Classroom Procedures and Routines

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Classroom Procedures and Routines

• Sarah Terry
• Amy Felty
• Secondary English Education

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Procedures for Beginning Class

• Roll Call
• Roll will be taken when the bell rings.
• Students are to sit quietly in their assigned
  seats.
• Students should take this time to copy down the
  homework assignment for the day and to pull out
  their journal notebooks in preparation for the
  days topic.

• Tardy Students
• Students who arrive late to class should come
  in quietly and take their seat.
• The teacher will deal with tardiness issues
  after class.
• It is up to the individual students to find out
  what they missed.

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Taking Up Distributing Materials

• Classroom assistants will be assigned to help
  teacher with taking up and distributing papers.
• For group projects, one member will be
  responsible for collecting and putting away
  supplies. The teacher will signal when it is
  time to clean up.

Academic Warm-Ups

• Students are to begin writing about the days
  topic (written on the board) in their journal
  notebooks. They will be given 5-10 minutes to
  write before discussion about the topic begins.

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Procedures Related to Instructional Activities
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Classroom Layout
Bulletin board
Bulletin board
Supply Cabinet
Door
Computer
Bulletin board
Bulletin board
Group Work Table
Teachers File Cabinet
Class Library
Bookshelf
Teachers Desk
Chalkboard
Chalkboard
Bookshelf
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• Student Movement
• Students should remain in their seats while
  teacher is talking.
• Students should raise their hand to request
  permission to leave their seats.

Signal for Student Attention Teacher will raise
hand and students will respond by doing the same
to show they are listening. During group
projects, teacher will ring a bell to get
students attention.
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Heading for Papers

• Each assignment should have the following
  information located at the top right hand side of
  the paper

Full name Date Subject/Period Assignment
John Doe August 23, 2005 10th grade English/2nd
Period Homework Assignment 3
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Student Talking

• Students should refrain from talking while the
  teacher is speaking and/or giving instructions.
  Questions will be taken when the teacher is done
  speaking.
• Students should raise their hands if they have
  something to say, otherwise they should remain
  quiet.
• There will be no talking during tests or quizzes.
• Group activities and discussions are essential to
  this class therefore, it is important for us to
  respect each others ideas and opinions. And to
  keep our voices at a respectable level.

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What do I do now?
When students have completed the assignment
given, they may do one of the following

• Read quietly from a personal book, or a book
  borrowed from the class bookshelf.
• Work on an assignment from another class.
• Get a worksheet from the Review Folder located in
  the supply cabinet.
• Warning These privileges will be revoked if
  students fail to follow proper classroom behavior.

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Procedures Regarding Room Areas
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Supply Cabinet

• All supplies must be returned to their proper
  place at end of class.
• Students will not be dismissed until the
  classroom is returned to order.
• It will be the teachers responsibility to give
  students adequate time to clean up.

• Students may borrow material/supplies for use
  at home for up to two days.
• They will be required to check out what they
  need and will be responsible for replacing
  anything lost or damaged while in their care.

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Class Library

• Students may check out books from the class
  library for a period of two days.
• Students will be held responsible for any book
  that is lost or damaged.
• Students may choose a book from the library for
  quiet reading when they are finished with their
  assignment.
• Students may sit on the floor in the library area
  if they want, but they may not lie down and they
  must make sure they are not blocking any pathways.

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Computer Rules

• No food or drink.
• No more than two students at a time.
• Internet access for teacher approved sites only.
• No e-mails sent unless approved (in writing) by
  teacher.
• No copying or installing software.
• Do not share passwords.
• Warning Failure to comply with these rules will
  result in loss of computer access.

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Procedures for Ending Class
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• All supplies should be returned to the supply
  cabinet by designated classroom assistants.
• Room should be returned to the condition in which
  it was found.
• Teacher will give students a quick assignment as
  their ticket out the door.
• The teacher is the one to dismiss class, not the
  bell.
• Students should make sure that all belongings are
  gathered up and taken with them.

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Other Procedures
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• Fire Drills
• Students should line up quietly and quickly by
  rows.
• Responsible student will lead others to the
  designated area.
• Teacher will lock the classroom door once
  everyone is out.
• The role will be called once outside to ensure
  everyone made it out. It will be taken again
  upon returning to the classroom.
• Students will return to class when teacher gives
  the okay.

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Hall Passes

• Students should take care of any bathroom or
  locker needs prior to coming to class.
• Each student will be allowed to have one locker
  passes and one bathroom pass per semester. These
  should be used for emergencies only.

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Substitute Procedures

• A folder will be located in the teachers desk
  with an additional copy in the office.
• The folder will contain
• seating chart
• names of nearby teachers emergency information
• names of student assistants
• class procedures
• lesson plans for the day
• behavior sheet
• This folder will be kept up-to-date by the
  teacher.
• In case of an unplanned absence, the folder will
  also contain a list of appropriate educational
  activities (i.e. Pictionary, 20 questions,
  Scrabble) that substitute can do with students.