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Classroom Rules Lesson Plan

Teach Students Procedures to Aid in Classroom Management

Jun 12, 2008

How to develop and teach elementary students classroom rules and procedures through the use of direct instruction, modeling and cooperative groups.

The most fundamental aspect of any successful classroom management plan is a clear understanding of class rules and procedures. When teachers explicitly teach students acceptable classroom behaviors the likelihood of students following these rules is greatly increased.

Use the following lesson plan as a guide for teaching desired student conduct by practicing and modeling classroom procedures.

Grade Level

Any

Classroom Rules Performance Objective

After the teacher models the class procedures, the students will demonstrate understanding through the use of role playing to achieve 100% accuracy.

Strategies for Teaching Classroom Rules and Procedures

Modeling
Cooperative Groups
Direct Instruction

Before the Classroom Rules Lesson

The teacher will create a poster with “Our Classroom Procedures” written across the top of the poster and nothing written underneath. The teacher will decide the “Chain of Consequences” detailing exactly what happens if a procedure is not followed and outline them on a separate, smaller poster. The teacher will also speak with the principal to set up a time for her to assist with the lesson.

Classroom Rules and Procedures Introduction

The teacher will show the students the Our Classroom Procedures poster. She will talk to them about the importance of having rules and procedures and invite them to brainstorm ideas for their class procedures. She will list all the ideas on the board and then discuss them with the students. The teacher will guide the students to come up with five positive procedures for the class to follow and write them on the poster.

Classroom Rules Lesson

The students will then be broken into cooperative groups and each group will receive a procedure to act out and demonstrate for the class. The groups will practice their role plays and then present their procedure to the class. After the skit the class will be instructed in different ways they can praise their peers.

The teacher will then explain the chain of consequences. The principal will be invited to the class. She will pretend to disrupt the class and the teacher will model the consequences while the principal plays the part of the student.

Classroom Rules Lesson Closure

The students will sign the procedure poster and the teacher will display the poster in the classroom. The procedures and chain of consequences will be sent home to all parents to be read and signed.

Ideally, the procedures of the classroom should be presented to the students on the first day of school. However, class procedures can be introduced or modified at any point during the year to meet the changing needs of the class. After the rules have been explicitly taught the teacher should continue to refer to the Our Class Procedures poster daily and formally review the rules at the beginning of every marking period or after a school vacation to increase success.

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