The First Day...Did that really happen?

 Is it just me or am I the only teacher that forgot what the first day of kindergarten is like?!?!?!

You teach for 180 days have a summer break and your mind is instantly erased!

You walk in the first day with "kindergarten teacher amnesia"!  You have lesson plans.

Day 1 plans:

(no particular order)

morning work stations

talk about morning procedures

practice morning procedures

talk about rules

do rule booklet

practice lunch 

recess rules

recess

go to lunch

calendar

math workbook page

Introduce the letter A

Allie Alligator

Do Allie Alligator Zoo Friends book

Color first day of school page   

Take first day of school picture

Read David Goes to School

School Rules anchor chart 

Share special stuffed animal

Day 1 plans:

(reality)

Morning work

talk about morning procedures

practice morning procedures

practice lunch

recess rules

recess

lunch 

Read David Goes to School

School Rules anchor chart

Share special stuffed animal

Lesson Plans!?!?!??!!?  

What was I thinking!!!

I knew I would be tired NOT EXHAUSTED!

I couldn't keep my eyes open!

Don't get me wrong I LOVE kindergarten!

I just always forget the challenge of the first day!

Teaching kindergarten on the first day is like herding cats.  

(Believe it or not it gets better!)

I would't trade it for the world!  

A little Humor for you:

What we think the first day of kindergarten will be like:

What they (society) thinks the first day of kindergarten is like:

What the first day of kindergarten is really like:

Okay so it really isn't that bad!  HAHA!

Okay so I didn't get much done the first day but I got more done today!  I know tomorrow will be even better!  I still haven't taken my first day of school pictures so I guess they will now officially be the first week of school pictures.  

Teaching Tip:

Here is a little something that I use for my 1st Day of School pictures.

(Or the first week of school pictures!  HAHA!)

I took a wooden letter "K" that I bought at a craft store and

decorated it with scrapbook paper and stickers.  

I have the students pose with the letter "K" at the beginning of the school year 

and at the end of the school year.  

I put these pictures in the students scrapbook at the end of the year so parents 

can see how much they have grown.

Don't forget to check out the 180 day of flair tab!