The 6 Best Back-to-School Blog Posts

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The back-to-school season is upon us.   From classroom setup and what to do on the first day of school to routines that you will want to establish during your first few weeks back, these 7 best back-to-school blog posts will get you in the grove of a new school year with new students and new back to school ideas.

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9 Ways to Start the Year Off Right

In 9 Ways to Start the Year Off Right, I explain 9 different strategies that you can use right now in your classroom to start your year on the right food.  They’re simple strategies that anyone can do.  If you do them, they will set a solid foundation for your whole year.  The last one I one that I always forget in the business of the season and yet it is one of the most important for my own personal health.

Are you ready to head back to school yet? Here are 9 ways that you can start the year off right. These strategies will help you set the foundation for your classroom and create a space where you and your students will want to be every day of the school year.#backtoschoolteacher
Is your first day of school drawing near? Here are five things to keep in mind as you plan your first day. Whether it's your first first day or your 20th first day, these tips will help make it go smoothly. #firstdayofschool #teachertips #newteacher #teachingelementaryschool #elementaryschool

Five Things to Keep in Mind on the First Day of School

In Five Things to Keep in Mind on the First Day of School, I discuss some activities that you’ll want to do on the first day of school.  They’re ones you probably already have planned, but just in case you might have skipped one or two, they’re listed here in one place.  These five activities (as well as a few others) are the cornerstone of my first day of school, year after year.

Five Cooperative Learning Activities for the First Day of School

I always do a few cooperative learning activities on the first day of school.  I want students to learn how to “be” together as a group and setting up meaning activities that allow students to interact with one another in structured, healthy ways has been so helpful to set that foundation.  Five Cooperative Learning Activities for the First Day of School provides you with five different ideas on how to get students up and moving and talking with one another, forming those yearlong and lifetime friendships.

Five cooperative learning activities that will help build your classroom community during the first week of school. Find out the activities that I have fallen in love with over the past 16 years of teaching.
3 Tips to get ready for back to school. How to you prepare for the new school year? What must you have in place before the students' first day?

3 Tips to Get Ready for Back to School 

3 Tips to Get Ready for Back to School is a good post if you have not started school yet, as it gives you tips and tricks to get ready for this busy season.  It helps you set the stage for a productive, organized, and efficient year by making sure you have a few things in place before the first day of school.  There are also good tips in this post that you can do at the end of the year to help prepare for next year.

Teacher School Supplies You Can’t Live Without

I know your students all have supply lists, but what about you?  Do you have a few favorite tools that you pick up every year?  Here is my list of have-to-have supplies.  It’s all about me (well the teacher, that is).  There are some fun things that are truly optional and others that are just good to have stashed away for when you need them.

There are a few TEACHER ONLY supplies that just make my classroom more comfortable. The more pieces I can put in place and the more small details I can think through ahead of time, the smoother my teaching is because I don’t have to worry about all the little things.
Sponge activities are a great tool for teachers to have in their back pockets when they have an extra 5 to 10 minutes. Are you ever left with some time before or after an activity and have to quickly decide how to keep your students occupied? Here are some solutions.

80 Sponge Activities: A Teacher’s Guide to Making Every Minute Count

You know those first few weeks back when you’re still trying to figure out the timing of everything get a feel for how long this particular group of students will take to finish activities? And then, there 10 minutes left and you have to figure out what to do?  This blog post will give you 80 different activities that are low or no-prep and easy to implement.

Jessica BOschen

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Jessica is a teacher, homeschool parent, and entrepreneur. She shares her passion for teaching and education on What I Have Learned. Jessica has 16 years of experience teaching elementary school and currently homeschools her two middle and high school boys. She enjoys scaffolding learning for students, focusing on helping our most challenging learners achieve success in all academic areas.

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    We’re SO ready for this school year to get started. Great article.

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