Getting+off+to+a+Good+Start


 * April 28 || Nolan McClosky || []

[] || A great way to get to know everyone and introduce yourself to the class and some great games to show how the classroom will be run. || [Grades 3-5, all subjects, daily routines] || [] || I thought this would be a great way to make sure each day began smoothly. It came from "Special Needs Resource Magazine," but I think it would make an effective tool for all students. || || During the first few days of class you will assess the students on their physical ability to see where they need improvement throughout the year. >> Aerobic Capacity/ >> Cardio-Respiratory Endurance >> Muscular Strength(and endurance) >> Flexibility || || Survival kit || || A book about the first day of school. || [|0wOC5wZGY6Ojovd3d3L3NjaG9vbHMvc2MvcmVtb3RlL][|2lt] [|YWdlcy9kb2NtZ3IvMTM0OThmaWxlNTk2OTkucGRm] || The link takes you to a teacher's idea to do a scavenger hunt to get her Kindergarteners used to the classroom. || [] || Snacktime? ||  || Using a large piece of tagboard, draw as many puzzle pieces as there are students, plus one for the teacher. Then number them on the back and cut them out. Students decorate their pieces with their names, pictures, and words. We share these as a group and then reassemble the puzzle on a bulletin board to symbolize the importance of each individual's contribution to the class as a whole. Class Puzzle ||  || begins the school year with a "unique" discussion circle. "I take a ball of yarn and tell the students holds onto the string, tosses the yarn ball to one of her students, and asks him or her to reveal something unique. By the time the ball of yarn has made its way around the circle, everyone will be holding a part of it, and it will look like a web. By encourage them to discover that, even though we are all unique and special, we are all connected to each other like the web. Spin a classroom web ||  || Thompson ||  || In some schools around the country getting off to a good start for their day or year is praying together. ||   || Thompson ||  || In Urban ares they like to start of their school year with a meet and greet dance to get to know each other and what they like about school. ||   || > > >
 * March27,2012 || Prof.Hollatz || www.reading.org InternationalReadingAssociation || This is a wonderful website with many helpful resources for classroom management of reading programs. ||
 * 3/28/12 || Anita Calph ||  || 4-minute video. Ms. Noonan: Morning meeting.
 * 3/28/12 || Anita Calph || [] || Top 10 common teaching mistakes for teachers to avoid. ||
 * 3/28/12 || shannon klinger || [[file:student-interest-inventory.pdf]] || Inventory for getting to know your students one on one for the first day of school ||
 * 3/28/12 || Shannon Klinger || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/157977899398339741_3LE7sCZC_f.jpg]] || The night before school books are always handy on the first day! ||
 * 4/3/12 || Stephanie Warwick || [] || Great little book filled with different ideas on how to start your mornings ||
 * 4/3/12 || Stephanie Warwick || []# || Video about a Responsive Classroom Morning meeting. ||
 * 4/3/12 || Madeline Miles || [] || Resources and ideas to __help__ build a new relationship between families and the teacher. ||
 * 4/3/12 || Madeline Miles || [[image:http://snrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Morning-Routine-231x300.jpg align="center"]]
 * 4/4/12 || Brooke Stade || http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/activities/1rstday/3.html || This is such a cute __idea__ for the first day of school! A great wayfor students to set out goals for the year! ||
 * 4/4/12 || __Brooke__ Stade || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/95068242103522575_4TtNueXW_f.jpg width="245" height="280"]] || I thought this would be a great thing for teachers to make for their students as they __start__ to get back into the swing of things! ||
 * 4/4/12 || __Brooke__ Stade || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/213358101066535372_XmXBzmv1_f.jpg width="203" height="204"]] || This is such a fun idea to __help__ students feel welcomed in the classroom. ||
 * 4/5/12 || Tabatha Muraida || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQa8BBhMp99N_nk_zVCkQNMnBOJKFdHuM1rI4ZU3M-rDisCv_gt]]
 * FCPS Elementary Fitness Test Protoco
