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Welcome classmates to our blogging assignment. I am thanking you in advance for participating in my blog. For our first class blog assignment please provide 2 Procedures (routines) that we as teachers can use to compile our Procedures Chart/Posters for the beginning of School to teach to the students. This assignment is to provide each teacher with some procedures ideas that could be used in the classroom for each grade level. Please list the grade the procedures are geared towards, along with a brief description of how to implement it in the classroom. For example: Heading your paper: Head your paper in the top right corner with First and last name (first line), Date (second line), and Subject (third line).
For additional ideas please visit the following links below.
- https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?rs=ac&len=2&q=procedures%20for%20classroom&eq=procedures&etslf=2575&term_meta[]=procedures%20for%20classroom%7Cautocomplete%7C0
- http://k6educators.about.com/od/classroomorganization/a/Classroom-Procedures-And-Routines.htm
- http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-procedures
It is so crucial to have a set of rules and procedures that are taught during the first week of school and followed throughout the school year. While there are procedures pertaining to various times of the day and areas of the classroom, it is very important to have a routine that students will follow when they first arrive in the morning and before they are dismissed in the afternoon.
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-Come in quietly and head straight to your seats.
-Empty your backpack of anything important (homework folders, ice cream money, etc.). Once everything is out, put your backpack on the back of your chair.
-Put folders, money, lunch boxes, etc. in their designated spots.
-Return to your seat and begin working on morning work, which will either be posted on the SMART Board or on your desk.
-If you complete your morning work early, read your AR book. You may take a test after reading your book 3 times if given permission.
Afternoon procedure:
-Clean up your area (desk, floor around you, etc.).
-Retrieve your homework folder from the back table once they have been signed by the teacher.
-Get your lunch box from the shelf (if applicable).
-Pack all of your belongings (folder, lunch box, jacket, etc.) in your backpack.
-Put your chair on your table so the floors can easily be swept after school.
-Put your backpack on your back, go to the carpet and sit crisscross apple sauce for story time.
-Once the bell rings (and your teacher gives you permission to stand), line up. Bus riders will line up first and go to the classroom across the hall. Car riders, after school care students, etc. will remain lined up in the classroom until the teacher escorts you to the next building.
Taylor you are so right that there must be procedures and routine throughout the day. It is important that the students know what they are expected to do first time in the morning. If their are not clear instruction for the students when they walk in the classroom first thing then behavior issues began to rise. I do believe that the students should know where to put their book bags, lunch boxes, folders, etc. You provided some great ides for your classmates to create a Rules, Procedures and Routine sample sheet.
DeleteEstablishing rules at the beginning of the school year is crucial and making sure your students know them is essential. Repetition is key. In addition, trying to keep the same schedule of morning routine is important. In kindergarten, a good morning routine would be to:
ReplyDelete1. Come into the classroom quietly and unpack your book bag and hang it up on the appropriate hook (everyone has an assigned spot to hang their bag).
2.Sit down at your table and wait for the morning announcements to be shown on the Smartboard.
3. After announcements, everyone comes to the carpet and marks their attendance on the Smartboard before sitting down in their assigned spot.
4. The teacher can greet each of the students and start their morning lesson. The morning lesson should include a review of the classroom rules.
Again, the key is repetition and making sure the students know the routine and the rules of the class. Many kids thrive on routine.
Great point, the key is repetition so the students will get in the habit of automatically do what is expected, which makes the school day go by much smoother. Keeping the same schedule and making sure that we as teachers lead by examples and reinforce the same routine for all students when they forget the correct procedure. Great Post!
DeleteI agree how those first few days of school are so important for setting the stage for the rest of the year. I am a second grade teacher and I use the first week of school to go over simple school and class rules. One of my favorite activities is teaching the "Fight Back Formula." In second grade, we spend a lot of time on how to take care of disagreements outside of teacher intervention. We go over where and how to do things in the classroom. (Turn in papers, reading corners, etc) I also begin teaching the Daily Five Reading program to set up the importance of classroom reading.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of the "Fight Back Formula" before. I think it is important for the students to know and understand why they need to be able to handle disagreements outside of the teacher intervention. I wonder how well would this work for the older students. I would like to look at this one for a school wide routine/procedure. Cool!
DeleteIt seems to be common knowledge that the first day of school and those following immediately after are essential to developing procedures and rules that students will be expected to follow. You have all made some very valid suggestions and I will be using some of these in the future. I would also like to point out that it is important to make sure the proper procedures are put in place and rehearsed for special events including, a tornado drill, a lock down, a fire drill, assemblies, etc. I have recently experienced aspects of all of these procedures in the class that I am currently observing. For example, we had a routine, monthly fire drill yesterday morning. Students knew what they were supposed to do, but got excited and started to act out. The teacher had to follow through and remind students of the proper procedure. In this case students lined up single file and walked out of the classroom into the neighboring field. At this point students were prompted to get in line in alphabetical order. The teacher then took role and make sure all students were counted for. At this point all students were to remain in line and stay quiet. If the students acted out they received a check. Once the "all clear" was called by the principal all students returned to class and immediately got back to work. It is important to establish these type of procedures even if the events are unlikely to occur.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true that we must teach the proper procedures for tornado dill, fire drill, lock down, intruder, assemblies, etc. We must practice these to make sure the students know exactly what to do, especially if the teacher is absent. The students will be so familiar with the procedures, that they will be able to show the sub what to do. Great Point!
ReplyDeleteHello fellow classmate, I just want to thank you for participating in my blog and don't forget to submit your personal blog no later than tomorrow Tuesday, February 28, 2017.
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