Where to Start?!
WHERE TO START?!?
Uhmph… I get this question quite a bit.. and I have not figured out the best answer. What I do is make a LARGE to-do list. I try to make it in the most logical order and do my best to keep to it. Usually my list is a series of questions.. because I am never sure how I am going to set up my new classroom! I feel like every time I cross something off my list I add two more! It’s never ending 🙂 Of course I stray from my list but in the end.. I get everything done! (or ENOUGH done…) Here is my to-do list which I will cover in detail these next few weeks through my blog posts! Feel free to post any questions and I’ll do my best to answer!
- Organize ALL cabinets
- Teacher’s Desk
- Filing Cabinet
- Art Cabinet
- Game Cabinet
- Label all cabinets!
- Arrange Furniture
- How will I arrange student desks this year?
- Am I sticking to 3 work centers?
- How am I going to set-up technology
- Adapted Seating/Equipment?
- First Day of School Newsletter/Packet
- Classroom Theme
- What colors?
- Bulletin boards
- Monthly Themes
- Post Word Walls
- Possible Art Projects/Crafts
- Schedules!!!
- Student Schedules (PCS)
- Daily Schedule
- Morning Meeting Materials
- Work Center Organization
- Daily ELD
- Calendar Routine?
- Review individual IEP’s
- Make master schedule list (services minutes/week)
- Copy IEP goals
- Create Data sheets
- Set-up IEP tubs
- Contact OT/Speech/APE/PT/AAC to set up schedules
- TEACCH Task Boxes
- new File folder games
- Sensory Integrations??? Individual AND Whole Class?
- Communication Systems
- PECS books
- Individual and whole group activities
- communication devices- new cards
- daily communication activities
- Curriculum
- adapted books
- monthly vocabulary unit
- math activities/manipulatives updated
- Sept. Science and Social Science unit
- new calendar books
- update All about Me books
- Update writing center
- Create student materials
- student working cards
- student science folders
- student homework folders
- student writing folders
- Label everything with student names and/or pictures!
- desk
- mailbox
- cubby
- schedule
- task schedule
- folders
- Send out Welcome post cards to students!
- Visuals
- line up dots
- calm down kits
- rules taped to desk (when needed)
- master schedule
- individualized working cards
- first/then cards
- toileting visuals
- practical Classroom decoration
- interactive calendar board
- morning meeting visuals
- word of the week
- post rules
- interactive work center boards (magnetic board, felt board etc.)
- job title bulletin board
- work center rules
- “Our class is at…” sign
- BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING!!!
Wow. long list. and I know I did not cover HALF of the things I need to do. This was what I could come up with as of now… BEFORE I step foot into my classroom! Feel free to post any questions or comments if you would like me to address anything 🙂 Thanks for reading!
