Back to School is Right Around the Corner

School is right around the corner.  Teacher brains become preoccupied with thoughts of school and what needs to be done.  I always think I've left the classroom in good shape in the spring, and maybe there will not be so much work to do in August, WRONG!  Getting organized in the classroom takes so much time.  The custodian came into my room  after a summer weekend and seriously thought that there was a school break-in and my room was vandalized.

Prior to school starting in my school district there is  an all school open house, but kindergarten has kindergarten orientation a week before open house! The pressure is on, but no different than any other teacher!

My main  list looks like this...
Room clean-up and organization.
Moving furniture
Class lists
Schedules
Label the room with student names-cubby, tables, coat hooks,etc
School supply organization
Orientation organization- folders, letter, school supplies, Parent,teacher, student meeting
Open house organization
Student binders
Teacher Binders
Teaching Topic Binders
Bus schedules

 I feel like I can't stay on task to get it all done. I start working on one project and jump to organize another project.  It's crazy!  Well to say the least after all of this is done, it is the weekend before school starts and now I have lesson plans to do!

I created a zip file of August-September Lesson Plans with all the resources from my store to go with it.  The lesson plans don't include specials(gym, music,etc.) because it can vary from year to year and school to school. It's complete and would give you everything you need in a month of teaching. It's organized so you can plug everything into your own lesson plan template.  My plan has the daily plan and it also has a second page for materials preparation for the day. It includes morning jobs,tub work, morning meeting, books, readers workshop, math, writers workshop, and free play.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Teacher-Bin

Good Luck and Hop Back into a 
New School Year!