Teachers who use strategies for increased student engagement in the classroom will find that not only do their children learn more, but that the overall school experience is better for students, teachers, and parents. Engaged students are actively involved in lessons and activities. Their increased involvement results in a much
Behavior management and classroom management are the most important parts of running a smooth classroom. They are the foundation for everything. Without those two pieces, it doesn’t matter how great your lesson plans look or how well you differentiate your instruction. It all comes down to one thing: Managing student behavior quickly and
Pencils can be the root of many distractions. Kids wander the classroom to sharpen them… or worse, they intentionally break the tip as an excuse to wander the classroom pretending to need to sharpen them. There are three options for sharpening pencils and each is more annoying than the other:
Students have motives when it comes to lining up. Either they’re pushing to be first in line, dawdling to be last, or wiggling their way to be near friends. In many schools, teachers lead their lines to places where the children remain in “line order”. Some examples are assemblies, a
With everything that needs to get done, most teachers would agree that there are not enough instructional hours in the school day. Since every second counts, it is important to not waste any time. One of the best ways to do this is by maximizing learning time by quickening classroom
Before I dig into all of the attention grabber examples, let’s start at the very beginning of my classroom management journey. When I graduated from college, I worked as a classroom aide for the first and second-grade level team. There was one first grade teacher who amazed me. Her room
Teachers often face the problem of students yelling out during a read aloud or interrupting their small group lessons and reading conferences to ask to use the bathroom, get a drink of water, sharpen a pencil, or ask a question. These disruptions often cause other students to lose focus and
The beginning and end of the day can be the most hectic times during school. Without consistent procedures and routines for classroom arrival and dismissal, these transition times can be noisy, unproductive, and chaotic. Start and end your day smoothly with the classroom arrival and dismissal procedures below! 5 Classroom Arrival and
By having consistent and predictable routines, your classroom will run itself… Right? Unfortunately, not everything is predictable. Like when a kid needs to use the bathroom. It’s going to come up all day everyday. While you can’t control the wee little bladders of kids who have sucked down too much
I honestly feel strong classroom management is the most important thing teachers need to do in order to create the best, most-effective, learning environment that they possibly can. I love classroom organization. I adore classroom decor. But, if you don’t have a solid plan for how you will consistently run
Effective classroom management skills are the key to success in the elementary classroom. Developing a classroom management plan, fine tuning your classroom management strategies and strengthening your classroom management techniques will make you a more productive, efficient teacher. This will increase student learning, decrease your stress level and make your
Teachers are often searching for systems, tools, and strategies for managing classroom behavior. Like most teachers, I experimented with many different behavior management systems over the years. This post will focus on one specific system: Classroom behavior clip chart system. Let me start by saying that there is no one