 * 4/5/12 || Ashley Reed || http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/head-behavior-problems-classroom-procedures || Head off Behavior Problems with Classroom Procedures ||
 * 4/5/12 || Korey Fraser || [] || Really cool activites for the first day of school. The "I Can't Funeral" is awesome! ||
 * 4/5/12 || Christine Voigt || http://sunnydaysinsecondgrade.blogspot.com/2011/07/ready-confetti.html?m=0 || A really neat __idea__ for a story book that you can give out at a parent night before school starts, to help ease the "first day jitters." ||
 * 4/5/12 || Korey Fraser || [] || Top 5 ways to welcome students back to school ||
 * 4/5/12 || Hong Vo || []
 * 4/5/12 || Hong Vo || [[image:http://media-cache3.pinterest.com/upload/177047829071084919_WPSjbUap_f.jpg caption="My first pin (and not repin)! I created this for the first day of school! #printables"]] || a fun way to get to know your students ||
 * 4/5/12 || Ashley Reed || http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Finally-Here-Mélanie-Watt/dp/1423134869
 * 4/9/12 || Erin Fredenburg || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/248472104410949797_GixoXv1X_f.jpg link="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.ca/2011/07/meet-teacher-ideas-downloads.html"]] || This blog has printables for the beginning of year so that your students have information about their new teacher and you know find out information about your students. ||
 * 4/9/12 || Erin Fredenburg || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/242279654923203952_swbLFCpr_f.jpg link="http://curlybirds.typepad.com/curly-birds/2011/08/first-day-of-school-hearts.html"]] || "First day of school hearts"is a cute way for little children to know that they have their own personal heart. This helps them remember that they are loved and to have a good first day of school. ||
 * 4/11/2012 || Tabatha Muraida || [|http://www.superteacherworksheets.com] || This websites has many ideas on how to make that the first day back to school fun and exciting. ||
 * 4/11/12 || Nora Nickle || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/kishand2.gif]] || Great book for teachers to read for the first day of school. mother raccoon kisses her child's hand so he will not be afraid in school and he can remember she is with him. ||
 * 4/11/12 || Nora Nickle || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/first_day_of_school.gif]] ||  ||
 * 4/11/12 || Nora Nickle || http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/ideas/subj_first_day.htm || teacher ideas for the first day of school ||
 * 4/13/12 || Lauren Saccone || [[image:http://www.tipjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/z_875.jpg]] || I thought decorating lockers is a great way to start off a school year. I know as a kid i was always excited to have new school supplies so starting organized will always help in the future! ||
 * 4/13/12 || Lauren Saccone || [] || This is a link to great first week of school activities you can do with your students to get to know them a little better. ||
 * April 13, 2012 || Teshia Krause || [[image:https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrzvD5RUquctYbiiZQecG3qMuegMClxLlVDkyJghYtY6jHn90-]] || This is one of my favorite books that I would read the first day of Kindergarten to my students! ||
 * April 13, 2012 || Teshia Krause || [[image:http://images.edumart.com/large/TF_8001.jpg caption="Welcome%21+Apple+Puzzle+Bulletin+Board"]] || I really liked this back to school puzzle! ||
 * 4/14/12 || Sharon Whightsil || [] || Send a letter to each of your students before school starts. The website gives an idea how to do, but I think it would be more impacting if the letters personalized a little more. ||
 * 4/14/12 || Sharon Whightsil || [|http://sc.jeffco.k12.co.us/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=T3JpZW50YXRpb25fU2NhdmVuZ2VyX0h1bnQwNy]
 * 4/14/12 || Brittany Longust || [] || Twelve things to keep in mind in order to start the year off right. ||
 * 4/14/12 || Brittany Longust || [[image:http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sites/default/files/images/blogs/67/6a00e54faaf86b883301543494167a970c-320wi]] || "All About Me Bag" a great activity to do during the first week of school. Have the kids put 3-5 items in the bag that represents them. Bring the bag to school and present your items to the class. By the end, we will all know a little more about everyone. A great way to break the ice that first week and to get your students more comfortable with one another. ||
