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Teaching Prep this year?? YAY! You are SOOOO lucky! And guess what – this is the blog for you – it’s full of tips for Prep teachers!
(FYI, Prep is also known as Kindergarten or Foundation in some states.)
Grade Prep is one of my favourite years to teach and it is very close to my heart as it was the first year level I ever taught – also the level that I have the most experience in.
This is going to be such a REWARDING year for you however, be prepared to be EXHAUSTED in Term 1. Trust me though, it WILL get better!
This post has been created to give new Prep teachers some advice on how to go about the first few weeks of teaching this unique year level. I hope that you find it useful :)
BEFORE THE YEAR BEGINS…
This is the exciting part! My advice is to try to set up your classroom and organise as much as you can BEFORE the first day of school. Once the children start and you are into the term, you will find it very difficult to find time to get these things done.
Here are some more tips for Prep teacher, along with things I suggest you make / purchase / borrow – please note they are not essential, however you will find them useful.
CLASSROOM DECOR
Alphabet Posters – up high and visible to all students (examples here)
Word Wall / Literacy Wall – a wall/board to place new words or weekly Reading focus
(I have some FREE Word Wall cards in 3 State Fonts – NSW, VIC and QLD. Click on your state to download for FREE)
Number Posters – up high and visible – its good to include the numeral and word and a visual representation of the number (Tens Frame or collection of objects) (examples here)
Numeracy Wall – a wall/board dedicated to display new maths concepts, strategies or weekly Maths focus Visual Timetable – to outline your daily schedule – many children at this age require visuals so they know what to expect. (Read about this more here)
If you’ve tried any of these activities or games, I’d love to hear how you went in the comments below!
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