Back To School

Resources for First Year Teachers
http://www.ldonline.org/article/10518#resources
- Strategies to help you teach reading effectively
  A self-paced, self-study, free online course that consists of ten modules that explain how to teach reading. First Year Teacher was developed by Reading Rockets.
Back to School
http://www.yesiteach.org/lesson2.htm
Lessons for first week of school.
Back To School Clip Art
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/schoolclipart.html
2 pages of clip art.
A to Z Themes: Back To School
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/backtoschool.shtml
A list of great web sites for back to school activities and reproducibles.
- Back to School Newsletter - cursor cown for some good ideas to encourage cooperative lalearning on the first day of school for primary grades.
First Day of School
http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/activities/1rstday/1rst.html
First Day of school activities for primary and junior students. Time capsule ideas, get to know you activities, and a back to school idea list for teachers and secretaries.
Get to Know You
http://www.teachersfirst.com/knowyou.htm
A list of great get-to-know-you activities.
Who's in the Bag
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/misc/misc05.txt
A lesson plan with questions to ask to prompt class involvement.
Back to School Reproducibles
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~tbushey/newfree.html
Awards, reminder notes, nametags and more.
Back to School Printables
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/holidays/back/
Printable name tages, activities, seeting plans etc.
Back to School Coloring Pages
http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/back_to_school/coloring.htm
12 ready to print pages.
Fabulous First Day Ideas
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/fabulous.htm
Quick lesson ideas for the first few days of school to get to know each other.
Writing Idea
http://home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3/firstweek1.txt
A lesson ouline that teachers can use the first week of school.
Eduplace Back to School
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/august/school_activities.html
Activities
- Internet Resources
Ten Ways to Break the Ice
http://www.susan-boyd.com/tenways.htm
10 easy to prepare Ice-breakers for students and adult groups.
Back to School Activities
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/month_to_month/h_august/back_to_school/
Games and printable sheets.
Discovery School - Back to school links
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/edres.html#back
A great list of links from Kathy Schrock.
Bulletin Board "Hang Ups"
http://www.teachersfirst.com/hangups.html#learning
Printable quotes for your classroom in pdf files.
Back to School -Kindergarten
http://www.kinderthemes.com/backtoschool.html
Tips for first year kindergarten teachers.
Tips To Start Off The New Year
http://www.inspiringteachers.com/tips/index.html
A New Teacher's Survival Guide
http://hannahmeans.bizland.com/
An online book of organizational strategies and teaching ideas for new teachers.
What makes a good teacher
http://www.sabes.org/resources/adventures/vol12/12hassett.htm
Some things to think about as you consider your perspective of the art of teaching.
Behavior Management Checklist
http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/BehManCheckList.html
Some ideas to keep in mind as you start the new year.
- Assertive Discipline Plan
Discipline By Design
http://www.honorlevel.com/techniques.xml
11 techniques for better classroom behaviour.