We are almost back at another school  year. Time to suit up and get the show on the road. Of course coming back to the classroom carries the gamut of feelings and expression of those emotions. So with that in mind here is a short list of readings and ideas, I have come across over the summer with my own return.

Mindset

• Strategies to Start Off a New School Year – Rick Lavoie
• Back to School: How Teachers Can Mentally Prepare By: Janelle Cox
• Teacher well being: how to mentally prepare for a new school year
•  Things I Wish I Knew My First Year Of Teaching Special Education – by Tim Villegas
• How to Survive Your First Year of Teaching Special Education BY SHANNON SHANNING
• Anxiety and self advocacy
• Get Tissue- NPR – More Than A Teacher: ‘One Of The Best Feelings’

Nuts and Bolts

• Best of Works4Me: Back to School Teaching Tips, Ideas and Strategies to Help You Start the New School Year
• What to do Before the Start of School ——PDF 1
• Back to School – Special Review
• What You Need for Back to School
• Back-to-School Tips for Special Education Teachers By: Kandace Wernsing
• 7 Questions to Ask Parents at the Beginning of the Year–Elena Aguilar

Tools

• Beginning of the YEAR-Checklist (Example)
• Back to school letters
• 1 Sided Handout BACK TO SCHOOL TRANSITIONS: TIPS FOR PARENTS FROM YOUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

Parents

• MANAGING BACK-TO-SCHOOL TRANSITIONS: TIPS FOR PARENTS
• Back-to-School Transitions: Tips for Parents
• Back-to-School Countdown: A 4-Week Plan to Get Ready
• Handout For Parents- Helping Your Child Cope with Back-to-School Anxiety
• Tips and a Tool to Ease Back to School Anxiety
• Back to School for Children with Autism – Tips for Reducing the Stress associated with Back to School
• Back to School: Help for Children with ADHD & Learning Disabilities
• New Schools for Students With Disabilities: Tips for Relocated Families
• Books –Back to School Story Books
• Books- 14 Perfect Picture Books for the First Weeks of School

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