Classroom Procedures:
In order for a classroom to serve as a great vessel for learning, there has to be some hard fast procedures put into place. But fear not! This process is painless. It just requires consistency and lots of room to teach, rehearse, and reinforce the necessary behaviors. Harry Wong, who is a classroom management guru, has created an extensive list here (page 3) on common procedures that will be taught in the classroom. As adults it is easy to forget that we had to learn how to do things at one point, and ladies and gentlemen, this here is that point! If you are interested in seeing more, click on the link above. Below you will find three examples of procedures that I will be teaching, rehearsing, and reinforcing in the classroom. Please feel free to ask me for further information if you so desire! Remember everyone,
Practice makes Perfect!
Practice makes Perfect!
Teaching Morning Procedures.
In order to create consistency and security with our students, every morning will begin the same.
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Teaching Transitions to the Carpet.
I believe in movement through out the day. In order to be able to keep that mobility, transitions must be seamless.
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Teaching Call and Response.
With all of the fun and learning that we will be doing, it is important for the students to learn a couple of signals in order to refocus their attention on me when the time is right.
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Rehearse.
With all of our procedures, it is very important that the students have the opportunity to rehearse. To begin, they will go through a series of planned rehearsals to practice how the procedures will be done. As the days progress, they will randomly be asked to rehearse the procedure as the year continues forward, as a subtle reminder for what is expected of them.
Reinforce.
In order to properly teach children procedures, I believe in reinforcement of the behaviors. They will be reminded verbally as well as visually. There will be posters through out the room, reminding students of the expected procedures. They will be clearly written as well as reinforced with pictures when necessary. Small reminders may also be modified to fit desk tops for students in need of an extra visual reminder.
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