Back to School Checklist for Teachers

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Preparing your classroom for the new school year can feel overwhelming even to veteran teachers. There is much to do in a short amount of time and some of it is easy to forget. Staying organized and on top of essential tasks can help alleviate some of this stress and ensure that you are prepared when your students walk through that door for the first time. Use this checklist as a guide and take it one step at a time. You might even choose to print off this list and cross off tasks as you go.

Back to School Checklist

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Cox, Janelle. "Back to School Checklist for Teachers." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/back-to-school-checklist-for-teachers-2081486. Cox, Janelle. (2023, April 5). Back to School Checklist for Teachers. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/back-to-school-checklist-for-teachers-2081486 Cox, Janelle. "Back to School Checklist for Teachers." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/back-to-school-checklist-for-teachers-2081486 (accessed September 5, 2024).

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