Welcome to Miss Baldwins

First Grade Classroom

Where learning is a Sweet
Experience!!

Classroom
Management
Plan
By: Kimberley Baldwin
Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDUC 122
Dr. Beisser

Table of Contents
Classroom Organization

pg. 3-5

Operations
Record keeping
If there is a substitute teacher
New students in the classroom
Keeping the class and desks orderly
Displaying student work
Star of the week

pg. 5-7
pg. 5
pg. 5
pg. 6
pg. 6
pg. 7
pg. 7

Disciplinary Policies and Professional Ethics

Communicating/Relationship with the students
Establishing initial group rules/expectations
Behavior Chart
Office Referral
Conflict on the playground
Tardiness
Getting work done
Cheating
Professionalism

pg. 7-11
pg. 7-8
pg. 8
pg. 8-9
pg. 9
pg. 9-10
pg. 10
pg. 10
pg. 10
pg. 11

Classroom Routines and Procedures

Prior to the beginning of school
Morning routine
Student sharing
Job helpers
Use of free time
Going on field trips
Homework
Activities to do when done with work early
Handing in papers
Passing out papers/announcements
Lining up for Recess, lunch, specials, and end of the day
Hall Procedure
Water Fountain/Bathroom procedures
Praising/motivating students

pg. 11-18
pg. 11-12
pg. 12-13
pg. 13
pg. 13-14
pg. 14
pg. 14
pg. 15
pg. 15
pg. 15
pg. 15-16
pg. 16
pg. 16
pg.17
pg. 17-18

Differentiation Policy

pg. 18-19

Parents

Classroom Organization
In my future classroom, I would like the kids to sit in groups of five so that they can
collaborate, but also work individually when it comes time. I didnt want to put them into rows
because I believe the kids would get distracted. The table would be named to go along with some
of the places in Candyland. Those would be Gingerbread House, Chocolate Fountain, Cupcake
Commons, Ice Cream Slopes, and Gumdrop Hills. I would change the tables around, so that the
students would get to be at the different places. My desk would be the Ice Palace as well. The
centers would be named as well to go with the different places. I decided to have a reading the
Lollipop Library on the right hand side, so that the kids can over there and pick out books to
read. There will be fiction and non-fiction books there as well. The non-fiction books will be
based on what we are talking about that day and it will change over the course of time. The
circles that are in the library are chairs/beanbags, so that the students can be comfortable. There
are two windows (one in the reading center and one outside of it) that will let in light. I put my
desk off to the side, so that I can see what my students are doing at their table, but also see what
is going on at the group work tables. The cylinder and cube by my desk is trash and recycling.
There is also a trash can (cylinder) by the sink. At the front of the classroom there is a triangle,
which is my chair when the students are up at the front. I like the idea of having them come up
and sit there or move around because I believe that students should move throughout the day so
they dont become bored or distracted. I have a conference table off to the side of the dry erase
board, so that if I need to work with a group of students I have a place to go without distracting
the rest of the students. The cross by the conference table is where the phone is if the students
need to call home or if someone calls the classroom. Across from the conference table is a
bookshelf that will just have the books for the guided reading that will be done in the classroom.
I would like to have an easel next to the dry erase board because I would like to have a morning
routine where the students answer a yes/no question about their weekend, a question that is
related to what we are going to talk about that day, or just a question that I am interested to know
the answer of. The shelves in the back of the room will be where there are extra supplies just in
case one of the students forgets some supplies at home. The cylinder on top of that shelf is the
sharpener and there will be extra sharpened pencils right next to it. Behind the reading center, I
have the students mailboxes, where they will put their library books when they get them, and
drawings they draw, and their Friday Folders will go in those as well. It will be the students
responsibility to check them and take the papers inside of them home. There will also be the
ELMO and a TV and DVD player there, so that if I need to use them, they are easily accessible,
but are also out of the way. I did not put in a science, social studies, or math area because where I
come from the students would go to different classrooms for those subjects. I believe that the
way that I set up my future classroom will work for me because I am able to get the kids up and
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moving, have room to get around, but at the same time, it encourages both individual and group
work.

Operational
Teacher record-keeping Procedures:
Just like my classroom, I would like to keep my area
clean by making sure that I have everything put away and
heave everything in the right places. I will have a filing
cabinet next to my desk that will have all of the graded
paper, personal information of the students, lesson plans,
and any IEP goals/behavior charts that are needed as well.
Each of the students will have their own folder in the
cabinet that will hold all of their things. When it comes
time for parent
teacher conferences, I will pull them out so that the parents are able to see where their child is in
the class and also see the work that they have done instead of just seeing the grades. I will have
an electronic grade book where I will enter all of the students grades immediately after they turn
in an assignment, but I will also have a paper grade book that will have the same information just
in case something happens to the electronic book.

If there is a Substitute Teacher

If there I have a substitute teacher, I will leave all of the material that they will need in the
bottom drawer of the filing cabinet or on my desk. When they collect papers for me to grade/put
in the grade, I will have a folder on my desk that says Papers to collect. I will not have the
substitute teacher put in grades because I do not believe that the substitute teacher needs to know
the grades of the students. If there are children that I know will need extra time, might be
difficult, or may need help with the assignments
that I plan for that day, I will make a
note of it and put it on my desk, so that the teacher
can see it. I will also supply the teacher
with a copy of our expectations and
procedures and emergency information
for me and all the students just in case
something were to happen.

