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a list of strategies and resources I will implement in my classroom to help with organization and set-up

Table themes: two table together to form one table of 4 students. Instead of numbers per table assign a theme (sports teams, animals, states) something that identifies each group and that will make it easier when calling a group to do something. allow students to pick their

Turn in “take-home” folders: Give each student a folder to use for all of their “take-home” documents. These documents can include homework, permission slips, notes home, newsletters, and anything else that parents may need to see. Parents can also use this as a reliable way to deliver notes back to school, such as changes in transportation or early dismissal.

Rules poster: Display the classroom rules prominently in the front of the room. You’ll want to refer to them often in the first couple of weeks of school and as needed throughout the year.

Establish routines: If you have a chaotic class, keep things predictable. Also: Post the day’s schedule. Schedule can include daily objectives and expected homework

Entering Classroom: Students should be in a single file line quietly waiting to enter class. Ask questions to each student as they enter the class (content-related or silly). Instruct them to sit down and look to daily schedule

Labeled Cubbies: This can be used for assignments, worksheets, materials, student lunches, books, learning stations.

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Establishing rules and procedures at the start of the school year will help students understand expectations and create an environment that students feel comfortable participating in.

"I do, We do, You do": Model the behavior you want done. Explain to the class when getting up from their tables how you want them to, then have a couple students model it, and lastly have all students demonstrate understanding. This way they know exactly what you want because you've told them, they've seen it, and they've done it.

Voice levels: When students are supposed to talk, whether giving a presentation, working with a group or partner, or answering a question, they need to know your expectation for how loud to speak. Introduce the different acceptable voice levels at the beginning of the year, and model what each of them sounds like. Then, throughout the year, whenever you are about to start an activity in which students will talk, tell them which voice level they should use.

Rules Poster: At the beginning of the year create classroom rules with your students. Establishing rules created by the class will help them understand what is and is not acceptable.

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Classroom Management Strategies using Rewards and Consequences

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Classroom Management Strategies using Rewards and Consequences

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Make positive phone calls home and send letters: I used to send a positive note home to every student’s guardians, and I would include a magnet (100 cost about $9.00) to encourage its placement on the refrigerator. I also left complimentary voicemails. That way, parents and kids saw me as an ally.

Show students that it pays to behave: At the end of tough classes, I’d daily give out two raffle tickets—one for academic effort and one for good behavior. After writing their names on the tickets, kids dropped them in a jar. On Friday, I randomly drew two student names—both received candy bars.

Never punish an entire class: Even when you feel like the the entire class is misbehaving, there are always some kids following directions. Punishing the class as a group only incites further resistance.

Give students choices: “Do you want to do this assignment in class or as a take-home quiz?” “Should this project be group or independent work?” Choice increases students’ buy-in.

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Effective Classroom Management Throughout the Year (Social/Emotional)

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Effective Classroom Management Throughout the Year (Social/Emotional)

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Daily Affirmations: Each day we will recite our daily affirmations to start the class, "I am smart! I will be great! I can do anything!  I matter!"

Feelings Matter: Throughout the week, start of day/end of day we will check in with how we are feeling. After a tough lesson "I feel confused". Students acknowledge their feelings and as a class we will try to work through it together. We can also introduce journals and they can shar their feelings by writing it in their journal.

Give Responsibilities. Giving kids responsibilities and jobs helps build their sense of self-worth and gives the message that we are all part of a larger community. It’s important that every student has some type of responsibility, whether it is a class librarian, lunch counter, or part of a “clean up crew”.

Create a Calm Down Area. Not all kids will use this area, but there are some students who truly need it. Set up a small area in your classroom with a bean bag, a few books, a calm down jar, a few fidgets, and anything else you have that is calming. Students who need this space can sit, use coping strategies, and return back to class when they are calm again.