Classroom Procedures

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Classroom Procedures Routines Assignment 5

• EDUC 3308-04

1st Grade
Naomi Discepola, Jennifer Brown Shana Woodall
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Topics to Be Covered

• Procedures Regarding Room Areas
• Procedures in other School Areas
• Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork
• Procedures for Small-Group Activities
• Other Procedures

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1st Grade Classroom Layout
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Procedures Regarding Room AreasStudent desks,
tables, storage areas

• Desk will be arranged in groups of four.
• Students will have a designated hook to hang
  personal belongings.
• Students will need permission to obtain anything
  from storage.

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Procedures Regarding Room AreasLearning centers

• Example of centers reading, writing, Dramatic
  play, art, blocks, manipulative, computer,
  listening, and others.
• Schedule time for learning centers.
• Have students sign off for centers.
• Set time spent in centers ex 30min. sessions.
• Explain behavior expected in centers.
• Make sure centers are set up properly for use.
• Announce when there is only 5 minutes left till
  clean-up.
• Allow time to talk about what was done in the
  centers.

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Procedures Regarding Room AreasLearning Station
Schedule
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Procedures Regarding Room AreasShared materials

• The teacher will have buckets that contain all
  the items that the students need pencils,
  markers, crayons, scissors, glue, etc.
• A bucket will be placed in the middle of each
  grouping of desk.
• A cart divided into three levels will contain
  extra materials, paper, scrap paper, glitter,
  crafts, etc.

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Procedures Regarding Room AreasTeachers desk
storage

• Teachers desk will face the students.
• Teachers Desk will be cattycorner in a corner.
• Teacher will have desk locked at all times.
• Storage will not be for personal use and will
  also be locked.

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Procedures Regarding Room AreasFountain, sink,
bathroom, pencil sharpener

• Students will have individual water bottles that
  will be filled during morning activities.
• Students will wash hands before and after
  eating, after the restroom and other necessary
  times.
• Teacher will monitor the behavior of students at
  the sink and in the restroom.
• Students will be required to carry a hall pass to
  the restroom, sink (if out of room) and fountain.
• Students may use pencil sharpener as needed.
  Should have at least two pencils at desk that are
  always sharpened.

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Procedures In other School AreasBathroom, water
fountain, office, library

• During class time students will need an
  individual hall pass to use bathroom, water
  fountain, office, and library and no more than
  two students may be gone at the same time.
• Group outings to bathroom and water fountain are
  scheduled during transition periods.
• Group periods will be scheduled for entire class
  to use library.
• Students can earn a pass to the library.

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Procedures In other School AreasLining up

• Students will be called by tables and/or good
  behavior. Make sure to vary the order by which
  tables are called.
• Single file line.
• Quietly.
• Orderly.
• Right side of hall.
• Follow instructions.
• Teacher will place finger over mouth to motion
  students need to be more quiet. Students should
  mimic teachers behavior.

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Procedures In other School AreasPlayground

• Follow line procedures.
• Be kind.
• Be courteous.
• Share.
• Minor discipline problems stand next to teacher
  for certain amount of time.
• More severe discipline problems sit out for
  entire recess period, sent to another room or to
  office.

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Procedures In other School AreasLunchroom

• Follow line procedures.
• Those who brought their lunches will line up in
  the front of the line proceed to lunch table.
• Those who buy their lunches will line up in the
  back of the line and proceed to lunch line. Must
  stand quietly and orderly when waiting for the
  food.
• At table be kind, be courteous, practice social
  skills and table manners.
• Keep lunch table clean, no throwing food and no
  sharing.
• Color coded signs for talking Green everyone
  can talk, Yellow getting to loud, need to talk
  a little softer, Red no talking, must eat in
  silence.
• End of lunch Do not leave table until everyone
  is finished, line up with trash in hand and throw
  it away as you exit lunchroom in a line.
• Follow line procedures back to classroom.

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Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork Stu
dent Participation

• Portion of grade is determined by student
  participation.
• Must raise hands.
• Make eye contact with the person who is speaking.
• Do not talk while someone else is talking.
• Be open-minded.
• Respect others.
• Restrict allotted amount of time each person is
  allowed to speak.

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Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork Sig
nals for students attention

• Teacher raises hand.
• Flip lights on and off.
• Use Green, Yellow and Red signals as used in
  talking at the lunch table.
• Song to indicate instructions.
• Use overhead projector with instructions.

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Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork Tal
k among students

• Use Green, Yellow and Red signals.
• Encouraged to build a sense of community among
  the students, but should not be abused.
• Have students arranged in groups where a child
  struggling can ask a partner for assistance.
• Encourage students to communicate but provide
  rules. If students abuse talk time they will lose
  privileges.

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Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork Mak
ing Assignments

• Have bulletin board next to calendar with
  assignments.
• Instruct students on the location of assignments
  at the beginning of the year and then students
  will know where to find assignments on their own.
• Major assignments will be discussed several times
  and then also placed on the bulletin board.

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Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork Pas
sing out books and supplies

• Students will be assigned this duty weekly. It
  will be part of the daily tasks and will be
  rotated.
• Some assignments will be at their desks and
  others may be at a work station/table where
  students will be instructed to gather materials
  of their own or for their group.
• Teacher will always initiate passing of supplies
  or books.
• Students that are elected for task can lose
  responsibility if misbehaving.

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Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork Tur
ning in work

• Have specific notebooks/folders for turning in
  work.
• Notebooks/folders will be placed on a specific
  table designated for turning in work.
• Inform students of their responsibility of
  keeping folders and encourage students that
  follow directions.

