Lesson Plan Book, Grade Book, Substitute Teacher Binder {Customizable}

I have a hard time using lesson plan books with too many pages to fill in. I decided to keep it simple and have just the information I need for the school year. I think keeping it simple is a good new school year’s resolution anyway, right? 
Here is how my binders look:

Let’s take a look inside them:

The Plan Book, Grade Book and Substitute Teacher Binder are sold as a bundle on TpT. Just follow the link to learn more about this set:
Happy planning!
Carolina

AN IDEA FOR THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL

I like approaching the first days of school in a very low key manner. We are all getting ready and adjusting to the new routine, and as some suggest, it may take up to 6 weeks for children to finally feel ready for your class. This is especially true as I am an specialist, and I see my students two times during the week. I am not a lucky homeroom teacher who gets to see them everyday! I like to use my first classes to show my students how my class works and what I expect from them, but before I dive into rules and procedures, I introduce myself.

 

Every year I make a book  or presentation where I share with my students a bit about myself, my family, my country of origin, and something fun I did during the summer. I create a short story book and use pictures to illustrate it. I call this book “Todo Sobre Mí.” Students really want to know who their teachers are, and they really appreciate the information you can give them, even telling them my first name, but letting them know that I prefer to be called “Señora Gómez” (however, note that this is not true anymore; this year I am going to make the shift to allowing them to use my first name, just like my students always did in Colombia.)

This is how mine looks!


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After sharing information about myself, I inform them about what I expect from each of them in my class. I predominantly use the target language for this purpose, but I also speak about 10% of the time in my students’ common language, as suggested by ACTFL. To convey my expectations clearly, I rely heavily on visuals, simplifying my class guidelines as much as possible. In fact, the expectations I use are as follows:1.Respeto 2. Bondad 4. Español

And of course, I don’t want to end my first class without knowing students’ names and introducing or reviewing “Yo me llamo…”

Depending on the grade level, I use a puppet or a circle game passing a ball. You can learn more about these two activities following this link: First Week of School: Two Songs for Teaching Greetings and Introductions.

¡Buena suerte!

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