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First Day of School: what the students want to know
Explore the classroom...
* Morning procedures
* Where to hang backpacks/where is their spot in the classroom?
* Where is the washroom and how do they ask to go?
* When is recess and lunch time?
* How to enter and exit the classroom
* Where are supplies and classroom resources?
* How to ask a question or share something with everyone -
Second Day of School: what the teacher wants the students to know
Gather on the carpet...
* Classroom rules/expectations
* What are the quiet/attention grabbers used
* Expectations for sitting and listening during lessons
* Participation
* Set goals -
Third Day of School: what to know while learning in the classroom
Everyone siting at their desks...
* Always label your work
* How to move throughout the classroom during transitions/centers
* Where finished work goes/what you can do when you're done
* How to ask for help
* Working with a partner or group -
Forth Day of School: what the school wants us to know
Take the students on a tour...
* Where is the office?
* Emergency exits/procedures
* Walking in a line
* How to move throughout the school
* Where the library is/how to take a book out
* Proper behaviour during school assemblies -
Fifth Day of School: what our classroom wants us to know
Have everyone find a spot they feel most comfortable...
* Importance of kindness and inclusion
* Greet the teacher and one another at the beginning of each day
* When and how to clean up after ourselves
* Help a classmate/encourage each other
* Leader of the day/classroom jobs
* Be proud of our classroom and who represents it!
