First Year Teacher Resource Pack - Beginning Teacher Guide
First Year Teacher Resource Pack - Beginning Teacher Guide
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The first year as a teacher can be a daunting one! Let us HELP YOU get organised and survive your first year with the ULTIMATE First Year Teacher Resource for beginning primary school teachers. This resource will help you with tips, hints, strategies and ideas.
We’ve collated notes, inspiration and relevant information you need all in one place so you can access everything at your fingertips!
This resource includes a range of helpful forms and checklists, as well as loads of tips we have learned throughout the years! Inside you will find useful checklists, printables for planning and lessons, reflection proformas, information about communicating with parents, report writing and more!
**Suitable for teachers all over the world. This resource has been created from the perspective of our teaching in Australia. Some terminology may be slightly different but all the information will be helpful to any first year teacher**
***British English Spelling***
How to use the First Year Teacher Resource Pack:
This resource is designed to provide you with a one-stop-shop to help you with all your questions and queries as a beginning teacher. It includes a range of preparation and planning checklists, easy to understand information about the general running of a classroom and a place to store teaching inspiration, ideas and reflections.
This document comes in colour and B&W printing options.
Included in First Year Teacher Resource Pack:
•Welcome to Teaching letter
Start Here
•Where to start guide
•Teacher Orientation page (NEW)
•To Do list
•Ideas brainstorm page
•Teaching goal proforma
•Important People contact list
•Useful Website list
•Things to remember for survival (NEW)
Organisational Checklists
•Teacher Supply checklist
•Student Supply wishlist
•Classroom Decoration checklist
•Classroom Management considerations
•Classroom Setup considerations
•Planning checklist
•Year at a Glance calendar
•Self care checklist
•End of the Year checklist (NEW)
The First Day
•What to do on the First Day guide
•Example First Day Plan
•Student Information Record proforma
•Parent Survey proforma
Creating a Positive Classroom Environment
•Developing a Positive Class Environment guide
•Positive phone calls / emails proforma
•Positive notes to students proforma
•Developing Relationships (NEW)
Ability Grouping
•Ability Grouping guide
•Maths, Literacy, Reading group proformas
Assessment Tips (NEW)
•Types of Assessment
•Standardised Assessment
•Prep for National testing
•Specialist assessment
•Recording data
•Assessment suggestions
•Assessment planning tips
•Anecdotal notes + 2 templates
•Assessment and parents
•3 x Exit ticket templates
Marking & Reporting
•Tips for Marking Work
•Tips for Report Writing
•Report Writing Word Bank
•Example of Report General Comments
•Reporting to do list / checklist (NEW)
•Reporting Checklist Proforma
Communicating with Parents
•Communicating with Parents Guide
•Ideas for Positive teacher-parent communication (NEW)
•Tips for Parent-Teacher Interviews
•Parent Email Address proforma
•Parent-Teacher Conference form
Evaluations and Reflections
•Lesson/Teaching Evaluation checklist
•Unit Evaluation page
•Teaching Reflection (3 stars and a wish)
•Yearly Teaching Reflection
HELP!
•”Pick Me Up” ideas
•What do I do when…. Guide
•HELP! Teacher Dictionary
•Motivational Quote cards
Inspiration and Notes
•Blank pages for note-taking
Printables & Practical Ideas
•Keeping Kids Busy guide
•‘Grab and Go activities’ (includes 8 print and use worksheets + All about Me task, 2 pretest proformas, Learning goal proformas, 100s and 120 number chart).
Distance Learning (New)
•Teacher tips
•Ideas to get started
•Family Fun choice board
This package includes everything you need to get organised for the school year and loads of tips and printables to help you along the way.
We are passionate about helping teachers at Rainbow Sky Creations. We hope that this package helps you in your classroom this year!
❤️What people are saying about this resource ❤️
"An absolutely invaluable resource for Graduate Teachers, includes all the little things that are involved in teaching that you aren't taught in University. I would be lost without it!" Jayde
❤️ "I have absolutely LOVED reading this first year survival kit during the school holidays! I now feel really calm and well prepared for my first year of teaching :) The checklists, goal setting pages and first day activities and ideas are AMAZING! " Alexandra
❤️"This is absolutely brilliant!!! It is so comprehensive and has been the biggest help to me beginning my year at a new school as a graduate. Thank you so much for putting this together" Paige
❤️"Absolute lifesaver for my first year as a teacher! So many things in there that I wouldn't have even thought about before!" Shondale
"This helped me so much! It was great to have all my questions answered in one place. Thank you!" Kerry
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Great for every first year teacher. I use it now as a seasoned teacher.
This First Year Survival Kit is amazing! It has everything a new teacher could need to feel confident and prepared. The resources are practical, easy to use, and really help take the stress out of lesson planning and classroom management. I especially appreciate how comprehensive it is—truly a lifesaver for anyone starting out in teaching. Highly recommend!
This was such a big help to get me started as a first year teacher.
I loved this resource! I purchased it as a gift for my student teacher- it helped her so much her first year!
This was great to use as a mentor teacher to help my mentees with their first year!
This is a great way for new teachers to reduce stress!
Easy and reliable resource. I still use some of the graphics till this day like the ones that help group small group.
This First Year Teacher Resource Pack is a lifesaver for new educators! It’s packed with practical tools, lesson ideas, and classroom management tips that make the overwhelming first year much more manageable. Everything is clearly organized and easy to customize. Perfect for saving time while setting a strong foundation for your teaching career. Highly recommend for anyone starting out in the classroom!
This gave me a jumpstart on strategies and ideas for my teaching!
My students loved this resource! It was a great help in my classroom and kept students very engaged!
Excellent resource! Easy to download and use right away. High-quality materials that really support my teaching. I’ll definitely be back for more!
Great resource for new teachers. Helped with planning for those first few days
This resource helped me overcome a lot of nerves and fears!
Such a cute find! So excited to use this during planning this summer!
This resource was a helpful starting point for me as a new teacher, offering valuable insights and useful information to guide my development.
This was a great resource to have as I coached first-year teachers. It's been many years since I was in their shoes (and many things have changed), so this was a very helpful tool to reference.
Great resource for helping my start my planning for my first year of teaching!
Excellent ideas and resources for beginning teachers!
This resource was very helpful to organize my prepping for the upcoming year. Great suggestions! Easy to adapt for teaching at my school (private Christian school). Thank you for this resource!
Such a great resource for a first-year teacher. Helped me get organized and ready for the school year!
This was a great starter kit in my first year of teaching. Thank you!
This was so helpful for my first year teaching. It really was beginners guide :)
As a first year teacher, this truly helped me survive the year.
Fabulous resource for any teachers, not just beginners!
This is very useful for all the teachers that are just starting at this. I absolutely loved it!
This resource is sooo helpful for first year teachers!!
As a first year teacher I loved using this, I still use some of these things as I've continued teaching
This book is packed full of so much helpful information for new teachers. Thanks so much!
Very helpful for my first year of teaching. This resource let me feel more confident about the year.
As a new teacher preparing for their first classroom this is a good read. It gives you a guide on the different things you should start to think and plan for
BUY THIS!! You will not regret it. It has made my first year SO much more organized
I gave a copy of this to both of my prac students this year and they loved it!
Saved my life in more ways than one! I felt lost coming out of uni - as if I knew what I needed to do and not at the same time! Thank you for creating such a helpful resource to help guide first year teachers! 100% would recommend!
I am a graduate teacher and this book is already helping me to prepare for my classroom next year!