 * 4/16/12 || Christine Voigt || http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson131.shtml || This website provides many different icebreakers and activities to get to know your students at the beginning of the year. My favorite is the "These are some of my favorite things" activity. Where students draw a few of their favorite things, explain them to the class and then the class gets to ask questions to get to know their teacher and their classmates more. ||
 * 4/16/12 || Jimmy Thomas || [] || Activities to get the new school year off to a good start. ||
 * 4/16/12 || Jimmy Thomas || [] || Interacting with diverse families who have children with special needs. ||
 * 4/16/12 || Jimmy Thomas || [] || 38 Ideas to kicking the school year off on the right foot. ||
 * 04/16/12 || Erin Pali || http://lessonplansos.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-06-19T13%3A41%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7 || Check out the Venn Diagram activity on this blog! It's a great way for students to discover what their responsibilities for that year will be as well as seeing what the teacher's responsibilities are! ||  ||
 * 04/16/12 || Erin Pali || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/One_team.jpg]] || Great activity that allows students to create an individual picture that represents them and then unify themselves into a larger group (either their class, school, grade level, etc.) ||  ||
 * 4/16/12 || Joy Busby || [] || A wonderful article on setting the pace for the rest of the year. ||  ||
 * 4-16-12 || Melanie Fortenberry || [[image:http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/207165651578541635_6cR86Xxw_b.jpg caption="First day of school..."]]
 * 4-16-12 || Melanie Fortenberry || [] || Printables! Love this! ||  ||
 * 4/16/12 || Joy Busby || [] || Top 10 list for 1st year teachers to do before schol starts. ||  ||
 * 4/16/12 || Shadai Yescas || [[image:ctxclassroommanagement/Piecing-the-Puzzle-srb9n0.jpg width="400" height="300"]] || Class-Created Puzzles
 * 4/16/12 || Shadai Yescas || [[image:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4014570550_330e8fd5de.jpg]] || Spin a Classroom Web:
 * 4/17/12 || Rachel Miller || [] || This link has lots of free printables for going back to school. There is everything from a reading chart to seating chart. Even special stationary! ||  ||
 * 4/17/12 || Rachel Miller || [] || This link has many fun back-to-school beginning-of-the-year games to play. There are name tags, to scabenger hunts, to timelines. ||  ||
 * 4/17/12 || Connie Koven || http://edhelper.com/First_Day_of_School_Activities.htm || Lots of ideas for activities to help build your classroom community on the first day of school and throughout that week. ||  ||
 * 4/17/12 || Connie Koven || http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/fabulous-first-day-ideas || Tons of great first day of school ideas contributed by other teachers! ||  ||
 * 4/18/12 || Deb Green || [] || This website is a great rewource for teachers to give to parents at the beginning of the year. Involoving family is an essential key to a successful school year. ||  ||
 * 4/18/12 || Deb Green || [] || This a blog about the right start of the school year and also has excellent linds to : The Interacctive Student Notebook (ISN), Learning styles and Working with others & Automating Classroom procedures to save instructional time. ||  ||
 * 4/19/12 || Ashton Ebner || [[image:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HCkEH-7VkEU/TkB60ZlWgmI/AAAAAAAAAQo/H__A4nvgD8U/s1600/51aDb2QebHL._SL500_AA300_.jpg link="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HCkEH-7VkEU/TkB60ZlWgmI/AAAAAAAAAQo/H__A4nvgD8U/s1600/51aDb2QebHL._SL500_AA300_.jpg"]] || This is a good book to read to your students on the first day of school and then use this to lead into them tell me where they were this summer. ||  ||
 * 4/19/12 || Ashton Ebner || [] || This is a great blog with a really cute idea for a first day of school getting to know you game. The Teacher took puzzles and told the groups they had to talk A LOT-it got the students engaged and talking to new students that they didn't know. ||  ||
 * 4/19/12 || Bridgett
 * 4/19/12 || Bridgett