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First Day
of School Checklist
Classroom
Organization:
 Attention getters:
Behavior/Homework Folder (items to
go home first day)
Behavior Program Items
- Make doghouse and dogs
with students' names for behavior
- Make behavior charts
for students to monitor their smiley faces
Bins:
- Behavior/Homework
Folders
- Extras (homework,
newsletters or anything you send home)
- Finished work
- Graded work
- Homework
- Monday Folders
- Notes for the teacher
Bulletin-board decisions
- Where to post
announcements, menu, and calendar
- What kind of
welcome-back display to make
- Which boards will be
for subject-area work
- Which boards students
will design; where to display students' original work
Center group list
Class jobs
Classroom passes
Computer schedule is prepared
Cubbies for mail for the students:
student work and flyers
Finished: poster of what to do next
In/Out Box: Have students make a
card with their name to randomly call on students
Jars for marbles: green, red, blue,
yellow (team points)
Label the room: label all centers
and objects in the room (door, chair, window, etc)
Learning centers set up
Library (classroom) is organized
Materials for students' desks
Organized desks into teams
Put your name outside the door
Student name tags for desks and
tape them down
Supplies organized and labeled
- Crayons/Markers
- Glue sticks/Liquid
glue
- Paper
- Pencils/Erasers
- Scissors
Teacher Organization:
Attendance materials
Checklist for returned forms (can
be used later for report cards and other items).
Mrs. Stone's Checklist
Class list
Classroom Procedures:
- Arrival: (place Monday
Folder in bin if it is Tuesday, place Behavior/Homework Folder in
bin all the other days, hang up coats and backpack, sit quietly and
complete morning work
- Calendar: Jobs
- Classroom library
- Classroom materials
and supply bins
- Computers
- Dismissal: Write
number or smiley on Behavior/Homework Folder, number or smiley on
behavior forms on wall, homework, silent pack-up, wait for teacher
to dismiss
- Fire Drill
- Hallway behavior
- Line up: (1-stand up,
2-push in your chair, 3-line up quietly)
- Lockdown
- Lunch
- Morning meeting:
Morning Meeting Rules
Listen to the speaker.
Treat
people how you want to be treated.
Come
empty handed.
Wait
for the ball to talk.
Everyone fits in our circle.
Use
self-control.
Be
respectful.
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Nurse
- Recess
- Rest room and drinks
- Sharpening pencils
- What to do when you
are done
Daily schedule (fill in as soon as
possible)
Files:
- Correspondence from
parents
- Faculty bulletins
- Safety documents
- Student work
Grade book
Items for desk:
- Attendance, lunch and
nurse forms
- Attendance book and
grade book
- Calendar
- File organizers
- First Aid Kit
- Lesson plans
- Notepads, pens,
pencils, highlighters, paper clips, rubber bands
- Phone log
- Emergency contact list
- Scissors
- Stickers
- Teacher textbooks
- Tissues
- Transportation list of
how students get home
Lesson plan book
Label a file folder for each
student to track documents
Library books and read-alouds:
check them out of the library
Make class list to post on door
Packets for students to take home
the first day. Include the following:
- Emergency forms
- School rules
- Supplies
- Bus or transportation
rules
- Note to
parents/request for room-parents
Permanent records
Phone log for record of contact
with parents
Reproducible activities
Seating chart (fill in as soon as
possible)
Special needs: Check to see which
students may be going to special classes and medication. Meet with
ESL/bilingual and Special Ed. specialists to discuss collaboration
opportunities. Discuss with the nurse when to dispense medication.
Specials schedule for lunch, gym,
art, music, library and computer lab
Storybooks
Student list of transportation
methods of getting home
Substitute: Set up a folder for the
substitute to use in case of emergency. Include:
- Attendance procedures
- Class list
- Classroom
Discipline Plan
- Classroom procedures
- Daily Schedule
with duty location identified
- Discipline Forms
(referral forms, detention forms)
- Dismissal procedures
- Emergency
Situation Procedures/Key Codes
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Evacuation Procedures
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Fire Drill Procedures
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Important information
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Lesson Plans for the week or
suggested activities to reinforce concepts and/or skills
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List of contact people
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Map of the school
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Seating Charts with essential
student information included
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School Discipline Plan
Supplies for the class and teacher:
- Rubber bands
- Stapler and staples
- Handwriting paper
- Spare pencils/pens
- Stickers
- Treasure box items
- Award cards
- Birthday cards
- Tooth awards and tooth
holders
- Tissues
- Liquid soap
- Wipes
- Band-aids
- Lotion
- Room fresheners
- Paper clips
- Construction paper
- Manila folders
- Different kinds of
tape
Textbooks and supplemental
materials
Tour: create a tour of the school
- Art
- Bus area
- Computer lab
- Library
- Lunchroom
- Music
- Nurse
- Office
- Parent pick-up
- P.E.
- Recess area and where
to line up
- Where to line up in
the morning
Yearly plan is completed for all
subjects
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