You ready? Day 1 starts soon, so let’s talk about some lesson plan ideas for the first five days of school:
Month-by-month calendars for English 9 or 10 (free download):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Full-Year-Calendar-for-High-School-English-9-10-180-Days-of-CCSS-Lessons-FREE-3735711
My favorite classroom seating arrangement:
First day stations overview/explanation:
First day stations materials and “You are here” worksheet (free download):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Day-of-School-Stations-Activity-Icebreaker-Middle-High-School-FREE-3254153
The Only 4 Classroom Rules You Need:
Class contract (free download):
https://laurarandazzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/courseoutlineforblog.pdf
Using memes in your classroom (blog post):
https://laurarandazzo.com/2014/08/01/meme-me-up-scotty/
How to Teach Grammar in Just 10 Minutes a Week:
MUG Shot Monday bell-ringers (paid product):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Full-Semester-of-Grammar-MUG-Shot-Warm-Ups-Proofreading-Bell-Ringer-Slides-501662
Lit. Term Tuesday bell-ringers (paid product):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literary-TermsDevices-19-Weekly-Lectures-Bell-Ringers-or-Flipped-Content-476969
Sustained Silent Reading/SSR (free download):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SSR-Tired-of-Book-Reports-Try-this-FREE-idea-instead-Easy-grading-for-you-494444
Words on Wednesday bell-ringers (paid product):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Full-Semester-Vocabulary-Lessons-for-High-School-Students-Volume-1-504517
Power of Punctuation lesson materials (paid product):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Punctuation-Lecture-Editing-Handout-Fun-Punctuation-Grammar-Activity-CCSS-575930
Email Netiquette lesson materials (paid product):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Write-Email-Email-Netiquette-Effective-Real-World-Business-Writing-CCSS-1057069
All lesson materials mentioned in today’s video are also included in the Full-Year 180 Days of Eng. 9-10 Curriculum (paid product):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Full-Year-High-School-English-180-Days-of-English-9-10-Curriculum-CCSS-3735671
Music used with permission of Sing King:
https://www.youtube.com/user/singkingkaraoke
Whew! That’s a lot of links and a lot of hair-dos. I know no one’s actually going to read through all of those (it’s still summer vacation, for cryin’ out loud), but they’re there when you need them. Teach on, everyone.