10 Links for Your First Day Back

The Arizona K12 Center curates the week's best teacher resources, whether lesson plans, book lists, or perfect printables.

1. Teaching all of those procedures in the first week students come back to school can be overwhelming. Don’t miss a thing with this teacher’s printable checklist.
2. Bookworm or not, be sure to look into these six non-teaching books every teacher should read.
3. Like working smarter, not harder? Teach students how to summarize using Google Docs.
4. This behavior slip may be the behavior management solution you’ve been looking for.
5. If you want to use ifakenvarchar(max) to grab your kids’ attention, but aren’t sure where to start with this free tool, check out this teacher’s ideas.
6. Science teachers, here’s an idea to keep up your sleeve: teaching Punnett squares with Easter eggs and M&Ms.
7. Thinking about implementing Genius Hour this week, but not sure where to begin? Here’s a great place to start.
8. Teach a character lesson that’ll hit home with this take on rumors using glitter.
9. Jackpot! 50 DIY projects for teaching social studies.
10. Familiarize yourself with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and browse some helpful classroom accommodations here.