Introducing yourself can be a very good start to welcome students but don’t just introduce yourself as a teacher, do mention your hobbies, interests, and a fun and interesting story that would gaze the attention of students. Students can be very excited to know that the teacher is interactive and that would create a friendly environment around the whole class. To create a humorous environment the teacher can also tell a real-life funny story to the students or the story behind being a teacher.

Taking introductions of a student is very important for a new class since the first class should be interactive and a two-way interaction should be held up. The teacher can remember the name of the student and can ask about their hobbies and areas of interest which would make the introduction more friendly. The teachers can also ask students to tell about their most embarrassing or most proud moment to attract the attention of the whole class.
3.Setting up goals for the year

A short review of the syllabus should be given to the class to make them aware of the content that would be delivered to them by the teachers. This would let the students know what a teacher would be expecting from the class and how much effort should a student would make to be good academically. Although the syllabus should not be discussed in too much detail on the very first day as the teacher would be reviewing the syllabus again on upcoming classes. So, the first day should be a light interactive, and fun day including an overview of the expectations and goals of the class.
4.Allowing students to showcase their skills

On the first day, the teacher can ask every student to showcase their talents in front of the class. This would create a fun environment and students would then know more about their classmates. However, a student must not be forced to do a certain task as could create a negative environment, hence the first day should be kept cool, fun, and interactive, and activities like these help in making the first day more memorable to all of the students.

5. Ask students to write their expectations for the year

The teacher can ask the students to write their expectations from the new class as it would help to prepare the teacher for the academic year and the teacher would know if anything extra could be done to make the learning more interesting by fulfilling their expectations.

​​Kervan, Lindsay. “Building Community Before the First Day of Middle School and Beyond.” Edutopia, 25 Jul. 2023, www.edutopia.org/article/building-community-middle-school.