This document outlines Ms. Hardwick's procedures and expectations for her 4th grade classroom. It introduces the teacher and explains the goal of quality teaching and learning each day. Several classroom procedures are described, such as raising your hand before speaking and listening when the teacher is talking. The document also includes activities for students to introduce themselves and get to know their classmates. Classroom areas and seating arrangements are explained. The overall purpose is to establish an orderly and pleasant learning environment for the new school year.

1. MY NAME IS MS. HARDWICK
1. ENTER THE CLASSROOM QUIETLY
2. LOCATE THE DESK WITH YOUR NAME CARD
3. SIT DOWN
4. WITH THE PAPER AND PENCIL PROVIDED…
5. DESCRIBE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT RETURNING TO SCHOOL.
6. WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SCHOOL YEAR?
Welcome!
To A New Year of
Learning…

2. Ms. Hardwick’s
4th Grade
Exemplary Learners
2016 – 2017
School Year
Welcome!
To A New World of
Learning…

3. What Will We Accomplish Today?
OBJECTIVES
• Why are we here?
• How will we accomplish our goal?
(classroom rules and limitations)
• Classroom procedures
• Let’s get to know each other
• This is your classroom
• Seating arrangements

4. Why Are We Here?
What is our goal?
GOAL:
Quality Teaching and Learning
Everyday

5. Why Are We Here?
How Will We Accomplish Our Goal?
I am here to teach (Teacher)
Teaching is my purpose
You are here to learn (Students)
Learning is your purpose
These are our primary responsibilities to each other

6. HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL?
TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL WE NEED
An Orderly AND Pleasant Environment
REQUIRES
Orderly and pleasant behaviors
OUR CLASSROOM LIMITATIONS
 BE QUIET (When I am speaking)
 BE PATIENT
 BE KIND
 INSIDE VOICES AT ALL TIMES
 We will identify other classroom limitations together

7. It’s Back To School

8. HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL?
With Classroom Procedures
1. REMAIN SEATED AT ALL TIMES

9. HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS?
REMAIN SEATED AT ALL TIMES
CLASSROOM PROCEDURES
IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE YOUR SEAT (PERFORM STEPS 1-6)
1. RAISE your hand to address me
2. Wait to be recognized
3. IF NOT recognized IMMEDIATELY BE PATIENT put hand down, THEN
4. LISTEN and BE PATIENT until recognized
5. ONCE you are recognized THEN AND ONLY THEN
6. MAY YOU SPEAK
NOW LET’S PRACTICE STEPS 1-6 RAISE YOUR HAND

10. HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS?
2. BE PATIENT

11. HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL?
3. LISTEN TO ME WHEN I AM SPEAKING (EARS ON ME)
IF YOU NEED TO SPEAK (PERFORM STEPS 1-6)
1. RAISE your hand to address me
2. Wait to be recognized
3. IF NOT recognized IMMEDIATELY put hand down, THEN
4. LISTEN and BE PATIENT until recognized
5. ONCE you are recognized THEN AND
ONLY THEN
6. MAY YOU SPEAK
NOW LET’S PRACTICE STEPS 1-6

12. HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL?
4. PAY ATTENTION
LOOK at me when I am speaking (EYES ON ME)

13. HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL?
LISTEN WHEN I AM SPEAKING SIGNALS TO LOOK AND LISTEN
1. TWO FINGERS POINTING TO MY EYES
2. TWO FINGERS POINTING TO MY EARS
LOOK AT ME WHEN I AM SPEAKING

14. LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
Who are you?
Who are we to each other?

15. LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
Who are you?
ACTIVITY 1
I will hand out paper, pencils, and crayons
1. Look to your left
2. If you are the last row (look at the first row)
3. Write down three words that describe your classmate
Some things to think about when describing your classmate
1. Name
2. A feature you see
3. Something you see (wearing) that may distinguish (separate) him/her from others
4. Draw a picture of your classmate. Be positive, considerate, and kind.
Now, let’s review the directions (Raise your hand if you would like to volunteer to read and review the steps in the activity?)

16. LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
Who are we to each other?
ACTIVITY 2
I will hand out paper, pencils, and crayons
Procedures/Steps
1. Starting with the first classmate stand in front of the class and introduce yourself. (Name 3
things that you feel/think best describes you inside and out.)
2. Everyone will look and listen quietly until the student standing is finished. (Remain standing)
3. The student who described you from Activity 1 will write down the e things you say.
4. The student who wrote the description will stand.
5. Walk to the front of the classroom next to the classmate from activity 1.
6. Introduce your classmate again this time reading what you wrote from activity 1 and then what
the student dictated to you.
7. How are the descriptions different-how are they the same. Show the picture you drew of the
student from activity 1.
8. The next student will then begin again with #1.
9. We will continue this activity until we complete the entire row.
10. Now let’s practice and rehearse steps 1-9.

17. THIS IS YOUR CLASSROOM
Our Classroom Was Created Just for You
Computer Area
Book Shelves/Free Reading Area
Cubby Area (Book bags, coats, scarves,
Visual Cues Area (homework, reminders, due dates, parent info, take home/return)
Resource Area (textbooks, workbooks, manipulatives, worksheets, reference
materials, etc.)
Supply Area (paper, stapler, tape, glue, calculators, crayons, Markers, etc.)
Science Area (aquarium, Gold Fish Bowl, and Guinea Pigs)
Language Arts Area (tape recorder, head phones, supplemental readers)
RESPECT AND PROTECT EVERYTHING IN YOUR CLASSROOM
Let’s discuss what this means to you?
What specific limitations or rules can we create to take care of our classroom?

18. SEATING ARRANGEMENTS
Seating arrangements are in rows.
Once CLASSROOM RULES AND LIMITATIONS are
consistently and successfully performed seating will be
rearranged into group clusters
You determine when we change to groups. How?
Successfully maintaining an orderly and pleasant
environment without being reminded. How?
Successfully carry out classroom procedures

19. Ms. Hardwick’s
4th Grade
Exemplary Learners
2016 – 2017
School Year
LET’S MAKE IT A GREAT YEAR OF LEARNING!!!