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Classroom Management
Good discipline is created through good instructional management and need
not be associated with punishment. You may be tempted to handle discipline problems with a
get-tough attitude, but a positive approach can be more effective.
Prevent Off-task or Disruptive Behavior
Prevent disruptive behavior by maintaining lesson momentum and offering challenging experiences. Avoid
situations that put students in long lines or make them wait for the next activity. To hold students’
attention, write instructions for assignments, questions to ponder or curriculum-related puzzles to solve
on the chalkboard at the beginning of each class. Continuously monitor the classroom and encourage
students how to pay attention, follow directions and ask for help.
Keep Rules Simple
Students remember them better. Try teaching students to “take five”:
1. Eyes on speaker or work.
2. Talking on lesson topic only.
3. Bodies are seated properly.
4. Ears are open.
5. Hands and feet don’t disturb others.
Make Classroom Rules Stick
- Enlist your students’ when generating class rules. Doing so gives them ownership and sense
of responsibility.
- State rules positively and allow for student discussion and clarification. Post them and
provide handouts to return with a parent’s signature.
- Clearly state expectations and consequences.
- When necessary, enforce consequences and continue to remind students of expected behavior.
- Be sure to reward their successes and praise cooperation.
- Avoid using writing assignments as punishment so that students don’t equate writing with
negative consequences.
- Be consistent with your rules. Lack of enforcement diminishes a rule’s effectiveness.
- Review rules frequently and revise them as needed.
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