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Classroom Survival Kit

September 23, 2016

Hi guys! Happy Friday! I’m sitting at Starbucks and wanted to stop by and share some must-haves for every classroom. When these ideas were originally spinning in my brain, I was trying to think of what would be most helpful for brand-new teachers! There is SO much to learn your first year and having a few simple systems in place can make all the difference! But as the ideas evolved, I realized so many of these ideas are things any teacher could use!

Classroom Survival Kit; Forms, Ideas, and a Freebie from Haley OConnor

You all know how much I swear by my Teacher Binder! You can read more about putting one together here.  You can truly use a filing system too, I just think it’s SO helpful to have important papers together so I can take them to meetings, have available for lesson planning, or as a quick reference! Even if you don’t keep a binder, there are some forms that are super important in staying organized.

I always, always, always keep parent information easily accessible. It’s so much easier to keep up with phone class and emails when I can just grab their form and have it all right there for me!

Parent Information Sheet for Teachers by Haley O'Connor Student Information Sheet for Teachers by Haley O'Connor

I send these home at the beginning and keep them together in a binder. Then I actually transfer them onto ONE form like this! 🙂 I made it a freebie for you that you can grab here! You’ll want to get the Who Tells Your Story and Part of Me free fonts so the formatting stays the same! 🙂

Parent Contact Information Forms for Teachers by Haley O'Connor

My first year I didn’t keep track of conferences at all. 🙁 We had to turn in a log to our admin in May, and I had to go through and piece together when they were with my email and calendar…whoops!! 🙂 Now I keep a form that I can quickly fill out after each conference so I always have a record.

Conference Log For Teachers By Haley OConnor

If you follow me at all, you know that I believe the teacher-student relationship makes all the difference! At the beginning, especially for a new teacher, it can be overwhelming knowing about all of your kiddos. Writing little notes helps remind me what they love and easy ways to start conversations, help them with their writing, and more!

Conference Log For Teachers By Haley OConnor

I try to make sure I’m communicating with parents way more about positive than negative! I try to reach out once a 9 weeks, but once a semester at the bare minimum! I keep track of that too so I don’t forget anyone! 🙂

Positive Notes and Phone Calls Home Teacher Tracking Form by Haley OConnor

I also believe in writing things down! It’s SO easy to forget things when they are in our head, and keeping track of ideas, questions I have, and reflection makes it much, much easier to come back to.  When thinking about my classroom, I try to get everything on paper so I don’t miss anything. When we miss things, they know and they sense our weakness ;)!

Lesson Reflection Page for Teachers by Haley OConnor Classroom Routines Tracking Page for Teachers by Haley OConnor

Planning Sheet for Classroom Management by Haley OConnor

Planning Sheets for New Teachers by Haley OConnor

Lesson Planning Page by Haley OConnor Planning Sheets for Teachers by Haley OConnor Teacher To Do List by Haley OConnor Year at a Glance Page for Teachers by Haley OConnor

Even when our entire week is perfectly planned and every lesson goes exactly like it should, sometimes we can still find ourselves beaten down and just plain worn-out. Teaching is HARD. Its hard mentally, emotionally, AND physically. I always make sure to have motivational posters around my room for when I’m feeling discouraged. Teaching is hard but it’s also pretty amazing.

Motivational Posters for Teachers by Haley OConnor

All of the forms I showed you above are included in my Teacher Survival Kit! 

Teacher Survival Kit for New and Experienced Teachers by Haley O'Connor

I hope this post was super helpful to you! What things would you include in a teacher survival kit??

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  1. Tammy Woodberry says

    June 4, 2017 at 7:30 pm

    Is this still available?

    Reply
    • Haley O'Connor says

      June 4, 2017 at 9:24 pm

      Hi! It definitely is! 🙂 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Survival-Kit-Planning-Reflecting-and-Managing-Your-Classroom-2742074?aref=pc2x9ppp

      Reply
  2. Allie says

    July 9, 2018 at 2:05 pm

    Hi does just the classroom survival file still exist?

    Reply
    • Haley O'Connor says

      November 20, 2018 at 10:20 am

      Hi Allie! Yes it does!

      https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Survival-Kit-Planning-Reflecting-and-Managing-Your-Classroom-2742074

      Reply
  3. Hakika Lindsey says

    July 15, 2018 at 5:57 am

    I’ve been trying to purchase this survival kit for two days now. I’ve only been given the option to “add to my wish list”. I can’t express how much this kit will help me. Please assist. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Haley O'Connor says

      November 20, 2018 at 9:10 am

      Hi Hakika! If you are on the app, you’ll need to go to the desktop website or use a computer 🙂

      Reply
  4. Priscilla Perez says

    July 27, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    Is this still available??? I’m a first year teacher 😱

    Reply
    • Haley O'Connor says

      July 30, 2018 at 12:19 pm

      Hi Priscilla! You can grab it right here 🙂 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-of-the-Year-Activities-and-Lessons-For-First-and-Second-Grade-281990

      Reply
  5. Bridget Garmon says

    August 16, 2019 at 7:03 pm

    Hello Haley, I love your products but am having trouble printing some of the pages from the school printer. They are coming out with smeared black lines. I have tried changing the size from 100% to 97 or around there with no success. Is there another way to get the pages to print correctly?

    Reply
    • Haley O'Connor says

      August 22, 2019 at 8:42 am

      Hi Bridget! I think Adobe recently updated something and it’s causing this. I’d suggest updating your PDF reader 🙂

      Reply

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