Opening Day Procedures & Routines

First Day of School

Introduction This will become the daily routine for each day my students come to my classroom. I believe it is important to begin the day together as a team. I will explain to the students that entering the classroom is the most important part of the day because it sets the tone for how our day will be. I will first model to my students the best way to enter the classroom. I will inform all my students that each person will have a chance to be the leader of the daily tasks. I will also explain to the students that our meeting rug is where we come to hear important

Procedure Entering the Classroom

Steps 1. Line up quietly outside the classroom door 2. Once teacher opens the door begin to enter the classroom with a smile on your face and a positive attitude. 3. Walk to your desk, put you bag on the back of your chair. 4. If homework was assigned, walk to the homework tray located at the front of the classroom and place the homework in the tray. 5. After the tardy bell has rung, and class has began walk to our meeting rug and sit down. 6. Look to the board to see if your name is listed next to any duties. 7. Teacher will take attendance. 8. If your name is next do any of the duties be ready to complete your task. 9. If your name is next to Daily Reminders read the daily reminders on

Rehearsal For younger children, it will be important that I continue to model how to enter the classroom at least 2-4 times. For the first two weeks of the new school year I will need to lend a helping hand to the the morning announcements but also encourage them to do their best on their own. This procedure will of the school year unless otherwise so hopefully it will result in a habit for the students.

Reinforcement Students who follow the procedure of entering the classroom without problems will be praise and can ear Bird Bucks the reward system implemented for my students. students struggle with completing the morning duties when it is their turn, I will praise them them to do their best and their peers will do the same because they too will have to take on

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happen everyday and encourage

the board. 10. If your name is listed next to song of the day you will introduce and lead the class in song. 11. If your name is next to lunch menu you will read what is for lunch to the class.

information and where we meet to get things done.

the role. I will explain to my students that we work as a team and are here to be each others cheerleaders.

Amanda Bird

Procedure Attention Getter

Steps 1. I will stand in any

Introduction At times, students

Rehearsal I will practice with my students by a little loud and carefree then I will do my attention getter. We might do this twice just so we can all get the hang of it.

Reinforcement To reinforce this procedure I will call out names who are correctly by saying thank you followed by their name. I will also explain to the students that this is not used to get people in trouble but to keep the classroom in a learning environment where we can hear each other and think.

area of the classroom; can get so focused with my teacher voice on their work and I will say, Bubbles in your mouth in 3,2,1! 2. Students will quiet down and keep quiet. 3. Right then I will say 1,2,3 all eye on me! 4. Students will look to teacher while still being quiet. 5. I will make announcement. other times students can become distracted fro doing their work. By implementing an attention getter this will be the sign in the classroom that I need my students attention and they need to have their listening ears on and bubbles in their mouths. By standing in any area of the room, my voice should be heard by all the students. By saying Bubbles in your mouth in 3,2,1 followed by eyes on me in 1,2,3 This will keep the room quiet and all students will be focused on me as I say my instruction.

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with each other participating

Bathrooms

1. Students will quietly line up, one-line boys and one-line girls by the door. 2. Students will get in line with hands behind their backs facing forward ready to exit classroom. 3. When we are all ready to go, I will open the door and students will walk outside and wait on the left side of the hallway still in line so I can lock the door. door we will walk to the bathrooms. 5. I will send in four students at a time into the bathroom. and dried. 6. I will call into the bathrooms next, and students must leave the bathroom so the next group can enter. 7. We wait for everyone to finish in the bathroom then we walk back as a class in our lines to our classroom.

After we complete our first two subjects of the day, around 10am we will take our first bathroom break as a class. It is important that we at least have as a class to ensure students use the bathroom and that I can see that they are really walking to the bathroom to use it. I will procedures in the lunch to the students to remind them. If students restroom during class they will have a buddy and will need to take my bathroom pass. They must also inform me so they know how many minutes they have to go and come back.

I will model how we line up, walk and enter the bathroom. One boy and girl student will how to do the bathroom correctly. This will happen for only the first week of school, throughout the year if I see it is no longer needed we will not go to the class and use the buddy system.

To reinforce this procedure I will call out students names who participating correctly by saying thank you followed by their name. I will also explain to the students that using the bathroom is a privilege, we use our time wisely in there so we can get back to learning. I will let students know that when they go to the bathroom they need to practice good hygiene and clean up after

be the model of are

one bathroom break procedure

4. Once I have locked the explain the

mornings and before bathroom as a

Hands must be washed need to use the

themselves.

Bathrooms

1. Students will quietly line up, one-line boys and one-line girls by the door. 2. Students will get in line with hands behind their backs facing forward ready to exit classroom. 3. When we are all ready to go, I will open the door and students will walk outside and wait on the left side of the hallway still in line so I can lock the door. door we will walk to the bathrooms. 5. I will send in four students at a time into the bathroom. and dried. 6. I will call into the bathrooms next, and students must leave the bathroom so the next group can enter. 7. We wait for everyone to finish in the bathroom then we walk back as a class in our lines to our classroom.

After we complete our first two subjects of the day, around 10am we will take our first bathroom break as a class. It is important that we at least have as a class to ensure students use the bathroom and that I can see that they are really walking to the bathroom to use it. I will procedures in the lunch to the students to remind them. If students restroom during class they will have a buddy and will need to take my bathroom pass. They must also inform me so they know how many minutes they have to go and come back.

I will model how we line up, walk and enter the bathroom. One boy and girl student will how to do the bathroom correctly. This will happen for only the first week of school, throughout the year if I see it is no longer needed we will not go to the class and use the buddy system.

To reinforce this procedure I will call out students names who participating correctly by saying thank you followed by their name. I will also explain to the students that using the bathroom is a privilege, we use our time wisely in there so we can get back to learning. I will let students know that when they go to the bathroom they need to practice good hygiene and clean up after

be the model of are

one bathroom break procedure

4. Once I have locked the explain the

mornings and before bathroom as a

Hands must be washed need to use the

themselves.

Putting things in our cubbies

1. Students will quietly sit at their desks. 2. Students desks are designated by color, I will call their color. The students will go to cubbies in groups of four. 3. When the color is called, those students will stand up with their belongings and walk nicely to the cubbies. 4. Once students reach their cubbies I will be gin to count to 30, students will know they only have till I count to 30 to put away or grab their

In the classroom we I will model do many activities and sometimes we need to put away and gather items from our cubby boxes. Now not ever single student can go to their cubby because it will get too can do what they need to do. By having the students go in groups of four based on the color their desks are grouped in this will avoid chaos to take place. It is how we walk and put out items away and take out items when we go to our cubbies. One group of students will be the role model of the will demonstrate the perfect way to go to our cubbies. This will happen as many times as possible because we do not

I will praise specific students and all the students if they are doing the procedure correctly. Students will also have the chance to earn Bird Bucks individually and as a class.

crowded and nobody procedure and

things. 5. When I finish counting to 30 students will make their way back to their seats and sit down and wait with their head down on their desk and no talking will be allowed. 6. I will call the nest color and the procedure will continue.

important that we are quick and quiet when we go to our cubbies so we can continue on to having fun and learning.

always go to out cubbies everyday. I will let students know that our cubbies should be kept nice and clean so we can get our items out quickly and have enough room for new items.