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The First Week Checklist
Everything that actually matters in week one, in the order it matters, so you are not guessing what to do first while thirty students watch you find out.
Where should I send it?
Enter your email and the editable Google Doc arrives in about a minute. Check items off digitally, add your own school's quirks, and reuse the same file next year.
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What is on the checklist
- Before day one: room setup, seating, supplies, and the logins you will need
- Day one: how to open, what to say, what to establish before anything else
- Procedures to teach in week one, and the ones that can wait
- Your first parent contact, and why it should be a positive one
- End of week one: what to reset over the weekend so week two is calmer
What happens next
- Tap the button above and enter your email address.
- The Google Doc link arrives in about a minute. Check promotions or spam if you do not see it.
- Open it, choose Make a copy, and it is yours to edit and keep.
Who made this. I am Darren, a fourth-year teacher in Hawaii's public charter system. Not a former teacher who left the classroom, still in it. I built this for my own room first, then cleaned it up for everyone else.