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New Teacher: Everything You Need
Quick tips, checklists, unit plans, and lesson plans that will help new teachers excel
 Time Management Tip: Stop ProcrastinatingGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Procrastination is work habit worth overcoming -- it's a major time-stealer and can impede career growth if it gets in the way of meeting important... |
Time Management Tip: Controlling File Cabinet ChaosGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Stop losing precious minutes wading through papers and paraphernalia. These tips should help you make and keep a New Year's resolution to tackle... |
 Time Management Tip: Stretching Instructional TimeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 If students are taking too long to settle in or get on task, you may be losing valuable instruction time. Here's some advice on how to get on... |
Fit to Print: Substitute Information SheetGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Plan ahead for sick days and absences by completing this Substitute Teacher Information Sheet. Use it to provide essential details about your... |
Fit-to-Print: Getting-to-Know-You Reproducible ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Hands-on icebreaker activities for the first day, or first week, of school. Use these printables to get to know your students, and to help them... |
Time Management Tip: How to Say "No" SometimesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Are you one of the many new teachers who sometimes has trouble saying "no" to coworkers, friends, or family members? Take a look at these four... |
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Articles, Book Resources Creating a Great First Impression (Grades 6-8)Grades: 6–8 School-year startup tips that will help you make a positive first impression. This article includes fun activities that you can use to break the... |
Time Management Tip: Make the Most of Small Blocks of TimeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Time management tips for teachers. Shows teachers fifteen ways to manage their time in small blocks. |
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Book Resources How to Teach More in Less TimeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Savvy teachers often integrate instruction to cover more content in less time. Here's how they do it and why it's a powerful way to teach. |
Long-Range Planning Made EasyGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Five-step plan to navigate your way through curriculum development for the whole year. |
How to Plan a Unit of StudyGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Strategies for "big-picture" unit planning. |
Lesson Plans, Book Resources Lesson PlanningGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Creating daily lessons, monthly units, and long-range curriculum plans just got easier with these teacher-tested ideas. |
Working With ColleaguesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Get your career off to a strong start with an inside look at how to cultivate strong, supportive relationships with peers, mentors, administrators... |
Managing Your TimeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 So much to do and so little time--that's the life of a first-year teacher. Read on for shortcuts that will save you time in the classroom and cut... |
Time Management Tip: Streamline With Student-Numbering SystemGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Find out how and why a student-numbering system can save you time day in and day out throughout the academic year. |
Articles Back-to-School Free Printables!Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Get ready for back-to-school with these 100 specially selected, free printables just for you. |
Growing as a TeacherGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Career advice on managing your on-the-job life and the ups and downs that come with being a first-year teacher. |
 Articles Overcoming New Teacher ExhaustionGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Between holiday happenings and all your teaching responsibilities, the weeks before the December break can seem more like a season of stress than... |
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Articles Classroom Activities: Quick FillersGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Quick filler activities for when lessons finish early, schedules change, or you're left with some time before the bell rings. Perfect for keeping... |
 Articles Classroom Activities: Sponge Ideas (Grades 6-8)Grades: 6–8 No matter how well you plan out the day, there are going to be times when you have to quickly and creatively fill up a 5- to 10-minute gap in the... |
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