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As a teacher, you know that your classroom can’t run like a well-oiled machine unless students know what exactly what is expected of them those first few weeks of school. Use the list of classroom procedures and routines below to help you decide what procedures need to be taught as you head back to school this year. Or, download this …
I really don’t know what I would have done if I had to teach in a time before personal whiteboards and dry erase markers. They were essential to my classroom – so essential that they are one of my 11 Must Haves for Upper Elementary Teachers. We didn’t just use them on a daily basis in my classroom – we …
We all know the importance of teaching and reviewing rules and classroom procedures. As upper elementary school teachers, we are bombarded with recommendations to have clear expectations and practice routines and procedures constantly, particularly the first week of school, and then to keep practicing them throughout the school year. But how do you teach and review procedures over and over …
For me, having well thought out morning procedures is absolutely crucial to my survival in an upper elementary classroom. Not only does the classroom morning routine set the tone for the day, but it is also the best time of day to do all those annoying but necessary tasks like sharpening pencils and turning in field trip forms. It’s also …
I HATE interruptions in the classroom. Most upper elementary teachers hate being interrupted, I’ll admit. But I really, REALLY hate it. So when my 3rd grade students would interrupt a lesson to ask an off topic question related to bodily functions, it would make my blood boil a little. I always felt bad about getting so aggravated. I mean, if …
I’ve never seen a movie or TV show that showed an accurate depiction of what dismissal time is like in the elementary classroom. Usually, you’ll hear a bell ringing and then see hundreds of students come running out the door screaming without any supervision or procedures in place. 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers know that dismissal is NOTHING like …
I’m convinced that more people would appreciate the worth of teachers if they were required to get 25+ students to use the bathroom quickly, quietly, and without making a mess. Creating good bathroom break procedures is a skill that elementary teachers have to finely tune if they want their year to run smoothly. Throughout my years teaching, I experimented with …