Classroom Management:

Procedures
Luke Haynes
 Arrival :
TTW:
• Stand at the door to the classroom
• Greet students individually
• List what to do next
– Turn in homework, do bell work, grab needed
materials, etc.
 Tardy:
• Student arrives late
• Signs in at the tardy sheet, checking excused or
unexused
• Student’s shoulder partner helps tardy student
get on track with the class
• Once the teacher is able, talk with the tardy
student about:
– Reason, how to catch them up, and how to avoid
being tardy again
 Absence:
• Shoulder partner collects assignments and
notices and places them in the absentee’s desk
• Absentee checks desk for missed items
• Absentee checks work calendar and adds the
amount of days missed to find when his work
is due
• Completed work is placed on the make-up
work shelf
 Homework:
• Alta Vista does not assign homework
• They do push at home independent reading so I
would have a short time to see if anybody read
anything about science the night before
• This would be done using a variety of Kagan
structures
 Getting the Class’ Attention:
• For unplanned attention:
– Raise hand and wait for all students to stop what
they are doing and find my eyes
– Students wait for directions
• For planned attention:
– Instead of raising a hand and waiting maybe
signalling transition or end of task with a song or
visual/video
– Follow up with directions
– (stop planned attention getter and Raise hand if
students do not respond quickly and quietly)
 Visitor in the Room:
(What will the Students do while you are with the visitor)

• Student with the class job of greeter will get up

and greet the visitor and ask using the level of
urgency poster (hand signals)
• Class greeter will signal:
– O= observer, 1= you can get to a stopping place,
2= need to talk ASAP, 3= need to talk immediately
• While I’m talking:
– Students can read silently or work on assignments
quietly
 Getting Teacher’s Attention:
• Students can use the hand signal chart:
– 1= needs a pencil
– 2 fingers crossed= needs to use the restroom
– 3 finger= need something else
– Full hand= to ask a question
 Restroom:
• When a student raises 2 fingers crossed
discreetly
– Nod and allow student to go out of the classroom
• Student should not play in the bathroom
• Student should be back promptly
– Walk over to student and explain that they can go
at specific later time in the case of critical
instruction or directions
 Lining Up/Hallway:
• When lining up and walking in the halls
students will form two lines (boys line and
girls line)
• Students will be at a volume 0
• Students will be in straight lines
• Students will have their arms at their sides
 Collaborative Group Work:
• Students will follow the directions for grouping
up (stand up hands up pair up, number off,
etc.)
• Students will silently reorganize in the room
• Students will at a level one participate
 Transition:
• TTW play a video/music
• TSW stop find the teacher’s eyes and wait for
directions
• TTW explain what is coming next
• TSW follow directions
 What to do when done:
• When students are done they can choose
between three options:
– Read a book
– Draw something related to a word on our word
wall
– Write something related to a word on our word
wall
• All this will be at volume 0
 Dismissal:
• TSW clean their area
• Put assignments inside their work journal
• Stack journals on their class shelf
• Grab back pack/belongings
• Wait at their desk until called to line up
 Home and School Connection:
• I will attempt to make one positive connection
with parents each month via mail or phone
• If students are struggling attempt to set up
conference or home visit
• Have students write self evaluative letters to
home
• Have students help create disciplineary issue
letters to help process actions and see their
consequences
 Bullying Pledge:
• We the students of ______________ class
agree to work together to stop bullying.
• We will do this by:
• Respecting others
• Including other who are left out
• Refuse to bully others
• Help those who are being bullied
• If we don’t what to do, tell an adult
The first week and potentially the second week
will be heavily oriented to establishing
expectations of procedures and the rewards that
go along with accomplishing those procedures.
The first week will be dedicated to teaching and
rehearsing the many procedures of the
classroom. The second week will be some
rehearsing but heavily reinforcing procedures
from the first week and adding the first content
related weekly class reward.