Classroom Rules

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Listen and follow directions.

Raise your hand before speaking or leaving your seat.
Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
Respect your classmates and your teacher.

Consequences:
1st time a rule is broken: Warning
2nd time a rule is broken: Time-Out
3rd time a rule is broken: Letter Home

Reasoning:
These classroom rules and consequences come from a book called The
Classroom Management Secret by Michael Linsin. This is an amazing
book given to me by my cooperating teacher. Ive read through it and
love how to use these tips effectively in the classroom. My reasoning
for using this is that the rules above are ones that are specific yet can
be very broad. For example respect your classmates and teacher can
mean verbally or physically. The consequences are also fair. The first
time a student misbehaves; the student should get a warning. Give the
student a chance to turn their behavior around. When the student does
the same bad behavior, he/she will be placed in time out. They will be
placed in a separate desk or place in the classroom. This is a physical
separation from class that will give time to reflect. This will also give
students the chance to watch other students engage in the learning

process while they are left out. Lastly, students will have a note sent
home to parents when they violate a rule for the third time. I think its
important to inform parents when a child is having difficulty in the
classroom. The parents might have interventions to use in classroom
that have worked at home. I think these rules and consequences are
fair and will contribute to having a working classroom.

Specific Consequences:
1. Talking during instruction
a. First offense- I will call out students name in hopes to show
the student that he/she is being disruptive. I might even say,
Stay quiet or Remember our rules
b. Second offense- If a student talks again during class, they will
owe me 5 laps around the playground.
c. Third offense- Student will be required to do a think sheet or if
severe enough have a letter sent home.
2. Not treating manipulatives/devices with care
a. First offense- I will talk to the student about how we should
use the manipulatives/devices. Tell the student that this is
their warning and to treat classroom things like you would
your phone or toys, with respect.
b. Second offense- If a student is not treating
manipulatives/devices with care, they will owe me 5 laps
around the playground during recess.
c. Third offense- Student will be required to do a think sheet or if
severe enough have a letter sent home.
3. Wasting instructional time
a. First offense- I will talk to the student about how we should
use instructional time effectively so we dont have to use play
time at a later date. Tell the student that this is their warning
and to use instructional time wisely or well have to practice
during a fun time.

b. Second offense- If a student wastes instructional time a

second time, will owe me five laps around the playground
during recess and the work will be sent as homework.
c. Third offense- Student will be required to make up
instructional time during recess or extra time or if severe
enough have a letter sent home.
4. Failure to master skills. Ex: Line up, enter/exit classroom, walk
instead of run
a. First offense- Practice, practice, practice. Student/students will
practice skill until done correctly. This shows students that I
am serious about doing things correctly.
b. Second offense- We will practice again, even if cutting into
recess time, student/students will owe me five laps around the
playground during recess.
c. Third offense- Student will be required to make up
instructional time during recess or extra time or if severe
enough have a letter sent home.
5. Not listen to instruction or reading directions
a. First offense- I will talk to the student about how we should
listen to instruction or read direction the first time or they will
have to redo material when its done wrong. Tell the student
that this is their warning and if they continue they will owe
five laps during recess.
b. Second offense- If a student doesnt listen to instruction or
read directions, will owe me five laps around the playground.
c. Third offense- Student will be required to make up any work
done wrong because of not reading directions during free time
or recess or extra time. Students who do not listen to

instruction will be required to practice listening and following

through with task. If it is severe enough have a letter sent
home.
Rational:
First off, I gave the students a warning. I think its important to
allow a student to have the chance to turn their behavior around. Also,
sometimes students just need a reminder on the class structure. Next,
I gave students five laps around the playground at recess. I do not
agree with taking away recess if there is another option. I think laps
will give the students time to get out energy but still be taken away
from play with friends. In some cases, I did say I would take away
recess. If a child is wasting time, that time will need to be made up.
Recess is really the only time to do this. When a child had a third
offense, I usually have them fill out a think sheet. This allows the
student to write out why a student was doing said behavior and what
they could do differently. Sometimes its important for students to think
about different outcomes. Lastly, if the behavior is severe enough, I will
write a note home. I think the parents/guardians and I could come
together and try to fix the problem. Its important to keep them
involved with their childs learning and behavior. I think these
consequences fit the crime. Its important for students to have
consequences that correlate with the rule broken. This teaches them
that their actions have consequences.

Rewards:

1. When students receive a 100% on an AR tests they get to ring a

bell and tell a review of the book to other students.
2. Brag tags!
a. Brag tags are a fun way to spice up classroom management.
The teacher will print, cut, laminate and punch a hole in a tag.
This tag can be for anything. Examples are;
i. First Day of School
ii. Always Giving 100%
iii. February Homework Club
iv. Great Manners
b. Brag tags can be made into a necklace

or a

keychain. They are given to students

when

good behavior is reached. Students

will try

to collect all tags. Homework Club brag tags will be handed

out on the last class day of each month. Special day
tags/holiday tags will be handed out on that day. Other tags
will be handed out as I see fit. This will encourage students to
work on behavior that they may not be performing well at. For
example, a student might not notice that they have bad
manners. However, when Jill sees that Tommy received a brag
tag for Great Manners, she will go out of her way to be more
polite.
3. COMPLIMENT Parties: If the class receives a compliment from a
teacher, para-educator, principal or other adult in the building the
will receive one letter. The individual letters will be displayed at the
front of the class and will be added to once the students get the
compliments. Once students reach the full word, we will have a

compliment party. This will take place on a Friday afternoon that I

assign. Compliment parties can be popcorn parties, movie parties,
sweet treats, etc.

