My teacher’s classroom management plan is that the students have color cards on their desk. She uses Velcro to put little circles on their desks so that they can be removed to put a different color on their desk. The colors are green-for good behavior which is the starting point that the students start at each day, yellow-students have done something to get moved to the next color for example forgetting to get homework signed or not stopping a certain behavior after they were asked once, red-students will get switched to this because they have continually been showing bad behavior. I have never seen my teacher put a student on red yet so I am not 100% sure if that is right about what happens when a student goes on red.
In order to avoid unnecessary interruptions is that she does not let the students get up to get a drink of water or anything else they may need to do out of their seat during a lesson. If the teacher is talking and teaching the lesson then the students cannot get out of their seat. The students are only allowed to get out of their seat when they are working individually. This allows for the class to not be interrupted during the instructional period of the lesson.
Another way my supervising teacher avoids unnecessary interruptions is that she has really good transitions. There are never really any times throughout the day that the students are sitting around doing nothing. My teacher allows goes from one thing to the next by getting the students attention by saying, “3…2…1…Readers come back.” This allows the students to get focused again and allows them to be focused on the teacher.
My Classroom Management Plan:
Guiding Principals:
1. Learning should be fun!
2. Being respectful to everyone is a must.
3. The environment is always free of bullying.
4. Students should always have a positive attitude towards everything.
Classroom Rules:
1. No BULLYING!!
2. Be respectful at all times.
3. No talking when others are talking.
4. Keep hands to yourself at all times.
Routines:
-When the students enter the classroom in the morning they will take everything out of their backpacks and place it in their desks. After doing that the students will place their backpacks in a bin near the door.
- The students will then sit down at their desks and will work on the bell work assigned for that day.
-When the students line up they will line up in alphabetical order, in a single file line in front of the door. The students will walk down the hallway with their hands behind their backs in order to prevent students touching each other. The students will also not talk while walking in a line.
- Depending on the school I will either have set times to go to the bathroom as a whole class or I will have the student that needs to use the bathroom they will put two fingers up. This all depends though on the rules of the school.
- If a student wants a drink of water the student will put one finger up and I will acknowledge them to go to the bathroom.
-In order to get the students attention I will count down from 5, I will speak loud in order to get their attention. I will also call for eyes to be on me when everyone is ready.
Behavior Plan:
I plan on having the color card system, depending on the grade I teach this will be modified.
1. The students start everyday on green.
2. If the student misbehaves and does not stop after one warning they get moved to yellow. If the student is on yellow at the end of the day the student will get a note home. The parent must sign the note otherwise it will result in the student being on yellow the next day.
3. If the student is constantly disobeying the rules and what the teacher is saying the student will be moved to red. If the student is still on red by the end of the day, the student’s parents will receive a phone call home.
4. If the student’s behavior improves then the student will be told to move their color back.
5. If a student was however on red at one point in time throughout the day the student will still get a note home to be signed even if the student is back on green. The student was being so disruptive to get that far their parents still need to be informed of their earlier behavior. The teacher will explain that their color did get changed back and why it got changed back.
