The Handbook for New Teachers is an essential and easy-to-use guide for K-5 teachers that is designed to make the first day of teaching stress free and organized. Practices proven effective by experienced teachers are presented in a visually clear format, with all needed forms and examples to make them work. Topics include: * How to set up a classroom and manage a roomful of students using clearly defined procedures; * Rules, rewards, and consequences that will set a positive learning environment all year long; * Controlling classroom behavior using visuals, manipulatives, and other classroom accommodations. This handbook contains over 60 pages of reproducible forms. These include room centers and book labels, passes, parent contact letters and communication sheets, student contracts and behavior point sheets for graduated behavior levels, special education schedule forms, procedures lists, student homework and weekly folders, seating charts, work overdue and field trip notices, complete substitute teacher instructions...plus much more. Building on its teacher and special educational experience, Do2Learn has developed and tested this thoughtful and valuable resource for the new teacher.