And so... summer has arrived. Now begins the best part of being a teacher. haha! Summer vacation is a time to reflect, relax, finally see family and friends, and, of course, prepare to do this teaching thing all over again in 2 months!I am looking forward to having the time to sit down and thoroughly prepare for next year. But the question that haunts me whenever I think about this is "where do I begin?" There is so much I'm going to need to get ready now that I will be teaching two new classes and three times as many kids in 5/6 band. I have to prepare to teach some 120 5/6th grade band students, 20-30 jr. high choir students, and 50-60 high school choir students. Oh yeah, and I have to pick and plan a musical. *gulp* (I'm really looking forward to all of this though - seriously!)
I think I'm going to start preparing for next year by reading through "First Days of School" by Harry Wong again (and then making a TON of lists.) It covers so much and will help me focus in on what needs to be done right away. Also, I think it will be a good way for me to reflect on how I did this past year in terms of discipline, classroom management, organization, motivation/inspiration, etc.All in all though... it was a very fun and successful first year. I hope I had a good impact on my students. This year had its difficult moments for sure, but I feel very blessed to have experienced my first year in such a wonderful district and with such wonderful students and colleagues. (I'm talking about YOU, first year teachers!)
Congratulations on finishing up your first year of teaching!!
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