First year teacher and not sure what to supply or expect

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I am a first year, 9th grade, Intensive Reading Teacher in Florida and am completely going into this blind, so I do apologize if these questions are redundant to you all.

I am about to begin my first year teaching and was informed that I will have two days to set up my classroom prior to meeting my students, but I am completely unsure what exactly I should bring to my classroom to ensure student success. I do plan to have a small reading library for my students and motivational posters throughout the classroom from book series that are popular at this current time. From there though, I am a little lost as to what I need to set up my classroom prior. I want to begin to prepare as quickly as possible. What is the most recommended things you all would recommend to have for yourselves and your students, at the secondary level, when you are setting up your classrooms for the first time for both structure and organization? What should I bring for myself to ensure organization and success?

As a first year teacher, who is completely new to the current curriculum and state standards, I was in school under different ones, what should I expect overall? How would you all recommend I approach my first year in education? I do have a strong understanding that the first year is difficult and will mean little personal time for myself, but that is about it! I also currently don’t have a portfolio established and am so nervous as to how to go about planning an entire first year blind. I have no idea what I am doing besides knowing that I want to help foster a love for life long readers/learners. Not only that, but I am coming in later into the first semester due to the school needing to hire a secondary teacher, so I am being fast tracked with practically no workshops. Please, any advice would help me!

Posted Oct 10, 2025, 7:30 PM UTC

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