Beginning of School Ideas

School will be beginning soon for many of us. Here are a few ideas for the beginning of school:

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Establish class rules in your elementary classroom with rhymes, a paper-chaining activity, and printables of the rules. Here is a description of how a Spanish teacher does this: http://www.spanishplayground.net/class-rules-spanish-rhyme-activity-printables

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If you or a colleague is a beginning teacher, here is a collection of resources offering advice: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/04/23/the-best-advice-for-new-teachers