Classroom+Procedures

Useful Procedures for the Classroom: [|Education Oasis]lists various areas in the classroom that a teacher should have procedures for: Classroom Routines and Procedures
 * Entering the classroom
 * Beginning work
 * Roll Call/Lunch Count
 * Announcements
 * Tardies
 * Absences/Make-up procedures
 * Teacher's attention signal
 * Getting out of your seat
 * Assignments
 * Getting supplies[[image:Classroom Procedures Made Fun by The Pinspired Teacher.jpg align="right"]]
 * Sharpening pencils
 * Procedures for using/carrying/handling equipment
 * Getting into groups
 * Working in groups
 * Independent work
 * Working at a center
 * Lining up to leave the room
 * Snacks/Water
 * Restroom
 * Going to the clinic, office, media center or elsewhere
 * How to head papers
 * Passing in homework
 * Passing in papers
 * Exchanging papers
 * Asking questions
 * Getting help
 * Finishing work early
 * Visitors to the room
 * Responding to fire drills, "codes", or other alerts
 * Sudden illness
 * Checking out classroom material
 * Cleaning the room at the end of the day
 * Organizing materials
 * Homework
 * Changing classes
 * Dismissal

Procedures for Times Throughout the Day:
 * Beginning of the day- When students come in, have them neatly and quietly put their items (backpacks, lunchboxes, coats, etc.) away, turn in homework in the designated homework bin, place attendance clips on their lunch choices for the day, and sit in their desks to begin morning work.
 * Entering/leaving the room- Quietly enter or leave the room so that students do not bother other students. If leaving the room, inform the teacher where one wants to go and receive permission before leaving the room. One way to get permission to go to the restroom is for a student to stand by the door and if the teacher nods, the student can go to the restroom quickly and quietly. If the teacher says no, the student is to go back to his or her seat and wait until later to go.[[image:lunch.png width="124" height="169" align="right"]]
 * Lunch count/attendance- Attendance clips or magnets can be used in which students move their clips/magnets from the class set and place them under the lunch choice they want (choice one, choice two, or lunchbox). The system allows for teachers to easily see who is there as well as be able to let the cafeteria staff know what students are getting for lunch that day.
 * Papers in class- The first thing that students are to write on any paper before they start working is their first and last name and their number.
 * Using classroom supplies- Share supplies with peers, recap markers and glue, and if supplies are borrowed from another group then quietly return them to the group once one is finished using them.
 * Sharpening pencils- Have containers with pencils at the center of each table. Students are to use pencils in the container and pencils will not be sharpened until the end of the day by designated pencil sharpeners in the class.
 * Getting a tissue- When a student needs a tissue, he or she can quietly get up to get a tissue and throw it away. The student does not need to ask for permission to get a tissue and should just quietly get it and then return back to his or her work. [[image:studnets.png align="right"]]
 * Participating in class- Students should raise their hands when they want to speak, not interrupt classmates when they are talking, and listen for new information from the teacher.
 * Free time- When students finish an assignment before others in class, they should first work on any unfinished assignments that they have. When they finish work, they can either do their classroom jobs or read a book quietly at their seats.
 * Lining up- The teacher will call students one row or table at a time to quietly stand up, push their chairs in, and line up at the door facing forward.
 * Fire drills- Students are to stop everything they are doing and quickly and quietly line up at the door. Students should not run or push others when they are lining up. Students are to be silent as they walk out the classroom and to the designated area outside.[[image:drill.png width="86" height="106" align="right"]]
 * Signals for attention- When the teacher needs students' attention, he or she can use signals such as a count down from five on one hand, turning the light on and off a couple times, or have chimes or some other noise to signal to students that they need to be quiet and listen to what the teacher is about to say.
 * Ending the day- Students clean off their desks, clean up trash around them, pack backpacks, and wait quietly in line to leave for the day.[[image:class-clip-art.jpg width="400" height="217" align="right"]]

Important Things to Remember When Making Procedures:
 * Practice, practice, practice procedures with students (it may take several weeks of practicing procedures before students can perform them seamlessly)
 * Make procedures simple
 * Make procedures visible (post only the most important procedures in the class to remind students of them)
 * Be specific of what students are expected to do

Useful Resources to Learn More About Classroom Procedures:
 * [|Scholastic]- provides 30 areas in the classroom in which teachers will benefit from having procedures in place
 * [|Education Oasis]- site provides a bulleted list of areas within the classroom that teachers should consider to have procedures for
 * [|NEA]- highlights the importance of planning classroom procedures before the school year begins and provides questions for teachers to consider when creating the classroom procedures
 * [|Learn NC]- shows teachers important things to consider when creating classroom procedures as well as areas in which the class would benefit from having procedures for
 * [|Go.hrw.com]- an article by Harry Wong in which Wong details how it is not discipline that is the main problem in the classroom, but it is instead the lack of procedures in the classroom that causes problems; Wong strives to show how to have a well-managed classroom with procedures
 * [|Ocps.net]- the document provides example procedures that can be used in the classroom as well as different areas that a teacher may benefit from having procedures in place for
 * [|Teaching as Leadership]- the site allows for a teacher to select different areas of procedures in the classroom based on the area of school (elementary or secondary) and within each area there are considerations and sample strategies to aid teachers with their procedures
 * [|ProTeacher Collection]- begins with a bulleted list of areas where procedures in the class would be useful and then allows for teachers to comment on the post with suggestions of procedures they use that work well for them
 * [|Mrs. Dowling's Classroom Procedures]- provides one teacher's procedures for her class that she adapted from reading Harry Wong's book, //The First Days of School//
 * [|Glogster]- a Glogster that was created specifically about classroom procedures and different aspects of these procedures