Teaching Procedures and Building Classroom Community

1. STARTING THE YEAR OFF
RIGHT!
Establishing a
well-managed
classroom
community in the
first weeks of
school

2. AGENDA
 Establishing Routines and Procedures
 Creating a Positive Classroom Community

3. GOALS FOR THE FIRST WEEK(S)
 Create a warm, inclusive, safe environment
 Teach classroom routines and behavior
expectations
 Introduce students to the classroom and how to
take care of it
 Establish expectations for academic work

4. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE
STANDARDS?!
 Go slow now, to go fast later!

5. RULES VS. ROUTINES
 Rules: Statements of the critical students behaviors
required to help students learn.
Procedures/Routines: Specific behaviors and
activities that enable the class to operate smoothly
and without interruptions.

6. A ROUTINE FOR EVERYTHING,
FOR EVERYTHING A ROUTINE
How many procedures are
involved in ________________________?
Work with your group to list as many as
you can in 3 minutes.

7. I WANT MY STUDENTS TO KNOW
HOW TO….

8. INTERACTIVE MODELING
1. Say what you will model and why.
2. Model the behavior.
3. Ask students what they noticed.
4. Invite one or more students to model.
5. Ask students what they noticed again.
6. Have all students practice.
7. Provide feedback.

9. TRY IT OUT WITH A PROCEDURE
YOU LISTED
1. Say what you will model and why.
2. Model the behavior.
3. Ask students what they noticed.
4. Invite one or more students to model.
5. Ask students what they noticed again.
6. Have all students practice.
7. Provide feedback.

10. USING VISUALS TO TEACH
PROCEDURES

11. WHAT IF THEY DO IT WRONG?
 Expect nothing less than perfection!
 Practice,
Practice,
Practice,
and Review!
 Failure to follow a procedure rarely results in
consequences, just more practice!

12. SO MANY PROCEDURES!
Teach them when you need them!

13. BUILDING A CLASSROOM
COMMUNITY

14. BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE
CULTURE
Start Small
 Teach partner skills before moving onto group work skills.
Know One Another
 Teach Recess
 Meet and Greet at Lunch

15. CO-CREATED TEAMWORK
CHECKLIST/RUBRIC
1. Make a list of things that matter when
working with a partner or team.
2. Try a challenge.
3. Self-assess with co-created list. What
problems did you run into?
4. Make a plan for improvement.
5. Try again!

16. WHAT MATTERS WHEN WORKING
WITH A TEAM?
 _

17. STRAW TOWERS
25 straws
12 inches of tape
5 minutes

18. CO-CREATED TEAMWORK
CHECKLIST/RUBRIC
1. Make a list of things that matter when
working with a partner or team.
2. Try a challenge.
3. Self-assess with co-created list. What
problems did you run into?
4. Make a plan for improvement.
5. Try again!

19. OTHER TEAM CHALLENGES

20. REFLECTION
What will I do next week to teach
procedures and build a classroom
community?