# 393: How to Prepare for the First Day of School Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/teach-4-the-heart-721487/393-how-to-prepare-for-the-first-day-of-school Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/teach-4-the-heart-721487/393-how-to-prepare-for-the-first-day-of-school.md Podcast: [Teach 4 the Heart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/teach-4-the-heart-721487) Published: 2026-07-27T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://teach4theheart.com/393 Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/teach4theheart/393_How_to_Prepare_for_the_First_Day_of_School_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=341850 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/teach-4-the-heart-721487/episodes/393-how-to-prepare-for-the-first-day-of-school Duration seconds: 1318 ## Resource LEARN MORE at http://teach4theheart.com/393 The first day of school is quickly approaching! These days can feel overwhelming as you try to get everything ready and make sure nothing is missed. In this episode, we'll walk through your first day of school "must haves" from classroom management plans to your daily schedule. We'll talk about what to do—and when to do it—so you can start the year calm, prepared, and confident. 00:00 Setting the Tone for the School Year 01:24 Clarifying and Raising Expectations 06:59 Establishing Classroom Procedures 10:47 Responding to Misbehavior 15:17 Planning Content for Day One 18:58 Inviting God into Your Planning Resources/Links Mentioned: Classroom Management & Motivation: https://teach4theheart.com/backtoschooltraining Day One Success Plan workshop for PLUS members: https://teach4theheart.com/day1 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/teach-4-the-heart-721487/episodes/393-how-to-prepare-for-the-first-day-of-school/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/teach-4-the-heart-721487/393-how-to-prepare-for-the-first-day-of-school.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.