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Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork

• Handing back assignments
• Place assignments in folders and students pick up
  folders as part of their morning routine from
  their mailboxes.
• Folders can be distributed before the lesson or
  as they are needed.
• Make-up work
• Students may complete during downtime or at the
  beginning of the recess period

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Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork Out
-of-seat policy

• Students should remain in seats, unless otherwise
  instructed.
• Students are allowed to sharpen pencils, get a
  tissue, throw trash away as needed. May not
  disturb others in the process.

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• Procedures for Whole-Class Activities/Seatwork
• Activities after work is finished

• Have worksheets that relate to current
  assignments.
• Educational games, puzzles, flashcards.
• Quietly read at reading center or at own desks.
• Write in journals.
• Work on computer.
• Write a short story.
• Draw a picture.
• Go to center.

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Procedures for Small-Group Activities Student
movement into and out of groups

• Quietly.
• Quickly.
• Orderly.
• Instructions should be clearly stated and
  understood.
• Discourage behavior problems at the onset of
  activities.
• Be clear about what is expected in the
  small-group.

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Procedures for Small-Group Activities Bringing
materials into and out of groups

• Teacher should already be prepared with
  materials.
• Materials should be placed accessible to where
  group is located.
• If materials are at students desks they will be
  clearly instructed to bring materials.

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Procedures for Small-Group Activities Expected
behavior of students in group/out of group

• Orderly.
• Quietly.
• Respectfully.
• Golden Rule Do unto others as you would have
  others do unto to you.

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Other ProceduresBeginning of day

• Greet teacher.
• Place folders in mailbox.
• Attendance.
• Pledge of Allegiance.
• Circle time (calendar and assign jobs).
• Complete morning review of yesterdays lesson.
• Place all belongings in cubbies or on hooks.
• Fill water bottles.
• Sharpen pencils.
• Be seated quietly at desk when bell rings.
• Prepare to start lesson.

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Other ProceduresEnd of day

• Make sure all assignments have been completed and
  turned in.
• Make sure that all of your unfinished work is in
  your folder to take home. Make sure you have the
  materials you need to complete the assignment.
• Clean up your area.
• Circle time (daily recap).
• Line up students according to transportation.
• If time permits have activities such as
  reading, video, etc.
• Say goodbye to each student.

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Other ProceduresStudent conduct during delays,
interruptions

• When an interruption occurs the main goal is to
  keep it as brief as possible.
• If interrupted by a telephone call be brief. If
  you see that the conversation will take too long
  offer to call the person back at a more
  convenient time.
• If a visitor drops by your classroom try to meet
  them at the door so that you can speak with the
  visitor and watch your class at the same time.
• At the beginning of the year teach students the
  appropriate routines to handle interruptions.

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Other ProceduresFire drill

• Evacuation routes will be posted on walls at
  every exit in classroom.
• Students will be informed about fire safety in
  both English and Spanish prior to any fire
  drills.
• Children will learn about fire safety and how to
  follow the teachers instructions during a drill.
  
• Children will learn how to
•      1. Stop what they are doing, follow
  instructions and quickly leave the
  building.
•      2. Congregate at the safe meeting place
  (established ahead of time)
•     3. How to stop, drop, and roll if they are
  on fire.
•     4. How to crawl on their bellies if the
  smoke is too thick for them to
  see or breathe in.
•       5. How fires start, what causes fires,
  and what to avoid playing with in
  order to prevent a fire.
• The drill begins when the fire alarms sound. The
  teacher in the front of the line will instruct
  students to come to the safe meeting place while
  the teacher in the rear of the line conducts a
  head count to make sure everyone is accounted for
  they also yell into the room to make sure no one
  is left.
• While outside teachers and students will discuss
  the drill and any concerns they might have.
• After the drill a transition period should be
  added to calm children such as singing a song or
  reading an appropriate book.

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Other ProceduresHousekeeping/student helpers

• Assign each child a job
• Student responsibilities will rotate weekly
• Jobs could include
• Library Monitor- keeps the books in order
• Line Leaders (2)- encourage students to get ready
  in line and walk at the front of the lines when
  they are ready.
• Art Monitors- help pass out and collect art
  supplies
• Supply or Paper Monitors- pass out supplies from
  the supply tubs or teacher.
• Blackboard Monitor- erases the chalkboard and
  cleans erasers at the end of each day.
• Attendance Monitor- helps the teacher record who
  is absent and gathers books or materials that
  absent students may need.
• Pencil Monitor- sharpens extra pencils
• Door Monitor- checks that the door is locked or
  unlocked and helps the teacher get it open and
  shut at the appropriate times
• Light Monitor- turns the lights on when students
  are working in the classroom and turns them off
  when students leave the room
• Ball or P.E. Equipment Monitor- keeps track of
  who gets to have the balls or other gym equipment
  and passes them out at the next recess or lunch.
• Center Monitor- checks and straightens out the
  centers before leaving each day.

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Other ProceduresSubstitute folder/procedures

• For Expected Absences
• Have a clear plan for the substitute.
• Since substitutes skill varies greatly, it is
  better to have review lessons planned.
• Have a sub folder. This should include
  schedules, fire/emergency plans, a teacher to ask
  if there are any questions, names of responsible
  students, rainy day plans or other pertinent
  information.
• For Unexpected Absences
• Have a box in plain view that is marked
  Substitute.
• The box should include The basic days schedule
  and lesson plans, the sub folder, copies for
  every subject for 2 days, directions on how to
  determine text pages, master copies for a weeks
  work that can be run it you will be absent for
  more than one or two days, and suggestions for
  unit studies.