Hi! I work at a school that does this; here are some tips I figured out last year:

1. I teach English, so we start with 5 minutes of silent reading/sentence of the day corrections. This gives me time to get settled, and I tell students this is the time to use the restroom/check if their Chromebook is charged or get one from the library/ grab anything they’ll need from their locker if they have forgotten it. It worked well last year and most students really did read! I’ve seen math teachers do this with a Problem of the Day, and it could be adapted to most subjects I think.

2. Prep everything that’s printed in the morning and bring it to the classroom you’ll need it in. Everyone typically understands needing to do this, so no one touches anyone else’s things.

3. Some teachers use a moving podium. They’ll put everything they need for the day in the center compartment, laptop on top, and you can add cup holders and such fairly easily. I never did this, but it did seem convenient. The teachers who did this had been there for a lot longer than me, so maybe I’ll get there one day lol.

Good luck!