Classroom+Management+2

= **Routines and Procedures** = A high percentage of classroom management problems and related student discipline issues can be proactively handled through the establishment of classroom routines and procedures.


 * For this page, you have two tasks:**
 * 1) **Find 1 valuable web resource related to classroom routines and procedures and post the link on this page**
 * 2) **Post ideas for routines and procedures that could be implemented in a classroom**

**Web Resources for Routines and Procedures**

 * Creating Classroom Routines and Procedures - site from Scholastic that includes videos for routines and procedures in the classroom
 * [|Using Rituals and Tradition] - Article on Using Rituals and Traditions to Establish Classroom Community
 * //The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher//, Dr. Harry K. Wong
 * http://www.tats.ucf.edu/docs/eUpdates/ProgramEffectiveness-9.pdf - PDF
 * www.vcu.edu/ttac/images/**classroom**_**procedures**_activity.doc

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**Ideas for** Routines and Procedures

 * Have a visual schedule which allows students to be aware of activities
 * http://www.educationoasis.com/instruction/cm/routines.htm
 * Use specific times to coordinate specific activities i.e. reading mat at 8:25 every day
 * Model the routine or procedure for the students
 * Be as consistent as possible
 * Be decisive and stick to your routine as much as possible
 * Explain the rationale and purpose behind each procedure
 * Put up classroom goals
 * Create rules for the classroom together
 * Understand your materials
 * Homework basket
 * Entrance and exit strategies for students
 * Creative attendance strategies
 * Shadow clocks
 * Special Helpers
 * group routine