Create Your Classroom Routines

Name: _________________________________________________ Date: _________

Consistency, Consistency, Consistency! The key to success! Establish and stick with
routines that fit your teaching style and your students will be successful! Kids like
predictable situations where they know the routine and know the consequences. Use this
checklist to give you ideas of routines that you may need to teach and practice! You will
create more teaching time for yourself in the long run!
Arrival Routines
_____ Entering the Classroom
hat is the e!pectation for when and how students enter the classroom"
#walking$ no talking$ hug the teacher$ greet at the door$ go to seat$ etc.%
_____ Backacks
hen and how should students hang up their backpacks" &o they need to get
everything out of it for the day"
_____ Coatroom ! "ockers
's there a limit as to how many people can be in the coatroom ( out at lockers at
once"
_____ "unch Bo#es
here should students put their lunch bo!es in the morning so they are easily
assessable for lunch"
_____ Notes $rom %ome
here should students put notes from parents"
_____ &ri'ay!(on'ay &ol'ers
hen and where should students return )riday )olders"
_____ Chairs
ill students need to get their chair off of a stack" ill they do this before or
after they put away backpacks"
_____ Atten'ance
*ow is attendance taken"
_____ (orning )ork!Arrival Activity or Assignment
ill there be morning work on the students+ desks(,mart -oard(overhead when
they come in" ill they turn it in when they finish or will you go over it as a
class"
_____ Tar'y!"ate Arrivers
hat do students who arrive late need to do"
Daily Routines
_____ "ining *! "ine +r'er
*ow and where will student line up" hat will their line order be" *ow often
will you change line order"
_____ )ater Bottles
here will student keep their water bottles during the day" hat will students do
if they want or need to refill their water bottle"
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_____ %ome,ork
here should students put their homework" *ow will you check homework for
completion" 8rade" *ow will homework be returned to students"
_____ (isse' %ome,ork Assignments
*ow and where do students get homework assignments they missed due to an
absence"
_____ *n$inishe' )ork
hat should students do when they have unfinished work" hat will the
consequence be for your classroom"
_____ Comlete' )ork Early
hat should students do when they complete assignments early" 0ead" rite"
_____ Asking $or Assistance!-etting Teacher Attention
ill student be able to ask other students for help" 1sk three before you come to
me" 0aise your hand"
_____ )riting Name on )ork
ill students need to always write their first and last name" .lass 9umber"
&ate" 2op right hand corner" :n line provided"
_____ .nacks
hat will your procedure for snack be" ill each student bring snack once a
month for everyone to share" hat will you do if people do not have snacks"
here will snacks be kept until snack time"
_____ Transitions &rom )hole Class to .mall -rou Activities
*ow do your students move in the classroom between large(whole class
instruction to small group activities"
_____ Transitions &rom )hole Class to /artner )ork
*ow do your students move in the classroom between large(whole class
instruction to partner work?
_____ Transitions &rom )hole Class to 0n'een'ent )ork
*ow do your students move in the classroom between large(whole class
instruction to independent work"
_____ )orking 0n'een'ently
hat are the e!pected procedures$ rules$ and behaviors when completing
independent work"
_____ /artner )ork
hat are the e!pected procedures$ rules$ and behaviors when completing partner
work"
_____ )orking in -rous
hat are the e!pected procedures$ rules$ and behaviors when working in small
groups"
_____ )orking at Centers!.tations1
hat are the e!pected procedures$ rules$ and behaviors when working in small
groups"
_____ )orking in "arge grou!,hole class
hat are the e!pected procedures$ rules$ and behaviors when working in large
group(whole class"
_____ /encil .harening
hen will students sharpen pencils" *ow will they know when they can sharpen
pencils"
_____ -etting (ore (aterials
hen and where may students get more materials #paper$ scissors$ books$ etc.%"
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_____ Classroom 2o3s
ill you have classroom ;obs" hat ;obs will you have" hen and how will
students perform ;obs"
_____ Agen'a!%ome,ork Assignments
hen and where will students write down their homework assignments" ill
parents have to sign off on homework"
_____ "ost an' &oun'
here will lost or found items be put that are from the classroom"
_____ Bathroom
hat will your bathroom procedure be" ill you go as a class" *ave students
sign out and in" hat are procedures if you have a bathroom in your classroom"
_____ Ans,ering /hone!)elcoming 4isitors
ho answers the phone" &o you want to have materials available to take a note"
hat do you or students do when a visitor arrives"
_____ 0n'ivi'ual .tu'ents Re5entry &rom .ecialists, Nurse, Counselor, etc.
hat do students who come back to class reenter without disturbing others" ho
do they ask to learn what they should do"
_____ Correction /roce'ures 6.a$e .eat, Bu''y Room, +$$ice Re$erral7
hat do students do when corrected" hat materials are needed" *ow will you
teach" hat do they do to leave" hat behaviors do they need to display to
reenter" ho$ when and how will students discuss their behavior and what they
need to do in the future"
_____ Cell hones, i/+D., other Electronic Devices
hat are your e!pectations regarding the use of these devices in your classroom"
<ake sure that your rules(routines are in alignment with school=wide policies.
Dismissal Routines
_____ Chairs
hat will students need to do with their chairs at the end of the day" ,tack" /ut
on top of desk"
_____ Coat Room ! "ockers
hen and how will students know they can go to the coat room (lockers"
_____ Backacks
hen will students get their backpacks" *ow will they know they have
everything they need for the night"
_____ %ome,ork
*ow will you assign homework" 0emember$ the guideline is 53 minutes per
grade level per night. e try to stay away from weekend homework so families
can have family time. #1lso$ no homework during standardi>ed testing= <1/$
.12$ etc.%
_____ "eaving the Classroom
ill students all leave at the same time" ill students have to tell you one thing
they learned before they can leave" hat will y our e!pectations and routine be"
_____ Bus Ri'ers
ill students sit at their seats until their bus is called" ill they line up at the
door" ill they play a game until they are called"
_____ )alkers an' Car Ri'ers
ill students sit at their seats until walkers and car riders are called" ill they
line up at the door" ill they play a game until they are called"
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