Each afternoon once the kids have left, I sharpen pencils, place them in each table's center bins, place math and reading homework on each desk, and fix our calendar.
What do you do to prepare for tomorrow?
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I straighten up desks, put out their Quick Writes and Grammar Goofs and Spelling Spoofs for morning work, and make sure pencils are sharpened.
ReplyDeleteOh yes...the constant straightening of the desks (and name tags because my kids are always messing with them!) :)
DeleteI have a five drawer organizer under my desk labeled with days of the week. The afternoon before I take out all he papers and place them under my lesson plan book and lout out my AM work for the kiddos.
ReplyDeleteI also have that sort of thing. I have 5 plastic magazine organizers labeled Monday-Friday. I keep all homework assignments and copies for the day there. I lay them out on the desks before I leave.
DeleteI always have this fear that I will wake up ill, so I leave my materials for the next day and plan book out. One thing that must get done is to clean up my desk and teaching areas where clutter accumulates before I leave. My students take care of organizing the rest during clean up time but second graders can do this much better than my firsties could! :)
ReplyDeleteJeannine
Creative Lesson Cafe
I started having my firsties do the same thing in the last month or so! They LOVE helping. They erase our calendar, stack chairs, pass out the next day's homework, collect pencils, pick up any crayons or paper on the floor...its a wonderful blessing to have 18 little helpers!
DeleteI always tidy up my desk, write the morning jobs on the board, write my morning message, and write the next day's reading and math objectives on the board.
ReplyDeleteEllie
Miss Woodward's Class
I cannot leave my room without have a clean desk! :)
DeleteI do the same thing! I change the schedule, prepare pencils, make sure EVERYTHING is organized for the next morning. If it isn't, I'll have a panic attack when I wake up. I get nervous that something could happen to me on the way to school since I live too far away, plus, I could wake up and need to call out due to an emergency. I make sure the book is visible because it has ALL the instructions and list for the sub. :)
ReplyDeleteJenn
Take Me to Third Grade
I am always nervous about that also! Eeeekkk! Sharpening pencils is my least favorite job though...
DeleteGood for you on sharpening pencils...I am horrible at that but that reminds me I need to do that tomorrow morning haha! I get our morning message ready, shape of the day/day up, morning work ready on their desks and any marking needed by the next day!
ReplyDeleteElyse :)
Proud to be Primary
Proud of you for marking that afternoon! I always end up taking it home and grading it while I'm in my masters. LOL
DeleteYou are so organized! I homeschool one of my children, so it is a little easier than when I was in the classroom. I revise lesson plans and make sure that all of my son's folders are organized with the work for the next day. :-) Lauren
ReplyDeleteI am so anal retentive... lol I have to be organized or else I cannot leave! :) I wonder if I would be as organized at home??
DeleteI set up our visual timetable, fix up the calendar, check that the lessons focus statements are correct for the next day, pull out any materials I will need, do a quick tidy of any mess I have left around the room and make sure all worksheets are ready to go. I love knowing that I can come to school with most things ready for the new day!
ReplyDeleteJemima
Luck's Little Learners