Back to school is around the corner and you've been so busy preparing your new classroom that you haven't quite thought about managing your first day, nevermind your first week. Maybe you don't even know where to start?
That's where TeacherVision comes in. We have the teaching resources to carry you through your first weeks and months as a new teacher.
TeacherVision will help you build an effective classroom and learning environment for your new students. We understand that all of this is new to you. We'll guide you through managing and organizing your classroom with our digital forms, charts, printables, lesson plans, teaching strategies, and classroom management tips. Select a guide below to find a selection of resources curated by our curriculum team to help you succeed!
Two Weeks Prior: Preparing for the First Day
Ready, Set, Teach! Your First Year in the Classroom
- 6 Ways to Deal with Your First Year of Teaching
- 4 Mistakes New Teachers Make (and How to Avoid Them)
- Top 10 Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom
- 10 Inspirational Quotes for Educators
- Top 15 Pieces of Advice from Veteran Teachers
Bulletin Boards and Classroom Decoration
Preparing and Organizing Your Classroom
- Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips
- The Ultimate Organized Classroom
- Classroom Arrangement Checklist
- Creating an Effective Physical Classroom Environment
- Bully-Proof Your Classroom
Must-Have Forms and Charts
- Multipurpose Class List
- Elementary School Supplies List
- Assignment Record
- Class List/Grades
- Blank Monthly Calendars
- Editable Classroom Celebrations Permission Form
- Editable Extracurricular Activities Transportation Permission Form
- Editable Multimedia Resource or Activity Viewing Permission Form
- Editable School Dance or Social Outing Permission Form
- Editable Photo Use and Posting Permission Form
Day One: Resources for the First Day of School
Your First Day as a New Teacher
- Preparing for Your First Day as a New Teacher
- First Day at the Elementary Level
- First Day at the Secondary Level
- Tips & Advice for the First Day of School
Welcome to Class!
Health, Safety & Security
First Week: Resources for the First Week of School
Icebreakers/Getting to Know You
- Getting to Know You Augmented Reality Icebreaker
- Personal Mandalas Icebreaker
- Getting to Know You Bingo
- Cyberbullying: Communication, Recognition and Action Steps
Things to Send Home
Positive Classroom Behavior
- The No-Tech-Needed 2-Minute "Brain Gym" Exercises for Better Classroom Management
- Tools for A Positive Attitude Student Worksheet
- Behavior Problems: The Behavior Is Unacceptable, Not the Student
- Positive Classroom Behavior
- Rules, Consequences, and Rewards List
- Blank Behavior Contract
- Avoiding Annoying Classroom Distractions: Group Contract
60 Days: Resources for Open House, Parent/Teacher Conferences, and more
Getting Parents/Guardians Involved
- Getting Parents Involved
- Conference Documentation Form
- Parent Request Form
- The Question of Homework
- Communicating with Culturally Diverse Parents of Exceptional Children
- Help Parents Deal with Homework
Planning an Open House
Permission Slips and Forms
Managing Discipline and Behavior Issues
- Students' Contributions to the Rules
- Catch Them Being Good: A Technique for Handling Disruptive Behavio
- Characteristics of Effective Behavior Managers
- The 5 P's: Meaningful Classroom Rules
- Classroom Management Strategies
- Avoiding Classroom Distractions: The Teacher Face
Fostering an Inclusive Classroom
- Inclusive Practices are Best Practices
- How to Manage Disruptive Behavior in Inclusive Classrooms
- Collaboration Between General and Special Education Teachers
- 10 Strategies for Developing a Growth Mindset in Gifted Students
- Effective Accommodations for Students with IEPs
- The IEP Cycle: The General Educator's Role
