For students (and teachers!) the first few weeks of any new school year can be filled with excitement, new beginnings, and perhaps a bit of uncertainty about what to expect. During these early weeks of first grade, the students will receive explicit instructions in practicing classroom routines and expected behaviors—at first with very close teacher guidance and structure, and then, as their familiarity and competence grow, with increasing amounts of independence. In addition to many new academic tasks, the students will be exposed to lessons intended to:
1. Create a climate and tone of warmth and safety
2. Teach the schedule and routines of the school day and our expectations for behavior in each of them
3. Introduce students to the physical environment and materials of the classroom and school, and teach students how to use and care for them
4. Establish expectations about ways we will learn together in the year ahead!
1. Create a climate and tone of warmth and safety
2. Teach the schedule and routines of the school day and our expectations for behavior in each of them
3. Introduce students to the physical environment and materials of the classroom and school, and teach students how to use and care for them
4. Establish expectations about ways we will learn together in the year ahead!