First Days of Language Arts | Back to School for Middle & High School English

Description

This back to school bundle for middle and high school English teachers contains over 60 pages and slides of everything you need to organize yourself the first week of school with secondary ELA students.

Goals of this back to school bundle for middle and high school English:

√ Establish consistency in your secondary classroom from the first day of school with this organizational bundle.

√ Organize yourself so that you can focus on teaching.

√ Introduce yourself to parents/guardians and build important connections at home.

√ Encourage reading and build a community of readers with tools for surveying student interest in topics.

Overview of this back to school bundle for middle and high school ELA:

√ Included are an editable presentation covering routines, procedures, and expectations; hallway passes; a parent letter; Google Classroom Backgrounds, and syllabus.

√ The design is clean and simple and made with older students in mind.

√ None of the pieces depend on each other. If a component will not work for your classroom system, simply discard that file.

Specifically in this back to school bundle:

√ Student seat cards. Assign students a seat the first day of school to minimize anxiety and confusion. The sheet (in preview) asks students to write about a fun book. (Build relationships from day one!)

√ Syllabus. Editable! Perfect for secondary students… provide the basic information of your class.

√ Procedures and routines presentation. Editable! Personalize your classroom and explain your expectations to students the first day of school. Currently, the presentation sits at 25 slides. Break into multiple days or change to fit your needs.

√ Hallway/Bathroom passes. Three forms included for your specific situation.

√ Parent letter, also editable. Connect with parents after the first day to begin that important relationship.

√ Digital classroom backgrounds. An image for English 9, 10, 11, and 12 as well as Language Arts 9, 10, 11, and 12 are included. An editable version (for different class names) is included as well.

√ Five teacher binder covers. Organize yourself with these editable binder covers.

√ Three student surveys. One is a basic overview of students. Another directs students to color and draw about stories. The final is a survey of interests for students. The teacher sheet has over fifty recommendations that align with the student interest survey.

Improve classroom management by showing students your expectations the first day. Have a smooth first day of school, and build a collaborative working relationship with parents. This bundle has everything you need to begin a positive school year in the secondary classroom.

The majority of this material is editable so that you can make these tools personalized to fit your classroom community and group of learners.