New Teacher Resources

Discover everything a beginning teacher will need for a successful school year, from tips for your first day, to classroom-management advice, to printables and lesson plans that will support your curriculum all year long. Get help with disciplining your students, lesson methodologies, the first day of school, maintaining both authority and fairness, assessing your students' work, teaching English-language learners and students with special needs, forming a relationship with parents, and more. You'll also find printable forms, awards, and graphic organizers to help you in planning your lessons and your curriculum for the whole year.


Slideshows of Advice
	Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom
	Classroom Organization Tips Slideshow
	Science Graphic Organizers
	Top 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students
	General Advice for Teachers Slideshow
	Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom
	Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers
	Animal-Themed Graphic Organizers
	Top 10 Free Field Trips
	Favorite Writing Graphic Organizers Slideshow
	Back to School Printables Slideshow
	Teacher-Parent Collaboration Ideas Slideshow
	Bulletin Boards Printables Slideshow
	Tips from Veteran Teachers on Dealing with Parents
	Seasons Printables Slideshow
	Forms, Charts & Lists for Back to School
	Preparing for Your First Day as a New Teacher
	Parents' Back to School Guide: Printables Slideshow
	Customizable Passes for New Teachers
	Open House Resources, Grades K-6
	More Slideshows for Teachers

Beginning the School Year
	First Day at the Secondary Level
	Ten Guiding Principles for the Beginning of the Year
	Preparing for the First Day of School
	FAQs for the First Days of School
	First Day Celebration
	Student Orientation
	First Questions First
	Make a Giving Tree
	Self Portrait Class Book
	Offering Students Choices from Day One
	More Resources for Back to School

The Classroom
	Classroom Organization Tips Slideshow
	Creating a Physical Learning Environment
	On the Hunt for Supplies
	Classroom Arrangement Checklist
	Seating Arrangements
	Creating an Effective Physical Classroom Environment
	Bulletin Boards

Classroom Notes, Passes, and Forms
	Class List/Grades
	From the Desk of...
	Library-Nurse Pass
	Weekly Plans
	Hall Pass and Lavatory Pass Samples
	Bathroom Pass (8 per sheet)
	Student Homework Checklist
	More Classroom Forms & Notes

Lesson Planning
	Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers
	Teacher Team Planning Form
	Structuring Lessons for Diverse Learners -- Planning Pyramid
	The Question of Homework
	The Basics of Centers
	Lesson Plans: Using Objectives
	Lesson Plans: Using Procedures
	Bulletin Boards: Themes and Tips
	Learning Centers
	More Lesson Planning Forms & Resources

Assessment
	Assessment vs. Evaluation
	Categories of Evaluation
	Portfolio Assessment Guide
	Scantron® Sheets
	Authentic Assessment
	Skill Assessment Form
	Performance Assessment Basics
	Tips on Giving Tests and Quizzes
	More Assessment Resources

Behavior Management
	Behavior Analysis Log
	Sample Behavior Contract, Version 1
	Sample Behavior Contract, Version 2
	Tips for Achieving and Maintaining Discipline
	Student Fight Sheet
	Discipline Must Be Logical: Teaching Advice
	Guidelines for Behavioral Observations
	Dealing with Cleanliness in the Classroom
	Handling Misbehavior During Instruction (I)
	Students' Contributions to the Rules
	Handling Misbehavior During Instruction (II)
	Student Detention Analysis Sheet
	Worksheets for Missing Students
	Misbehavior Cards
	Administrative Assignment Incident Form & Administrative Duties Checklist
	Setting Limits
	Does This Sound Familiar?
	Behavior Quiz
	Problem-Solving Model
	Rewarding Yourself
	Good and Bad Consequences
	It Usually Happens Here
	Keeping Track of Your Behavior
	Holly Hoocares' Problem
	Setting a Goal
	Consequences -- What Happens Next
	What Is a Behavior?
	Luther Lateagain's Problem
	Making a Plan
	Are These the Best Conditions?
	More than One Consequence
	Dudley Dreamalot's Problem
	The Choice Is Yours
	Student Telephone Script
	Preempting Students' Premature Questions
	Supervision During Administrative Assignments
	Reporting an Incident to School Administrators
	Copying Another Student's Homework
	The "Picked-on" Group Member
	Student Incident Report
	Dealing with Group Distractions
	Group Distraction Evaluation Guide
	Supervising the Halls
	Avoiding Group Domination
	Applying School Rules Outside the Classroom
	Getting the Most out of Detention
	Students Who Arrive Without Learning Materials
	Keeping Parents Informed
	Instant Referral of Student for Disciplinary Reasons
	Strategies for Communicating Displeasure
	Getting Back to Instruction Following a Disruptive Incident (II)
	Communicating Bad News to Parents
	Guidance Office Information Form
	Dealing with a Serious and Prolonged Behavioral Problem
	Classroom Incident Report
	Chronic Offender Worksheet
	The Fighting Student
	Unprepared Student Card
	The Academically Unprepared Student
	The Rebellious Student
	Applying School Rules to the Classroom
	Working with the Talkative and/or Disruptive Student
	Refusing to Do or Hand In Homework
	Instant Disciplinary Referral Card
	Emergency Interruption List
	More Behavior Management Resources


