How do I prepare my first year of teaching?
How to Prepare as a First-Year Teacher:
- Design your Classroom Management Plan.
- Plan your first couple of weeks.
- Select and Plan Get-to-Know-You Activities.
- Create Paperflow and Material Systems.
- Create data collection systems.
- Bonus: Shop school supply sales like mad.
What supplies do teachers need for their classroom?
Check out these 17 classroom must-haves, and before you know it, your classroom will be ready to welcome your students!
- Antibacterial wipes. Your classroom won’t be a blank slate for long.
- Tissues.
- Hand sanitizer.
- Shower board.
- Whiteboard markers.
- Pens and pencils.
- Colored duct tape.
- Storage bins, shelves, and tubs.
What do you need in a year 1 classroom?
Some classroom essentials for year 1 are:
- Visual timetable.
- Whiteboard pens.
- Pencils.
- Topic banners.
- Lego.
- Duplo.
- K’Nex.
What do first year teachers struggle with?
The first year of teaching is the hardest. While being an educator is never without its struggles, the first year is by far the most challenging — pieced together with idealism, confusion, good intentions, excitement, fear, and expectations. But fear not.
What is the Key Stage 1 curriculum?
KS1 covers all compulsory national curriculum subjects. These are English, maths, science, history, geography, computing, languages, PE, art and design, music and design and technology.
Should Year 1 have continuous provision?
In both our Early Years and Key Stage 1 classes the rooms are organised to promote and develop continuous provision. This continuous provision enables children to return to their explorations and consolidate their learning over the course of a day or a more extended period.
What are the most important needs of teachers?
Educators have consistently indicated that they need:
- Supportive school leadership.
- Engaged community and parents.
- A safe environment.
- Sufficient facilities.
- Enough time to plan and collaborate.
- High-quality professional development.
- An atmosphere of trust and respect.
- Effective school improvement teams.
What every first year teacher should know?
10 Things Every New Teacher Should Know
- Classroom Management Is Key.
- Build a Classroom Community.
- More to Math than Measurements.
- Flexibility is Critical.
- There’s No Manual.
- The Common Core Isn’t Everything.
- Mentors (and Summers) Are Integral.
- Literacy Affects Everything.
How to set up a classroom as a first year teacher?
If you are a first-year teacher I know you have been collecting things over the summer. Do yourself a favor and organize them BEFORE you move them. Get a few boxes and put all your desk supplies in one box, all your library books in another box, classroom materials in a different box.
What’s the feeling of being a first year teacher?
First-year teachers experience a range of anticipatory feelings going into their first academic year, including excitement, fear, and everything in between. Being a teacher is a worthwhile but stressful career that brings many challenges, especially for new teachers.
What are the most common first year teacher issues?
Overall, the eight most common issues that first-year teachers face, as reported by the American Educational Research Association, are: [13] Schools don’t always provide a voice for a new teacher’s hopes or concerns, which can make them feel incompetent and alone when things don’t go as planned. [18]
What’s the best book for a first year teacher?
First of all, I wholeheartedly recommend Wong & Wong’s, The First Days of School – in my opinion, it’s the go-to reference for any first-year teacher. It was a complete game-changer for me before my first year.