Procedures

Lining up and Walking in the Halls

I would make sure that at the beginning of the school year, we would have a group conversation about respect and what it means to respect ourselves, our friends, our teachers, and anyone else we encounter. Then when we are lining up to leave the classroom I would remind the students of this conversation and apply it to how we should behave in the hallway

• Making sure we stay quiet so we do not interrupt other classrooms that are trying to learn

• Keeping our hands to ourselves

  • Not touching items on the walls

  • Touching other friends in line

• Keeping our line a line and not running around in the hallway to switch spots

•Entering the Classroom

It is important that every task that the students are expected to do in the morning is done first by me. I would never ask a student to do a task that I either did not already do myself or I wouldn't want to do myself. This creates a more democratic classroom environment where everyone feels as though they are doing their part for our classroom community to succeed. The best way to teach this is to have an indepth modeling demonstration on how to go through this checklist and then just be there as a reminder for students until it becomes a routine and they do it on instinct.

•Classroom Jobs

Every Monday I will select six students to have one of the jobs, they will be in charge of that task for the week and then the cycle will continue at the beginning of every new week. Teaching this routine can be a slow process depending on the grade level. For younger grades, I may need to assist with the jobs more often than I would for older students. Having jobs once again helps build a sense of community within the classroom and allows the students to take pride in coming to school because they are more involved in the day-to -day routines.