A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PowerPoint, resources and planning. FULLY UPDATED FOR 2023 Perfect for meeting your new class. The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Children consider their strengths, skills and hobbies- before creating a Lego (figure) Portrait in their own image. Ideal for KS1/2 or 3 as the art activity is easily differentiated. IMAGES FROM PIXABAY AND PEXELS OR AUTHORS OWN. Please leave feedback.

Collated from various threads on the TES forums, this booklet gives 50 suggestions for activities to do when meeting your new class either on a transition day, or for the first day of term.

Meeting your new class for the first time is always exciting! Planned Lesson Booklet with Questions This resource is perfect for children in Upper Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2.

Tom Bennett, TES behaviour adviser, provides advice on what to do on meeting your new class; a vital moment that will set the tone for the rest of your school year. This video is one of a series of behaviour management strategies. Find more here: http://www.tes.co.uk/classroom-management

This is a natural-themed meet the teacher handout that you can fill in and give out to your new class. You could also hang one as a poster in your classroom. Great for the children to get to know you a little bit better when they start.

Help pupils feel positive, prepared and excited about moving into their new class with this engaging Ready for My New Class worksheet. Designed for KS2 (Years 3–6), this printable colouring-style activity encourages children to reflect on their feelings, celebrate their strengths and think positively about the year ahead. Ideal for Transition Day, the first week back, or move-up morning, this low-prep resource supports emotional wellbeing while helping teachers understand pupils’ hopes, goals and any worries they may have. What’s included: 1 A4 printable black and white worksheet Colouring-style design with school-themed illustrations Writing and drawing prompts Suitable for Years 3–6 (KS2) Activity prompts include: I’m excited about… I’m a little worried about… Questions I have… I hope to learn… My strengths What makes me a good classmate? My goal for September Draw yourself in your new classroom Perfect for: Transition Day Move-Up Morning Back to School First Week Activities PSHE lessons Wellbeing and transition support Meet the Teacher sessions Classroom displays

Ideal resource for meeting your new class. Perfect for ECT’s or experienced teachers alike who might be worried about those first introductions. Purchase contains: lesson plan with approximate timings Powerpoint resources Fully editable to adapt with suggestions for you to try make the lesson your own. Don’t like the font? Change it! Have a better idea for an image? Change it! Or click and go (once you have added information unique to you. Stay calm, you’re the weather in your new room. Enjoy meeting your new class! I really hope this resource helps - I know starting out is daunting. I hope the low purchase price is also helpful. Check out other resources!

A complete, editable first lesson back toolkit designed to help secondary teachers meet a new class, establish expectations and routines, build relationships and create a positive classroom culture from lesson one. This ready-to-use resource provides a structured 45–60 minute first lesson that can be adapted for almost any secondary subject or year group. Rather than relying on generic icebreakers, the lesson combines purposeful pupil activities with clear routines, expectations and opportunities for teachers to learn useful information about their new class. Included in the toolkit: • 17 professionally designed editable PowerPoint slides • Suggested 45–60 minute lesson structure • Ready-to-use Do Now activity • Editable teacher introduction slide • Quick connection / getting-to-know-you activity • Pupil learning-profile activity • First-five-minutes classroom routine • Classroom expectations activity • “What does a great classroom sound like?” discussion task • Reset, Repair, Return behaviour routine • Collaborative class agreement • End-of-lesson exit ticket • Printable Pupil Learning Profile • Printable Classroom Reset Reflection sheet • Printable Class Expectations Agreement Ideal for: • First lesson of the academic year • Meeting a new class • KS3 and KS4 • Form groups • Establishing classroom routines • Behaviour expectations • Building classroom culture • New teachers and ECTs • Teachers taking over a class mid-year The resource is fully editable, allowing teachers to personalise names, routines, expectations and examples to match their own subject and school context. The activities have been deliberately designed to balance relationship-building with establishing clear expectations, so the first lesson remains purposeful rather than becoming an hour of increasingly desperate icebreakers. Suitable for use across a wide range of secondary subjects. © SharpeEducation. All rights reserved.

Lesson for the first time you ever meet any class - complete lesson. Use it over and over again during week 1 Complete lesson, ready to use, you only need to spend 2 minutes completing the ‘who am I’ slide in this powerpoint. Key Stages: KS3 and KS4 and KS5. (You could even use it with KS2). ALL subjects: yes, really, all subjects and you can use it with your tutor group too ! Use this lesson to : Reduce the stress and pressure. Improve your experience of the first ever lesson with a class. Improve your learners experience of their first ever lesson with you. The first lesson with a new class is the most important lesson you will ever teach. You need to give this lesson to each of your new classes. Assuming you have 12 classes and your teaching career lasts 20 years you can use it 240 times! I’ve lost count of the number of times I have delivered this excellent lesson, this truly critical lesson. It has been used and improved a huge number of times over many years. During the lesson you will: * Sort out the seating plan. * Learn names. * Introduce yourself to the students. * Get to know the students. * Set and agree class rules. * Rewards - find out which rewards they care enough about to try and get. * Set expectations of behaviour and ensure students recognise your authority as the teacher. * Help learners understand why work ethic is so important. * Learn about individual learners needs. * Learn about their individual likes (helps build relationships) * Learn about their individual dislikes (helps build relationships) * Start to build relationships. * Start to coach / motivate the students about learning. This is an excellent lesson - I use it with every new class and whether you are a new teach or a very experienced one this is a small investment for a great lesson to improve your experience and outcomes when you meet a class for the very first time. Happy teaching ! Yours, Barclayfox Key words: back to school, first lesson, ice breaker, first time meet, complete first lesson, first secondary lesson, first maths lesson, first English lesson, first science lesson, first French lesson, first history lesson, first geography lesson, first tutor group lesson, first lesson in, introduction, classroom expectations, setting standards, start up lesson, new class introduction, meeting your new class for the first time, new teacher, new class, back to school, meet the teacher, B4L, behaviour for learning, behavior for learning, behaviour management, behavior management, setting expectations, class rules.