Special Education, Learning Disabilities, and Inclusion
	Teaching Students with Special Needs
	Effective Teaching Strategies
	Effective Accommodations for IEPs
	Students with Exceptionalities
	Grading Process Tips
	What is Dyslexia?
	The IEP Team Members
	More Special Needs Resources

Teacher-Parent Relationships
	Parent-Teacher Conferences: Five Important Questions
	Help Parents Deal with Homework
	Parent-Teacher Conferences: Before, During, and After
	Parent Handout: What Children Learn in First Grade
	Homework Contract
	Good News Report
	Field Trip Permission Form
	Getting Parents Involved
	Parent Handout: What Children Learn in Third Grade
	Parent Handout: What Children Learn in Second Grade
	More Teacher-Parent Collaboration

Dealing with Homework
	Homework Sheet
	Tips for Helping Your Kids Handle Homework
	Student Homework Planning Calendar
	The Question of Homework
	Assigning Student Homework (II)
	Absentee Student Record
	Homework Grading Guide & Good News About Homework Note
	Giving Back Student Homework
	Contacting the Home About Homework (I)
	Grading of Student Homework (II)
	Contacting the Home About Homework (II)
	Dealing with the Missing Homework Paper
	Assigning Student Homework (I)
	Making Up Homework After Student Absence (I)
	Checking Student Progress in Homework

Professional Development
	Cooperative Learning
	Dictionary of Educational Jargon
	Cause and Effect
	Metaphors and Analogies
	Focused Mini Lessons
	Classification
	Measurement of Volume
	Linear Measurement Compared with Area Measurement
	Measurement Units as Standard
	The Fire Drill
	More Professional Development Resources

Teaching English Language Learners
	What Is Comprehensible Input?
	Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students
	Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties
	Effective Instruction for English Language Learners with Mild Disabilities
	Bilingual Special Education
	Dora the Explorer Map (Spanish)
	Increasing Meaningful Access Through Comprehensible Input
	Useful Initial Teaching Strategies
	Reducing Overrepresentation of Diverse Students in Special Education
	Empowering Diverse Students with Learning Problems
	More Resources for Teaching English-Language Learners

Dealing With Social/Emotional Issues
	Classroom Management
	Conflict Resolution Activities
	Acting Out Conflict
	Feeling Words Chart
	Many Ways to Resolve Conflict
	Practicing Problem Solving
	Summarizing
	Five Styles of Handling Children's Conflicts
	Resolution Vocabulary
	What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?
	More Resources on Social/Emotional Issues

Teaching Methods & Strategies
	Dictionary of Educational Jargon
	Lesson Methodologies
	Routines and Schedules
	Helpful Bits of Advice from Veteran Teachers
	Time Management Tips for Teachers
	Standards for Good Teaching
	Effective Teaching Strategies
	Professional Development Resources for Teachers
	Too Many Tasks, Not Enough Day
	Teacher Blogs
	Basic Internet Skills for Teachers
	What Are Blogs, RSS Feeds, Podcasts, and Widgets?
	Organizing a Professional Portfolio
	Copyright and Copy Wrong
	More Teaching Methods

July Events

Find educational resources for every day in July. Fill your July lessons with activities for the Summer, Independence Day (July 4), First World Cup Soccer Tournament (July 13), Ice Cream Day (July 19), First Moon Landing (July 20), Parents Day (July 26), and Beatrix Potter's Birthday (July 28).

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Free Summer Learning Guides – Gr. K-6

Make sure that your incoming students are prepared for the new school year with these packets of fun activities and skill-builders — perfect summer activities to prepare for back-to-school.

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Dealing with Germs in the Classroom

Communicable diseases spread quickly among students in the classroom. We've gathered printables and advice for germ prevention in school. Find tips on how to keep your classroom clean and educate students on preventing diseases, from Swine flu to the common cold.

Educational Clip Art

TeacherVision and DK have teamed up to offer you DK's widely-recognized photographs as downloadable clip art. Find images for the human body, space, holidays, ancient Rome, and more. Feel free to use this clip art for school projects, reports, to create holiday cards, or just for fun!

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