Getting Ready for the Start of School Part II: Why Some Teachers Have Smooth Running Classrooms →
An interesting article. They actually outline procedures to focus on for the first day, week and six weeks of school. Here’s the first day:
First Day of School
- Quiet Signal
- Arrival: putting things away and getting started on “do now” work
- Lining Up
- Walking in the Hallway
- Using the Bathroom
- Talking during group lessons
- Dismissal: cleaning up desk and getting materials ready to go home

