Guiding Principles for the Beginning of the Year

by **dah_men** Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:36 am

<blockquote> Guiding Principles for the Beginning of the Year A%20Piece%20of%20Advice

Although
some of you would like a specific menu of first-day activities, it is
more useful to give you the basic ingredients and a dash of confidence
to compose your own plan. Here are the Ten Guiding Principles, the
corresponding messages they convey to students, and suggestions for
implementing each principle.

Ten Guiding Principles</blockquote>

1. Be Prepared	Messages to Students: Teacher knows what she/he is doing.
2. Motivate Kids	School is exciting.
3. Establish Routines and Schedules	School is safe and predictable.
4. Establish Classroom Rules	I will learn self-control.
5. Orient Students to School/Room	I am comfortable and belong here.
6. Preview the Curriculum	I will learn new things.
7. Let Students Decide and Choose	We are all in this together.
8. Include a Literacy Experience	Reading is wonderful!
9. Acknowledge Every Student	I am special!
10. Review and Assign Easy Work	I can succeed!