33 Recommended Reads for New Elementary Teachers

New teachers ask me all the time for book recommendations as they head into their first years of teaching, so I put together a list of some of my favorites!

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- My Favorite Books for New Teachers - 

Job Search/Preparing for Your First Classroom

Ace Your Teacher Interview 

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The Essential 55  

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The First Six Weeks

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How to Handle Difficult Parents 

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THE Classroom Management Book

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Everything a New Elementary Teacher REALLY Needs to Know 

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Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers

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Teach Like a Champion

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Teach Like a Pirate

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More Great Classroom Management Reads & Support with Challenging Students

Kids These Days

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Trouble-Maker

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Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids

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Whole Brain Teaching:
122 Amazing Games 

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Management in the Active Classroom

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Better than Carrots or Sticks

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The Morning Meeting Book 

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Morning Meeting Ideas: K -2

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Morning Meeting Ideas: 3-6

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Teaching with Love & Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom
 

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What Great Teachers Do Differently 

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Take Control of the Noisy Class

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Why We Teach: Inspirational Reads

What School Could Be

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Help for Billy

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No One Ever Asked

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I Wish My Teacher Knew

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The Joyful Teacher

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The Joyful Classroom

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Creating Cultures of Thinking

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Making Thinking Visible

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50 Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement

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Beyond Behaviors
: Using Brain Science & Compassion

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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

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Cultivating Genius

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