What To Plan For The First Day Of Kindergarten- Hour 1

The first day of kindergarten is intense, magical, and scary- for everyone.

Do you need to over plan? Yep. Thinking out every minute, move, and word is going to mean the difference between good and great.

Planning is everything that first day. Get a step-by-step walkthrough of what you need to have prepped, what you need to say, do and not do for those first few minutes.

Before you plan the first hour, watch this video and start your day off right. There’s a lot to think about for that first hour and you are going to get a very detailed plan on how to make it go smoothly.

First in a series on the first day of kindergarten.

Questions We Will Answer
How do you deal with parents/caregivers?
What do you give parents/caregivers as they drop off their child?
What’s the most important question you must ask every parent/caregiver before they leave your classroom?
What kindergarten routines do you need to start with in the first hour?
What first day of kindergarten games and activities do you need to do the first hour?
How do you get their attention?
How do you control twenty, five year olds?
How do you make it fun and still controlled?
How do you start building relationships with students and parents/caregivers?
What must be set-up in your classroom?

Get a bunch of pro teacher tips on how to make this an awesome day. I’ll share my failures and successes so you can get a jump on being the teacher you were made to be. You and your students deserve to have an amazing first day together.

*Special thanks to Dawn The Singing Nurse for the awesome intro and outro music. Check out her channel.    / thesingingnurse*  

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Mentioned Resources:
Free complete training and printables for the first hour of kindergarten:
https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/ki...

First Day Of School Color Sheets:
https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/color

TpT Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...

Got Games? 60+ Independent (and fun) learning games for K-1 Students- Print and Play-
The Early Finisher Solution -Games & More Learning System for Busy Teachers:
https://pages.makingthebasicsfun.com/...
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