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Today I am sharing 35+ of the best Books to Teach Rules and Procedures and I promise it will make your classroom run much more smoothly this school year! One of the best tips I have for new teachers or any teacher for that matter, is to make sure you have your rules and procedures explained, ...

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It's time for another Linky Party and this one is all about the 1st day of school. This will be my 12th year of teaching and I still get soooo nervous before school starts. No matter how prepared I am, I know I will toss and turn all night and get no sleep. So, for the new teachers reading this, you are not alone! The only thing you can do is get everything organized and prepped as best as possible and hope for the best. Hopefully, these tips will help you out this year.

You can download a copy of these by clicking on the first picture above.

I also recommend that you make your lessons very detailed for the first couple days of school. I have included my first two days of lessons below.

"The First Day of School" book from Day 1 can be found in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. The download includes a full page version and a half page version. {If you have purchased this in the past, I updated it with some revised fonts and pictures if you want to go and redownload it.}

The first day of school can be nerve racking, but it is also such an exciting time. The most important thing to remember is to teach procedures for EVERYTHING! {Do not expect them to know how to do something.}

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It's time for another Linky Party and this one is all about the 1st day of school. This will be my 12th year of teaching and I still get soooo nervous before school starts. No matter how prepared I am, I know I will toss and turn all night and get no sleep.

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Although classroom management will make up only part of your first day of school, doing it right is essential.

Because it sets the boundaries within which inspired teaching can take place.

It establishes an impenetrable wall, safeguarding your students from distraction, interruption, bullying, disrespect, and the like.

To be most effective, you mustn't ease your way into it. You mustn't tiptoe your way around it or add it as an unpleasant aside.

No, you must set your feet, narrow your eyes, and teach classroom management in a way your students won't soon forget.

Here's how:
Make a commitment.
Before your students arrive, make an ironclad commitment to yourself to abide by the guidelines set forth in your classroom management plan. This will give your instruction a level of conviction your students need to see in order to trust you and buy into your plan.
Start early.
The earlier in the day you can begin your classroom management lesson the more it will communicate its importance. This doesn't mean, however, that you must start immediately. Within the first hour is a good rule of thumb.
Make a promise, part 1.
To begin your lesson, make a promise to your students that you will uphold your classroom management plan every minute of every day, no exceptions. Go on record. Lay your reputation on the line. Express your commitment to them and to protecting their education.
Make a promise, part 2.
Now promise your students that you will always treat them with respect. Promise that you will never yell, scold, or humiliate them in any way. This public declaration will instantly put them in your corner, eager to support your plan.
Communicate its purpose.
Many teachers present rules and consequences as if they were bad news. The truth, however, is the exact opposite. Your classroom management plan is the very thing that ensures your students' freedom to learn and enjoy school without interference. It must be presented as such.
Teach with gusto.
If you don't feel a surge of energy as you begin your lesson, then you're not ready to teach classroom management. Managing behavior effectively means everything to your success. Thus, you must convey its sacred importance with passion.
Refer to a visual.
Your rules and consequences should be posted prominently, not hidden behind a door or banished to a far corner. Write them poster-size in your own script and place them high upon the front wall of your classroom.
Give an impassioned review.
To introduce your classroom management plan, provide an impassioned, full-picture review of your rules and consequences. Although you'll do no modeling at this point, your words must be delivered with boldness, conviction, and zeal.
Show the progression.
Provide an example of a misbehaving student progressing from an initial warning to the return of a signed letter. In other words, let your students eyewitness exactly, and in a highly detailed way, what will happen if they break your class rules.
Model in their shoes.
The lesson is most effective if you pretend to be the misbehaving student. Sit at one of their desks and call out without raising your hand, side-talk with a classmate, or engage in any other common misbehavior. You can even have a student play the part of the teacher.
Leave no stone unturned.
The idea behind teaching classroom management so thoroughly right out of the gate is to remove any and all excuses for poor behavior before they gain a toehold and become part of the culture of your classroom.
Encourage questions.
When you finish your lesson be sure and give your students a chance to ask questions. No part of your plan should be secret. No part should be unclear, nuanced, or difficult to defend. Openness and transparency are strengths your students will respect and find comfort in.
Freedom
Most students are used to a haphazard form of classroom management. They're used to uncertainty and ambiguity. They're used to inconsistency and shifting definitions of what is and isn't acceptable behavior.