Two templates that can be shared with your new class to find out information about them. Both can be used as a digital activity by sharing them: through your canva education class as a seesaw activity as an embedded pdf on OneNote as a png image for children to add as a background to PicCollage as part of a class book on book creator (copy the image onto multiple pages for each child to fill in) as a background on a jamboard Or print the blank one off and use as a paer based task.

Getting to know your new class has never been easier! Simply personalise the slides with your own information to create the perfect ‘Meet the Teacher’ activity for the first few days of term. This also provides a smooth transition into a follow-up activity where children can share about themselves, helping you get to know them too.

Here are 3 templates that can be used on a transition day to find information out about your new class. One is in the form of a Wanted poster, one is a passport, one is a Classified Information file. Topics also included: classroom display.

Full CIRCLE TIME lesson plan with additional Sentence starters to support reluctant talkers for a meet the class / transition session with your new class. Tried and tested activities appropriate to both KS1 and KS2 / Infants and Juniors. Encouraging participation, contribution and active listening for all that combines both fun activities, opportunity for questions and generating class agreement / rules / behaviour charter. Resource provided as both a PDF and Word document to allow editing.

Let your students and parents get to know you before the school year begins with this ‘Meet Your Teacher’ resource template. Personalise and add a picture of yourself before printing and sending a copy home or send one digitally via email. This resource also includes a template sheet for your students to complete before they arrive at school on the first day. This gives them a chance to share some of their story and also allows you to get to know them better before the start of the year. This could also be a great idea as a class activity during the first few days of the new school year. This resource includes 5 different water colour options (aqua green, orange, pink, blue and purple). A teacher and student version is included in pdf format.

An editable template for you to give to your new classes for the next academic year. Worked a treat with my last class!

#Getting to Know Your New Class 10 Inclusive Transition Questions for Teachers A simple, practical transition resource to help teachers think carefully about the pupils they are about to teach. Designed for use at the beginning of a new school year, during transition meetings or when taking over a new class, this two-page resource encourages teachers to look beyond names, labels and paperwork and focus on the information that will genuinely help pupils settle, participate and learn. The first page provides 10 inclusive transition questions to guide professional conversations and help teachers identify what they need to know before pupils arrive. The second page provides space to capture the most useful information under three straightforward headings: What do I need to know before day one? What worked last year? What does the pupil say helps? A final Keep / Adapt / Check prompt supports teachers in turning transition information into practical classroom decisions. This resource can be used: During staff transition meetings Between previous and new class teachers Alongside SENCO or pastoral discussions As part of September INSET When a pupil joins a class during the school year To support inclusive classroom planning The emphasis is on making good use of what is already known about a pupil, avoiding unnecessary repetition and helping teachers start the year with a clearer understanding of the children in front of them. Suitable for primary and secondary teachers, SENCOs, pastoral leaders and teaching teams. Format: 2-page PDF. Produced by Ordinary Classrooms Educational Consultancy Ltd

This template is great to use when preparing children for transitions. It enables children and families to learn more about their new teacher and their class. It is a great tool to share before the Summer holidays to enable families to discuss and prepare children for the upcoming change.

This is the perfect document to give to students when meeting for the first time! It gives the student some information about you, to help them feel settled in their new learning environment. You can edit all the information on the document, but there is ideas and tips on what to include in the poster! This is suitable for any new starter, all classes and can be edited to suit individual students.

Use as an ice breaker for your new class. Great for teacher trainees, SCITTS, student teachers, NQTs, RQTs, supply teacher. Ideal for year 1 - year 8. Simply fill in your answers and change the bitmoji to look like you!

This resource is aimed at year 7, but could be adapted for any year group. I have used it with English classes, PSHE groups, in tutor time and as an induction day task. The main task is to write a letter to their future selves, which I have suggested you time for just before their exams at the end of their school career. The students will be asked to reflect on the differences between an email and a letter, following a prompt about whether letter writing is a 'lost ’ form of communication. They will reflect on how they have changed and developed since they started primary school (or whenever you choose). They will then consider how they might have changed by the time they read the letter, possibly just before they leave school. The lesson guides students through the planning and writing processes and includes a recap on letter format. It’s an excellent way to get to know your students (they will be prompted to write about their likes and dislikes, worries and aspirations, etc.) as well as a chance for students to consider how they might want to spend the next five years of their school career. In the slides, I have included a link to a website that will automatically email the students on a specific date. Alternatively, you may wish to ask students to write the letters and seal them in envelopes, but obviously be aware of the future commitment this may include! This is a helpful stand-alone lesson for starting the year or meeting a new class.

There are 19 coloured templates included in this pack to showcase your children and their ambitions on your new school display board. You can use these to create a meet the class display board or to display their ambitions and aspirations as part of a young careers display. The 19 pages come in 3 different colour schemes, boho, pastel and bright colours to suit your classroom theme preferences. Each set will add value and meaning to hour primary school classroom display, encouraging children to share ideas and talk about the selves in a positive way from the start of the year. The templates have been designed as 5x5" but you can use your printer settings to vary the size. Please note that you will need to download a FREE version of CANVA to edit your templates and upload children’s photos. ( The photos used in these examples have been taken from child models). You will be able to edit the font size, colour and size should you wish to do so. Due to the nature of the resource, you will be given the link to download so you can make a copy of the file allowing you to edit and save your work. The templates can then be reused again and again, giving you a valuable resource for classes to come!