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Teacher Advisors' Best Tips: Back-to-School
Strategies for Organizing Your Classroom and Welcoming Students From Our K-12 Teacher Advisors
Find the best ideas for kicking off the start the school year. Our teacher advisors share organizational tips like how to create a color-coded system for different classes, icebreakers such as a match up activity that gets teens motivated to learn, and more recommendations for settling students in for a great year of learning.
Meet our advisors for each grade level and see their ideas below, which include ready-to-use reproducibles and checklists to help you implement their strategies in your own classroom.
Articles
Settling In to Kindergarten
by Jeremy Brunaccioni
Welcome kindergarten students to school by establishing clear and consistent classroom rules and routines.
How to Prep for the Start of the School Year
by Jill White
There is so much to for that first week back -- where to you start? Here are a few suggestions from 1st-grade teacher Jill White.
Shoot for Higher Learning as a Team
by Marissa Ochoa
Third grade teacher Marissa Ochoa shares tips for getting students settled in and motivated to learn.
Getting to Know Your Students
by Kechia Williams
Sixth-grade teacher Kechia Williams explains how she has her students introduce themselves and the methods she uses to assess their learning style.
Critical First Week of High School
by Nicole Sledge
High school teacher Nicole Sledge shares her strategies for building rapport with students and breaking the ice.