They're used to teachers who say one thing and do another, and accountability based on moods, whims, and angry confrontations.

Your job on the first day of school is to set the record straight.

It's to show your students precisely where your boundary lines are, what they look like, and what will happen if they cross them. No surprises. No misunderstandings. No broken promises.

Just comfort in knowing that they're free to learn and love school.

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How To Teach Classroom Management On The First Day Of School (Smart Classroom Management)

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Although classroom management will make up only part of your first day of school, doing it right is essential. Because it sets the boundaries within which inspired teaching can take place. It establishes an impenetrable wall, safeguarding your students from distraction, interruption, bullying, disrespect, and the like.

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The easiest way to improve classroom behavior is one few teachers ever consider.

It's at once blatantly obvious and far off the grid.

You won't find it in modern professional books and are unlikely to hear about it at conferences.

Yet, it's as plain as day and works every time.

It doesn't entail making drastic changes. It doesn't entail extra planning or specialized training.

It doesn't entail selling, persuading, or convincing your students of anything.

In fact, they'll be all for it.

For it is both a universal truth and a welcome balm to any human interaction.

So what is this miracle strategy?
It's politeness.
Walk into any polite classroom anywhere in the world and there you will find well-behaved students. You'll find happiness and harmony, smiles and friendship, community and contentment.

So how do you bring more politeness into your classroom?

You teach it. You model what it looks like. You practice and encourage it until it becomes part of the fabric of your classroom.

Teachers who focus on this one oft-neglected strategy have far fewer problems with classroom management. They have fewer problems with disrespect, bullying, bickering, and the like.

If you've never taught politeness before, the most effective approach is to focus on just three foundational areas.

These three alone will change the tone of your classroom, inspire more profound acts of kindness, and result in better overall classroom behavior.

The first step in teaching them is to model what they look like.

Ask for volunteers to help you as you act out how to greet a classmate, how to accept a helping hand, or how to pause and allow someone to pass in front of you.

Use everyday examples from the classroom while emphasizing the importance of tone, body language, and eye contact.

Once you've covered each foundational area, break your students into groups and let them practice on their own. Pose common situations and then give them a few minutes to role-play each one.
A tablemate is leaving for the day. Two students approach the pencil sharpener at the same time. A classmate helps you on an assignment. You accidentally bump into someone while lining up for lunch.
Periodic refreshers throughout the year are a good idea, but gentle reminders keep it going. Good teachers are in the habit of stage-whispering cues whenever a student forgets.
"Good morning." "Excuse me."
These simple words, conveyed with a smile just a few times a week, will sustain and nurture the kind, considerate, and well-behaved learning environment you're after.

But you must be the leader, the chief role model, the pillar of politeness. Every day. Sarcasm, impatience, and grouchiness will undo any good vibrations you've created.

Teaching politeness is a simple little thing. Easily disregarded, quickly forgotten, and too 1950s for today's educational complexities.

But in the hands of a teacher willing to make it a priority, it's powerful stuff.

It transforms and uplifts.

It endures and inspires.

It leaves a mark that never fades away.

PS - The Smart Principal's Recess Behavior Plan is now available worldwide and ready for download. For more information, click here.

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The Easiest Way To Improve Classroom Behavior - Smart Classroom Management

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The easiest way to improve classroom behavior is one few teachers ever consider. It's at once blatantly obvious and far off the grid. You won't find it in modern professional books and are unlikely to hear about it at conferences. Yet, it's as plain as day and works every time.

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The Rules of the Classroom (song for kids about the 6 rules of the classroom)