. Teaching Behavior and Procedures Attention Grabber Once the students are inside, I stop the music and we start our day. The play dough is the perfect activity because it doesn't use any extra supplies and it keeps their attention for at least 10-15 minutes. I tell them that they can create their favorite animal, shape, number, or letter with the alphabet until the music stops. I tell them to put their backpack on a hook, and then go find their name at the table.Īt their spot, I leave a ball of play dough.
I make sure to stand at the door to greet my students and then give them THREE directions. I play calming music as my students come in because it helps them calm down. Depending on if you have staggered entry or not, either your entire class will come in at once or you will have a few students come in at a time.
When my students come into the classroom in the morning, it can be quite chaotic if you don't have a game plan. I sure wish I had something like this my first year! Morning Activity
I also have these editable lesson plan templates in my store here! These are GREAT for a first year teacher who needs to write everything out for the first few weeks.
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If you want to view my First Day plans and get your own free editable template, you can grab them at the end of this post. You can carry the clipboard around with you so you can refer to the lesson plans throughout the day. I print my lesson plans on a bright piece of paper and attach them to a clipboard. Practice putting backpacks on the hook.” I also write down any materials so I can quickly get them ready throughout the day. I write exactly what I will be teaching/doing. Whether you are a first-year teacher or veteran teacher, making detailed first day of Kindergarten plans is a lifesaver for the first week of school! Your day will flow smoothly if you have everything detailed and planned out to the minute. If you do those three things, then your first day was a huge success! Planning for the First Day I remember our principal and admin always saying this multiple times before the first day. I was sent an email about 30 minutes before dismissal with a transportation change and I did not see it until after we realized my student went home on a bus and was not in the parent pick up line. Send them home correctly– I made this mistake my first year and it was AWFUL! If you ever make this mistake, it will be okay! After that mistake my first year, I made sure to double and triple check transportation and check my email the minute before we walk out that door.I always came back about 5 minutes before the clean up time to check on my students. If you aren't required to sit with them during lunch, at least make sure all your students are good before leaving. Make sure they eat- There's always a student who gets nervous to eat or a student who won't ask for help opening something and won't eat a thing.Say good-bye and “I can't wait to see you tomorrow!” Make your students feel welcome- Greet them at the door, listen to their stories, try to make sure you give each student individualized attention at some point.The 3 Main Goals for the First Dayīefore we look at the first day of Kindergarten plans, let's talk about the three things you must do on the first day! Here's a look at my first day of Kindergarten plans. The first day in Kindergarten can be chaotic and crazy, trust me… I’ve been there, done that! After a few years, I figured out my go-to first day plan, as well as some tips if you are a newer teacher! You don't want to over plan, but need to make sure to fill your day.
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