• Clean & Unpack (Wipe down, dust shelves, address any bug/rodent deterrents)
• Draft Layout of room on the board
• Play around with room configurations (Check for flow, materials access etc)
• Teacher Desk & Snacks (Photos, coffee/tea, snacks, meds etc)
• Write in important dates in monthly planner (PD, Holiday, Time off, Meetings)
• Write any needed parent and student welcome letters
• Finalize daily schedule for the school year & Post for students
• Make or Print nametags for students/ Desk tags-tents/Storage & Folder Tabs
• Popsicle stick or index cards for calling on students
• Budget & Receipt system for teacher – Shopping List – Wish lists
• Decorate door & make any signage (Name, Out of the room, Busy/Planning)
• Add Birthdays to calendar, birthday cards or prizes (pre-set by month)
• Write class creed or school expectations & rules template/Growth Mindset? 
• Prepare to receive and or organize student supplies (Bins? Labels? Tubs? Drawers?)  
• Bathroom Pass System?
• Design Technology System- (technology charging, rules, sharing & use system)
• Plan first week’s lessons/ Get to know you activities/ Assessment schedule
• Make Substitute Tub (schedule, roster, allergies, bathroom /ER plans, seating & busywork)
• Library System – Label Books (address labels) – Check out/in?
• Flash Card sets & Math Manipulative organization / counts/ Storage
• Submit any tech, curricula or supply requests to school for ordering
• Refresh & Update Emergency Plan & First Aide totes
• Connect with past teachers about any strategies on difficult students
• Design Morning Routine- Attendance system? Creed? Morning Meeting? Jobs?
• Homework and Parent Communication System- File Folder? Bins? Webpage?  
• Pencil Sharpening System- Bins? Bags? Individual?
• Review ESL lists, IEP’s, 504 & behavior plans
• Refresh Emergency Tote, Evacuation Plans, Rosters
• Refine Sub Tub: 1 for planned absence, 1 emergency absence & 1 week long term (Just in case)
• Curricula check out/ counts on anything you’re liable for
• Finalize Wall and Ceiling Decor (Do this last just incase you have to move around)
• Other:____________________________________________________
• Other:____________________________________________________

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