Lower elementary teacher resources (K-2):

• Sample letters to families (1st grade)
• Sample schedule
• Activities for the first days of school
• Positive teacher talk
  
  

Secondary teacher resources:

• Sample letters to families
  • Sample middle school letter
  • Sample high school letter #1
  • Sample high school letter #2
    
    
• Sample high school class schedule
  
  
• Activities for the first days of school
• Skittlemania (icebreaker)
• Getting-to-Know-You Scavenger Hunt
• History icebreaker
  
  
• Positive teacher talk
  

Upper elementary teacher resources (3-5):

• Sample letter to families (5th grade)
• Sample schedule
• Activities for the first days of school
  • Gary Hopkins article (Education World)
  • Getting-to-Know-You Bingo (Education World)
• Positive teacher talk

Resources for the first few weeks:

• Elementary teachers

• Secondary teachers

• Inspirational quotes for educators

Educators talk to beginning teachers about...

• Managing a class
• Engaging communities
• Planning instruction
• Leading discussions
• Assessing learning
• Responding to students

• If I could do it all over again…advice to beginning teachers from beginning teachers