First Day of the School Toolkit for Teachers

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In order to start your first day smoothly, you may consider following some of my advice here:

• Obtain a student list from the administration.
• Place a sticker on each desk and number them.
• Greet students at the entrance and introduce yourself.
• Tell each student where to seat. (You can simply tell them: Go to Desk number 4. You will see there are numbers on the desks)
• I have seen some teachers prefer to write students' names on the desks.
• Seating chart could be made alphabetically. You can adjust it later on.
• If possible, show the seating chart on the board by using an LCD projector or a smartboard.
• Prepare a first day assignment, preferably a short survey about the student.
• After they settle down and complete their first assignment; distribute your syllabus.
• Now you can talk about your course outline, classroom rules and expectations.

I looked around and see if there are any templates ready to go. Following websites have some files you can download or at least give you an idea of how to prepare them: Seating Chart Template, Student Survey, Syllabus Template.