Capital High School
Prepare Your Classroom for Teaching and Learning

• Have your room ready.
  • Clean and freshly painted
  • Bulletin boards
    • Instructional
    • Student display of work
  • Inviting learning environment
  • Have enough chairs in traditional rows
  • Make sure any damage furniture is repaired or replaced
  • Assignment board
  • Rules and procedures posted
  • Maps, bell schedules, locker times, emergency information, menus, calendar, etc
  • Display your diplomas, teaching certificate, awards, etc

• Have teaching materials ready


• Seating chart - desks numbered
• Overhead projector, markers, stapler, paper clips, attention getter, timer, etc
• Letter for parents concerning new school year
• Teaching resources for subjects taught
• Sponge activities for possible "dead time"
  • Student information sheets
  • Word searches
  • Crossword puzzles
  • Bell activities
  • Pre-tests
  • Qualities of your best and worst teacher
  • Why do we need rules and procedures

• Have information on the board


• Bell activity
• Teacher name, class, period
• Bell schedule
• Locker times
• Materials required for class
• Location of assignment board
• Sample of correct heading of a paper to be turned in

• Have the required forms for the office
• Lunch forms
• Handbook letters
• Attendance policy letters
• Student information sheet
• Medical information sheet
• Cumulative records sheet