Classroom Management Tips for Children
& Adolescents ShellyTerrell.com/classmanagement

Photo by kindercapes, Flic.kr/p/9FeqjQ ShellyTerrell.com/classmanagement
"Today I will behave as if this is the day I will be remembered.” - Dr. Seuss

Kids act up for all
sorts of reasons!

I’m tired I’m hungry I
don’t understand I’m have ADHD My parents are getting a divorce

Understand your learners’ developmental needs
Attention Spans: • Ages 2-3= 3-4 minutes • Age 5= 5 to 10 minutes • Ages 6-8= 15-20 minutes • Ages 9-12= 22-35 minutes Sciencemaster77.blogspot.com/ 2011/01/attention-spans-revisited.html

Go in with a positive
attitude! We’re going to rock this year!

Put yourself in a better
mood before class! Exercise Give yourself pep talks Relax with music MeditateEat breakfast

Differentiate activities Move around Include
rest periods Balance out activity and inactivity ShellyTerrell.com/classmanagement

Suggested Activities for Kids Games
Closing song/dance BreaksDance! Sing! Hands-on activities Story time Hello song ShellyTerrell.com/classmanagement

Suggested Activities for Adolescents Pair
or group mini tasks Circle discussions Games Scavenger Hunts Surveys Videos InterviewsJournal Hands-on activities Polls Podcasts Blog ShellyTerrell.com/classmanagement

Come up with the rules
together Photo by WellspringCS, Flic.kr/p/7FMy8L

• Arrive on time • Be nice
to others • Share • Clean after myself • Listen

Communicate
nonverbally!

Allow them to take a
break and do something calming

Talk to them about their
actions.

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Don’t get emotionally charged! Maintain
expectations! Get back to the learning! What do I do when students act up? Call a break! ShellyTerrell.com/classmanagement

ShellyTerrell.com/parents “At the end of
the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.” - Jane D. Hull Tip: Parent partnerships

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apps Remind Cel.ly Class Dojo GAFE

Change the environment to help
you facilitate!

Image CC Classroom View by
Kathy Cassidy, Flicker Learning Centers Group work Individual work Whole class

How do I
manage this?

Activity Logs

Calendars

• Give each group a stack
of yellow, blue, & red cups. • The top cup is their status. • Yellow= sunny & bright, everything's all right • Blue= we're through, what should we do? • Red= we have a problem we cannot solve alone The Cup System Theorganizedclassroomblog.com/index.php/blog/cup-management

Digital Badges (Girl) Scout Troopers
by JD Hancock, Flic.kr/p/ 8jBfQv “Celebrate what you want to see more of.” - Thomas J. Peters

Girl Scouts visit Mayor Summey
for Girl Scouts Week by North Charleston, Flic.kr/p/ kVYxBZ They mark a certain achievement ... when one girl sees a badge on a sister Scout's arm, if that girl has won the same badge, it at once awakens an interest and sympathy between them. - Juliette Lowe Humanize digital learning

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