61. First Week Of School Activities In First Grade | A Day-By-Day Plan
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61. First Week Of School Activities In First Grade | A Day-By-Day Plan

A2ElementaryJuly 29, 202612 min
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First Week Of School Activities In First Grade | A Day-By-Day Plan In this episode, Molly shares her exact first grade first week of school activities and walks you through a simple day-by-day plan to help you teach routines, build classroom community, and set the stage for a successful school year. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: First Week of School Activities: https://firstieland.com/first-week-activities School Bus Safety video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VnGcdjrZNk 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: 60. First Day Of School Activities For First Grade - My Exact First Day Plan Let's Stay Connected Visit the website: www.firstieland.com Need classroom resources? Visit the TPT store: https://firstieland.com/TPT-store Watch on YouTube:<...

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One of the biggest mistakes that I see teachers make during the first week of school is jumping right into the curriculum instead of giving kids a soft start to the year. That first week should really be about teaching routines and building your classroom community. You're going to have plenty of time for a curriculum later on down the road. So today we're talking about how to set up for the first week of school, what activities to do, and which routines are the most important while still making it fun for the kids.

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So let's go. The first week of school can be overwhelming no matter what grade you teach. But when you're a kindergarten or first grade teacher, it's extra stressful. You're dealing with kids who are often brand new to school and that, you know, need a lot of handholding those first few weeks. So let's break it down day by day with exactly what you can do Monday through Friday

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of that first week of school. And don't worry, you know, you don't need elaborate lesson plans. every activity that I'm going to share today is simple, low prep, but they also teach some things that are really important for the beginning of the year. You want to keep every day very simple

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