Beginning Of The Year Tips

Tips to make your teaching life easier:

Here are a few time-saving, "make my life easier" ideas that I like to do at the beginning of the year:

First, I take a photo of each child when they come in for pre-testing.  I hang up some fabric and use it as a background for the photos .  Then, when I attach their photos to the inside of their cubbies, they all coordinate with the bulletin board above it and the red checkered theme I have in my room.

Photo spot.

We will write about our favorite sandwiches on a sandwich
template and pin them on the plates.

Their photos, with the checkered background ,
will replace the old photos inside the cubbies.

I print the photos in all different sizes to use in different ways.

One way is to attach a 2" X 3" photo to card stock, laminate it, and add a sticky Velcro dot to the back.

Then, we use them to graph all kinds of things on a huge graph I made that has Velcro in each square.

Front of graphing card.

Back of graphing card.

1st Day Certificates:

Next, I printed up our 1st Day certificates:

This year, I had to change my master to "first day of TK".
Click the image to get the certificates for K.

1st Day Photo for the Memory Book:

 We took our "First Day In TK" photos!  I am hanging the frame on the bulletin board and placing the individual photos all around it for Back-To-School-Night!

That's all for now.  

See you all tomorrow for more "Beginning of the Year" ideas.

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Find something new for this school year on sale:
My ENTIRE TPT STORE is on sale.

Palma :)

A Freebie For You That I Use All Year Long & Day 4 of My 1, 2, 3 Sale

I Use This FREEBIE All Year Long:

Click the image to get this FREEBIE.

It's the best way to get all of the little things donated to your classroom. 

 Just write the things you need on the laminated apples on the tree and again on a Post-It. 

 Place the Post-its on each laminated apple.

Parents take a Post-it and sign their name on the laminated apple so you know who took it.

Be sure to write the date you need the item by on the Post-It.

Day 4's Sale is all about the beginning of the year:

On sale for $1.00 - 1st Day of School Note For Parents

Just attach a cotton ball to this cute note to help comfort worried parents on the 1st day of school.

1st Day Certificates:

On Sale for $2.00 - 1st Day Certificates

Perfect for the 1st day of kindergarten.

Click the image.

Color Day Notes:

On sale for $3.00 - Color Day Notes In English & Spanish

Celebrate a color each week and let parents know which color their child should wear on each color day with these cute notes.   They come in English and Spanish!

You might also like:

Calendar cards for celebrating Color Days.

Click the image.They are only $1.00.  

See you all tomorrow!

Palma :)