Middle School First day of School Script Hennesse_Stacy Hennessee’s first day of school script to teach students procedures. Read about how to do this in The First Days of School pgs 164-219 to find out how to get your class to run itself. You can also find information in The Classroom Management Book pgs 47-52 and then the rest of the book has specific considerations for many of the important procedures.

Fun in First Grade the First Days of School  A sample first grade Day 1 & 2 script

Elementary and High School Scripts  Read about 2 teachers who also share their first day of school scripts.

Setting Expectations  A short video about setting expectations on Day 1

Setting Classroom Tone A must watch on how to be firm, fair and consistent from Day 1

Use humor to explain your syllabus

Use Memes and Humor to Connect with Students