Even this can be improved by having a photo with each name, so you can start to use their names from the first minute – very useful for both discipline and making a personal connection. I have often had to start a class with a list of names as the only information I have.
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Matching up: What expectations do they have from their previous teacher? What will they think if you do something different?īut do you really have to worry about all these things? Some of these worries, like the dream I had a few months ago of a bird flying into the classroom and ruining my first lesson, are best dealt with by learning not to worry so much! But even this unlikely occurrence can be covered by the three magic points of planning for a new lesson: 1. 
Not only do you have to start teaching those things all over again, but also the activities that rely on these will be impossible for at least a few weeks.
Back to square one: This new class doesn’t know how to do any of the things you’ve been patiently teaching your other classes, e.g., pairwork, using English classroom language, or phonics. What if something happens that you hadn’t even dreamt about? And that’s just one of the 100 things that could happen, even if they are very unlikely. Fear of the unexpected: Even favourite, tried-and-tested lessons can fail. Lack of information: We don’t know all the personality traits, learning styles, difficulties and strengths, etc., that new students may have. Here are some reasons why first classes are usually the most difficult ones: It’s not surprising, really – how could the second class possibly be more difficult than the first one? Like anything that seems so obvious, it is worth examining why we think this is true, so that we can work out if it really needs to be that way. Even after twelve years of being in the classroom, my heart always beats faster and I toss and turn a little more in bed before the start of each new class. With the possible exception of saying goodbye to students that you love teaching, the most difficult classes are always the first ones. Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship.
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