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You always want to nip small problems early before they become larger problems. Developing an effective plan to discipline your students is important for effective classroom management. Three problems that seem small, but are actually quiet big are 1) Students shouting out, 2) Students wandering around the classroom, and 3) Students that need an attitude check or a keep-it-clean language reminder. To keep things simple, I made three behavior cards, which you can copy onto different colored pa

This poster helps me regulate the volume in my classroom. Modeling what each level sounds and looks like at the start of the year makes it a lot easier when I need my students to transition from a 4 to a 1 quickly. You can even cut out a white arrow out of paper and use it to mark at which level you are learning.

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Are you happy with how your students exit, or are you finding yourself resentfully tidying up your classroom after your students leave? Solution: A two-minute countdown routine and poster! When I announce “Two minute count-down!” I see students pick things up off the floor, check the HW board, put papers away, and thank their partners for various things. This way I end the class just like I started it; Students are calm, in their seats, and ready to listen.

Print this class poster and laminate it. Add and subtract points according to class or group behavior. You can use this to monitor academic behavior (class/group with the highest test scores), general behavior (class/group with the most participation), or a specific behavior (how many shout outs there are in a period.) I've used it for a variety of things, including keeping score in a review game. I've found that simply recording data, whether good or bad, is a great visual way students can s

Start of the school year classroom decoration