A few pieces of advice you may want to consider when starting your first year as a teacher:
-Know in advance that your first year is not going to be a piece of cake. Practically everyone is lying when they say their first year of teaching is going great, for fear of sounding negative or like they don't want to teach. Your first year is going to be tough, most have a hard time believing that until it starts, when it does get tough, just realize that you are not alone. Everyone has to start somewhere.
-Possibly make a list of everything you might possibly need for the next day so that you make sure you have everything.
-Designate a drawer as your 'personal drawer' for things like snacks and water, when you get hungry or thirsty as you stay after late, or even in the middle of the day, some ibuprofen for a headache, and anything else you might need at some random time.
-Be organized. Have a bin for assignments, and other assortments of things, labeled neatly, around the room. It will make it that much less of a hassle if you don't have to search for anything all the time.
- Get support from parents for anything extra you might need. Teachers have to use a lot of pocket money for extra things that the school won't pay for them, so anything that parents can maybe donate is that much less money that you have to spend. They can also help plan activities and help with field trips, be sure to tap into this hidden resource!
- Have an early bedtime. Sleep and health are important, especially for elementary school teachers! You're going to have to keep up with little bundles of energy, after all! So be prepared for that.
- Be aware that things will get better! You have to take the bad times with the good, but hopefully in your future there will be a lot more good than bad. Just be willing to give it all a shot.
-Have fun!
-Know in advance that your first year is not going to be a piece of cake. Practically everyone is lying when they say their first year of teaching is going great, for fear of sounding negative or like they don't want to teach. Your first year is going to be tough, most have a hard time believing that until it starts, when it does get tough, just realize that you are not alone. Everyone has to start somewhere.
-Possibly make a list of everything you might possibly need for the next day so that you make sure you have everything.
-Designate a drawer as your 'personal drawer' for things like snacks and water, when you get hungry or thirsty as you stay after late, or even in the middle of the day, some ibuprofen for a headache, and anything else you might need at some random time.
-Be organized. Have a bin for assignments, and other assortments of things, labeled neatly, around the room. It will make it that much less of a hassle if you don't have to search for anything all the time.
- Get support from parents for anything extra you might need. Teachers have to use a lot of pocket money for extra things that the school won't pay for them, so anything that parents can maybe donate is that much less money that you have to spend. They can also help plan activities and help with field trips, be sure to tap into this hidden resource!
- Have an early bedtime. Sleep and health are important, especially for elementary school teachers! You're going to have to keep up with little bundles of energy, after all! So be prepared for that.
- Be aware that things will get better! You have to take the bad times with the good, but hopefully in your future there will be a lot more good than bad. Just be willing to give it all a shot.
-Have fun!
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