Rules, Procedures & Routines - Day 1
Scavenger hunt to practice finding items in the classroom.
Activity can be modified for use during the first week of school.
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Create 3 rules within your group
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What rules are you actually using in the classroom?
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Ex: bring all materials to class, charged device, no food in class, don't interrupt others...)
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Discuss and find an agreement with your group
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Assign consequences to rule breaking
- How severe is the action?
- Can you reteach/remodel?
- Was someone hurt? (emotionally/physically)
- How can you be fair and consistent?
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With your grade level, develop common procedures and routines for smooth functioning of the classroom
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What do we want all of our _____ graders able to do?
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How can we assure consistency with our students in applying the same procedures?
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​"This teacher does this..." (ex: gives candy, more bathroom passes)
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Connect with content level teachers for additional classroom procedures and routines
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What are some important tasks we need our students to be able to do?
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Ex: how to put away books, clean up the classroom, set up for lab, move desks...
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If time allows, teachers can add individualized procedures and routines.
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How would a typical day look?
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How would kids enter the room?
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How do they ask to go to the bathroom?
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Sharpen their pencil?
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Where do they pick up/turn in assignments?
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Are students able to walk around?
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How do they ask for help?
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How would they ask for a pass?
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What should they be doing when the teacher is talking?
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