This document outlines a classroom management plan for a 7th and 8th grade science class. It establishes expectations for student behavior, procedures for class activities and testing, and positive and negative consequences. It also includes a crisis plan for severe behavioral issues and an action plan for implementing and reviewing the classroom management strategies. The overall goal is to develop a community of learners where students feel respected, safe, and able to achieve personal and academic success through collaboration and creative work.

1. 7th and 8th Grade Science
Classroom Management Plan
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Kirsten Dale!
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2. –Edwin Powell Hubble
“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the
universe around him and calls the adventure Science” !

3. Statement of Purpose
Together we will collectively build a community of learners and
respect will be its foundation. Our classroom will be a
welcoming, safe, and positive environment which promotes
learning and values individuality, collaboration, and creativity.
We will strive for personal and academic success as individuals
and collectively as a group.

4. Expectations
We will respect one another, ourselves, and school materials
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Be at your desk and ready before class starts with your book,
writing material, and a pencil
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Follow teacher directions the first time they are given
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Keep your cell phones on silent and use
them outside of class time
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Food and drink are to remain
outside of the lab area

5. Procedures
Before Class:
•I will write up assignments and other important items on the board
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•I will make sure all my materials are prepared before class starts
-ex: videoclips preloaded on the computer or slideshows opened and ready to play
with the projector plugged in
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Beginning of Class Before the Bell Rings:
•I will greet each of you with a handshake at the door
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•Put homework in an assignment tray
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•Take a seat and have your books and
writing material out

6. ProceduresDuring Class:
•If you are late, place your tardy slip on my desk and quietly take a seat
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•Raise your hand if you are answering a question or have something you would
like to share or ask.
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•I will incorporate at least one activity which is worked in groups
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•Quietly grab the hall pass hanging by the door if you need to use the bathroom
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Wrapping up Class:
•The last few minutes will be allotted for review and questions, though questions
are always encouraged
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•I will close the class with a daily
“mind-blowing science fact”
-ex: horned lizards shoot blood
from their eyes as a defense mechanism

7. Procedures
During Tests:
•Place your backpack in the back of the classroom with everything in it
including your phone that is turned off
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•Have only a pencil and eraser at your desk, unless additional items are
allowed, such as a calculator
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•If your phone is out during a test, then I will assume it is being used to
cheat
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8. Negative Consequences
•Verbal reminders of rule
they are breaking
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•Recess or lunch detention
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•Call home to parents
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•Send the student to the
principals office

9. Positive Consequences
•Verbal praise to individuals and groups
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•Tangible awards can be given, such as funny
science pens or stickers
-ex: “Geology Rocks” stickers
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•A large group award for a good test performance could
be a class which they can watch a documentary that is
still relevant to recent coursework
-ex: They can watch the Insects episode of BBC Life if they
have just finished a segment in entomology

10. Crisis Plan
A crisis plan is, “a set of strategies for obtaining immediate assistance in the
event of severe behavioral situations, such as when a student is out of
control, potentially self-injurious, or possibly harmful to others”
(Classroom management, part 2)
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•I will send a student to the office to tell them we have a crisis
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•Everyone else will go to the class next door and I will remain with the
student in crisis
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•I will get the rest of the students when the situation is over to return to the
class and will contact their parents
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•I plan on contacting their parents at the end of the day, but will first console
with the principal on school guidelines

11. Action Plan
Develop a Toolkit: I will use a powerpoint presentation and printed version of
my classroom management plan. There will also be three posters hung
throughout the room; our class purpose statement, the classroom rules, and a
reminder of the general consequences in their logical order. I will make phone
calls home or send e-mails to the parents to inform them of their students
behavior.
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Teach the Plan to Students: I will deliver my classroom management plan
powerpoint presentation on the first day of class and also hand out a printed
version of it to each student.
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Share the Plan: I will first review my classroom management plan with the
principal. Once I have received my class roster, I will e-mail it to parents along
with an introduction.
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Review the Plan: the class will review the classroom management plan after
large breaks and a new quarter and decide of any changes are necessary.

12. Science
Science can be a difficult subject, but it is a fascinating one!
We are surrounded by science; from the air we breathe to
the technology that runs our cell phones to the microbes in
the soil we walk on. In this class, we will develop a
curiosity in the world around us and the tools to explore it.

13. References
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Classroom management (part 1): Learning the components of a comprehensive behavior
management plan. The Iris Center. Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/beh1/.
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Classroom management (part 2): Developing Your Own Comprehensive Behavior Management
Plan. The Iris Center. Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/beh2/cresource/
#content.
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Classroom management and behavioral strategies for secondary teachers. Questar III. Retrieved
from http://www.questar.org/services/rse-tasc-ii/presentations/behavior/Classroom-Management-
and-Behavior-Strategies.pdf.
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Levin, J., & Nolan, J.F. (2014). Principles of classroom management: A professional decision-
making model. (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
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Lenz, B. (2007). A Community of Learners: Building a Supportive Learning Environment.
Edutopia. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/envision-schools-learning-community-respect.
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