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Back to School: A Simple Step-by-Step Plan for the First Week
A complete day-by-day plan for the first week of school — read-alouds, STEM challenges, math, writing workshop, and procedures — designed to work together, so you don’t have to invent it from scratch one more summer.
What you’ll walk away with
- The 6-anchor daily rhythm that covers community, procedures, AND content every single day (no choosing between them)
- A day-by-day walkthrough of Week 1 — exactly what to read, teach, and do, from morning work to dismissal
- A themed read-aloud + STEM challenge combo for every day
- Math lessons for every grade 2–5 that introduce math from Day 1 without jumping into curriculum
- A 4-lesson Writing Workshop launch — what writing time looks like, where to sit, and how to set up paper before you ever teach a writing skill
- How to spread procedures across the week instead of cramming them into Day 1 — and exactly when to teach what
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