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SETTING THE BOUNDARIES First day of school with your students Make them feel welcomed Introduce yourself Give them 3 minutes to brainstorm answers to this simple question- “Why are classroom rules and regulations important” www.whysciencetutors.com

First day of school with your students

Make them feel welcomed

Introduce yourself

Give them 3 minutes to brainstorm answers to this simple question- “Why are classroom rules and regulations important”

SETTING THE BOUNDARIES WHO IS IN CHARGE? YOU OR YOUR STUDENTS? HOW TO FIND OUT www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

WHO IS IN CHARGE?

YOU OR YOUR STUDENTS?

HOW TO FIND OUT

WATCHING OUT FOR THE LOUD ONES While the task is on and they are busy exchanging and writing ideas – You get on with your own very first task Watch out for the really loud ones Animate yourself and buzz around it is a polite and firm way of saying now ‘I am in charge and I am the boss’ Secondly you are sending out a clear message that you fancy having rules that must be followed by those involved in setting them. www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

While the task is on and they are busy exchanging and writing ideas – You get on with your own very first task

Watch out for the really loud ones

Animate yourself and buzz around it is a polite and firm way of saying now ‘I am in charge and I am the boss’

Secondly you are sending out a clear message that you fancy having rules that must be followed by those involved in setting them.

FEEDBACK TIME - GET THEIR VIEWS Once they have exhausted all answers then ask them to make a list of rules for conducive, friendly and successful learning environment ARE YOU READY? Well then make your Golden Classroom Rules www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

Once they have exhausted all answers then ask them to make a list of rules for conducive, friendly and successful learning environment

ARE YOU READY?

Well then make your Golden Classroom Rules

SUGGESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS Discuss suggestions from your students How do we know which of these should become their classroom rules? www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

Discuss suggestions from your students

How do we know which of these should become their classroom rules?

ACCEPTING A SET OF RULES ORAL DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK Ask them to Suggest Reasons for Coming to school Majority will tell you to learn and become a better person. Also expect some silly answers – tactically ignore them www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

ORAL DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK

Ask them to Suggest Reasons for Coming to school

Majority will tell you to learn and become a better person.

Also expect some silly answers – tactically ignore them

THE GREEN LIGHT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR Majority said to learn and become a better person. Now have them agree on or choose a set of rules for the classroom that will make learning successful www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

Majority said to learn and become a better person.

Now have them agree on or choose a set of rules for the classroom that will make learning successful

TESTING BOUNDARIES AND CRACKING DOWN Have they thought of what should happen to those who don't follow set rules? Discuss these with your students and then remind them No sacred cows No scapegoats No exemption to those golden rules Rules are rules and must be followed. www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

Have they thought of what should happen to those who don't follow set rules?

Discuss these with your students and then remind them

No sacred cows

No scapegoats

No exemption to those golden rules

Rules are rules and must be followed.

SETTING THE BOUNDARIES Now WHO IS IN CHARGE? YOU OR YOUR STUDENTS? www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

Now

WHO IS IN CHARGE?

YOU OR YOUR STUDENTS?

OOOPS! ONE FINAL OBSTACLE IT MAY TAKE A LONG TIME FOR THE RULES TO SINK DON’T GIVE UP – ENFORCE THEM www.weirdscience-discoveries.typepad.com

IT MAY TAKE A LONG TIME FOR THE RULES TO SINK

DON’T GIVE UP – ENFORCE THEM

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