Product Description

A Success Guide that Takes you through Your First Year in the Classroom...and Helps You build the Foundation for Great--and Joyful--Teaching Every Year!
All Your Questions Answered!
A seasoned elementary teacher shares her strategies in this amazing, super-practical guide. You'll find everything you need to set up your classroom for maximum learning, prepare dynamite lessons, create an effective classroom management plan... and so much more! From getting ready for the first day to staying on target through June, this must-have book will be your companion for years to come.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #560208 in Books
• Brand: Scholastic
• Published on: 2002-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780439303019
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Bonnie Murray is a teacher trainer in Las Vegas, Nevada. She works with Paula Naegle, the author of the middle school version of this sourcebook.

Customer Reviews

Perfect for new elementary teachers!
Since I am somewhat new to the teaching profession, I was looking for all of the resources I could get!! I came across this book, and I really like the way that it's set up. It is simply written, and broken up into organized bullets in each section!

There are chapters containing subjects such as: Countdown to the first day, the first day, the first month, the first year, the end of school. Within those sections, you have things like classroom procedures and rules, student helpers, lesson plans, substitutes, working with parents, learning centers, assessment, and everything else that you could imagine!

I loved the "helpers" on the sides of the pages! Seymour Books gives you resources for more reading!
Sir Chalott gives you webpages!
Uneeda Halt comes around to make sure that you do the most important things first!
Pierre Tutor directs you to the person you need to talk to when it comes to site-specific info, mentoring, and peer coaching!
Mia First encourages you to take time for yourself and to relax!!

At the very end, there are reproducible pages for behavior charts, progress reports, behavior bucks, and agenda chart icons! (reading together, art, music, library, drama, ABC's, etc) There are also helper chart icons so you can copy and laminate for class jobs! I have always loved scholastic books and I highly recommend this one for new classroom teachers grades K-4!
Diane (kindergarten teacher)

Awesome book for newbies!
It was the exactly the book I was looking for with great info on where to find stuff for your classroom, classroom management tips and what information you need to file. If you need a book to guide you through the process of creating your very first classroom, this is the book!

Best guide for new and old teachers
I have seen many books written for beginning teachers and this is the best for many reason, one is the site for addition information and various general guide and tips. There is no book to compare!