Transitioning to do List

I love lists.

When I'm overwhelmed, writing out a to do list helps me get all the noise out of my head.  I can focus on one manageable thing at a time without worry of forgetting the other stuff.  So of course when I found out I'd be moving from fourth to first grade, I started a to do list.  Well, really it's more of a to do packet.

Here are the sections:

• Decor ideas
• Current materials (large items such as furniture) I own
• Current materials I'm "inheriting"
• Questions for kindergarten teachers
• Questions for first grade teachers
• Items to make
• Materials to purchase (unless I find I've inherited them)
• Materials to organize
• Themes (to add to Pinterest and create physical folders for)
• Online tasks
• Prep for first day/week
• Classroom map

And then of course I added in:

• Class roster (annotated with notes thanks to the kindergarten teachers)
• Curricula (3 page overviews for each subject)

 It's a good start, just to get my ideas together in one place.  Since I still had 5 weeks to go with my fourth graders when I learned the news, I really wanted to focus on ending the year well with them before I started making new things.  I still have to figure out what to do with the fourth grade materials.  Of course the new fourth grade teacher will inherit a lot of it, but I need to go through a lot of the files to determine what I'm holding onto, what needs to be thrown out, and what I'm leaving.  Although I'll add to it as I go, this to do list will sit on the back burner until July.