Procedures
1. Students will enter the room quietly, mark lunch/attendance sheet,
and pick up bell work. Students will fill out planner. Then they will
complete bell work and read AR book until Ms. Dixon starts class. If
students are having a difficult time being quiet entering the
classroom, the Noise Circles will be displayed on the screen to show
how loudly the students are being. Students must stay below the
agreed upon line. When students do, they get a class point. When
students do not, teacher will go over talking and voice level rules
and have the class practice.
2. Students with class jobs will complete their jobs throughout the day.
This rotates each week.
a. Line Leader- Stands in the front of the line. Makes sure all
students are quiet and in a straight line. Gets students where
they need to go quickly and quietly.
b. 2nd in Command- Stands second in line. Holds all doors. Fills in
for other jobs when the other student is not present.
c. Teacher Helper- Passes out papers. Gathers papers Delivers
notes to other classrooms or office. Answers class phone.
d. Technician- Deals with all things technical. Turns on computes,
SMART board, and projector. Charges iPads at the end of the
day. Gets the computer technician when there are technical
difficulties.
3. At the end of the day, students will gather all things to take home.
They will check planners, gather jackets, sharpen pencils for the

next day, and pick up the classroom. Desks should be in order and
chairs will be on top of their desks. Cubbies should be clean and
orderly. Playground equipment should be taken home unless
otherwise specified by the teacher. If I have said a student can
leave playground equipment in the classroom it will go into a basket
in the closet.
4. Transitioning classes- Students will put away all things from the
previous class. They will gather the materials needed for the next
class on their desk and line up quietly to take a bathroom break.
When students come back from the break they will gather
materials, make sure their chairs are pushed in, and line up at the
door quietly until I say to head out the door. No materials should be
left on their desks. All jackets must be put on hook, not left on the
back of chairs.
5. Going to lunch/recess- students will put all materials away from the
previous lesson. Desks should cleared off or have materials for the
next class. Ms. Dixon will specify. Students will wait for signal to line
up. They will line up quietly in a straight line and wait for Ms. Dixon
to show them out.
6. Handing in papers- Desks will be labeled 1-4 or 5 if necessary. The
day determines which student will gather papers. Monday=1,
Tuesday=2, and so on. All papers will be given to specific students
and held up for Teacher Helper. Teacher helper will turn papers in at
the homework table. The homework table will have different folders

marked clearly. The Teacher Helper will put make sure all papers are
facing one direction and put the papers in the correct folder.
7. When students raise their hand to ask a question, they will raise a
number one on their hand. If students want to sharpen a pencil,
they raise two fingers. If students want to go to the restroom, they
will raise three fingers. This lets me know exactly what a student is
wanting.
8. Students can check out books from our classroom library. First, they
need to browse books during a free period, such as, homeroom,
reading time, or free time. The students will need to write down
their name, the book they are checking out, and the date on the
check out paper. Once the student returns the book, they will write
the date of return. If a student loses or tears a book up, a letter will
be sent home to the parents letting them know what happened.
9. When students throw anything away, they will wait to get out of
their chair until the teacher or a student is done talking, preferably
a break in the lesson. Students will calmly walk to the trashcan and
put the trash in the bin quietly. Students will not throw, dunk, or
loudly drop trash into the bin.

Policies
1. Dress code- My class will follow the school dress code. When a
student violates the dress code of the school, he/she will be asked
to put on different clothing. If they do not have any other clothes,
the student will be sent to the councilor to see if they have extra
clothing or the parents will be called to bring clothing.
2. No name on paper Students who dont put their name on their
paper will own me five laps around the playground. These laps can
be walking, running, skipping, etc.
3. Bullying- There will be a no tolerance bullying policy. If a student is
being a bully, there will be a note sent home to the parents or
called. A conference will be held with the parents, student, teacher,
and guidance councilor to solve the issue.
4. Late work- All work will be finished. Students who have late work
will have their name put on the board. Students with their name on
the board must take make up work home for homework. Points will
be taken off for late work. Parents will be notified if there is a
problem in receiving completed homework. Homework may be
made up in a variety of ways, i.e., staying after school, loss of
recess.
5. Classroom treats/parties- Students can bring the treats to class in
the morning or have a guardian drop the treats off during lunch.
Parties will take place in the afternoon part of our day. Students
must bring enough treats for each student. The treats must

accommodate all childrens allergies. A note will be sent home at

the beginning of the year letting guardians know what not to bring.
6. Birthday Party Invitations must be handed out before or after
school. To not hurt anyones feeling, invitations will not be handed
out during class.
7. Cell phone- Cell phones will be turned off and put away in the
students backpack at the beginning of the school day. If a student
is on his/her phone or device during class- Teacher will take the
phone and turn off the device. It will remain on the teachers desk
until the end the day.

Preventative Maintenance
1. Call each students parent/guardian the first two weeks with a
positive message. Ex: I love having Jake in my class. He has been
very happy and is getting along nicely with his classmates.
2. I will have students take out a book and sit it on their desk before
taking a test. This will prevent students from making noise in their
desk or talking after the test while other students are working.
3. For test, students will use a cover sheet or cardboard separators to
prevent the chance for cheating.
4. Have the morning routine written on an anchor chart or on a poster
for students to look at for the first weeks of class or until students
have memorized the routine.
5. Clearly explain my expectations for my class and follow through
with consequences. Have rules clearly posted on wall for all to see. I
think that when students have clear expectations, they are more
likely to perform like you want them to. I will talk to my students
about talking during class. If my students start to chatter at the
beginning of the school year, I will be firm on my rule and tell them
to be quiet and remind them of my rule. This will prevent loud
talking throughout the year.
6. Mark the line where students should line up with a piece of tape or
dots. Mark where the line leader and door holder will stand. This will
prevent students from having a crooked line.