On the first day of school, the secret to success is in the planning, not the pedagogy. How’s (1) your back-to-school planning going? Have you forgotten anything? Our checklist can help! Included: Online resources (2) for a variety of back-to-school planning needs, including welcome letters, bulletin board ideas, (3) and back-to-school activities.

It’s official. You’re a teacher! You aced (4) all your education courses, know the subject matter backward and (5) forward, can rattle off the names and philosophies of dozens of educational theorists, and achieved a pretty respectable (6) score on the state certification exam. You finally have an (7) actual job and an official class list. There’s only one problem. The first day of school is drawing near and you have no (8) idea want to do. Are you really ready to face that first terrifying day?