New Student in the

Classroom
Growing up, I went to three different elementary schools and one year, I came in late, so I know
how it feels to be the new kids and disrupt the class. In my classroom, I hope that if I get new
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students during the year, I hope to let them know that they more than welcome in the classroom
and that there is nothing to be afraid of. If I get told that I am getting a new student before
actually getting one, I will let my students know so that they arent surprised and that way they
can also welcome that child. I will have extra nametags/desk tags on hand just in case I do get
new kids. At the beginning of the year, I hope to have a buddy system where students are paired
up and remind each other about the rules and procedures that will stay the
same throughout the year. If I get a new student, I will make sure
that the student has a buddy. Its scary coming to a school
where you dont know anybody, so having a buddy right
from the beginning is always helpful! The person that is
that childs buddy will help them learn the rules and
procedures and answer any questions they might have as
well. I will also have two folders for them; one to go home
with them every day and one that will go in my filing cabinet. Their
folder will include the rules and expectations of the classroom, the
schools calendar, my personal information, and that months lunch
calendar so that the parents can decide ahead of time what their child will
be eating for lunch each day. Also in the folder, I will write a little note for the parents letting
them know that they can contact me if they need to and will write down my phone number and
email. During those first few days, I will make sure that the student gets to know everybody in
the class and knows that the classroom is a safe environment for them.

Keeping the Classroom and Desks Orderly

For the classroom as a whole, at the beginning of school, I will let the students know that it is
important to respect everything in the classroom and that if we use an item we need to make sure
they put it back. As for the desks, I know from personal experience that childrens desk get
messy really quickly and sometimes things may get lost in there. Because of this, I would like to
implement a designated time every Friday where, we as a class, clean. The students will clean
out their desks and I will work on cleaning my area. I will write on the board what needs to be in
their desks. If they find things that needed to be finished or turned in, I will have them bring it to
me. They will put whatever doesnt belong in their desks back where they need to be or in their
cubby to take home. At the beginning of school, I will encourage the students to take
responsibility for their desks and if they do that and their desk is clean when it comes time for
the whole class to clean, they will be able to choose something from the Candyland Treasury and
will be able to read, draw a picture, or another task that they can choose.

Displaying Student Work

I believe that having the students work displayed is a great motivator for the students. I always
liked seeing my work displayed and it made me want to do my best. Because of this, I would like
to have a bulletin board both inside and outside of my classroom that will display student work.
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The one that will be outside our classroom will be for seasonal work. This will be where we put
our pumpkins, what we are thankful for, and much more when it comes to the different seasons.
It will be decorated so that the people that pass our classroom can see how hard the first graders
are working. The bulletin board inside of the classroom will be decorated with the Candyland
theme and will be more for weekly work. Every week, I hope to have some sort of craft that the
students can do and that we can put up. The craft that we
will do will have to do will either have to do with the lesson
or it will be a drawing that I had them make at the beginning
of the class on one of the days during the week. I will also
have a Star of the week section on the bulletin board
inside the classroom.

Star of the week

Star of the week will be a showcase of a student. Each
week it will be a different student. I will have them fill out a
sheet that is all about them and have them bring in 2-4
pictures. They will get the piece of paper saying that they are Star of the week on Friday and
they will bring in their materials on the following Monday. I will have that student share their
information with the class, so that they are able to understand what the pictures are. I believe that
by doing this it helps the class get to know each other and gets the students involved.

Disciplinary Procedures and Professional Ethics

Communication/ Relationship with the students
Like I have said above, I believe that having a safe, fun classroom is the best. I plan to
accomplish this by having a great relationship with all of my students. I believe that this is
important because all of the students, even the ones that are hard to like, need to be reassured that
they are important and taken care of. It is like Aggie Jones says Sometimes the kids that are the
hardest to like need you the most. Every kid needs their teacher because that is who teaches
them in school. At the beginning of the year, I will take a picture of all of my students and put
them on posters next to their names. I will put these posters up on the wall, so that everybody
sees their smiling faces and knows what kind of classroom they are in. The posters also allow for
anybody who comes in to the classroom to see who is in the class. Making personal connections
with the kids lets them know that you care for them and that they are in a classroom where
everybody is included. I plan on connecting with the students by letting them know who I am. I
am going to display things that I like around the classroom, so that the students know who I am.
There will be snow globes placed around the room, along with Wizard of Oz memorabilia. These
are things that I love and I want my kids to know that. I will also put a few pictures and some
facts about me on a poster next to the whiteboard, so that on those first few days, the students
really get to know me. Throughout the year, I hope to tell my students tons of interesting stories
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from when I was a kid and really let them into my life. By doing this, I hope that my students
understand that I will always be there for them and that if they need anything, they need only
ask.

Establishing initial Group rules/expectations

As a class, we will come up with rules, a mission statement, and positive expectations that we
will all follow in the classroom and outside of it (in the hallways and/or different classrooms). I
believe that by participating in the making of the rules, mission statement, and the expectations
the students are more likely to follow them. If at the end of the discussion, we are missing an
important rule, I will ask the students if it is ok if I put that rule/expectation in. In a classroom, it
is always a good idea to have rules and positive expectations written out and posted in the
classroom, so that the students are able to see them and that is what I will do after we have
finished the discussion about these different ideas. I will let the kids know that I expect them to
start practicing these rules today and that our class will be better for it.

Behavior Chart
I really like this idea of the candy and gumball machines as the
item that gets moved. In my classroom, I would have a similar
chart. It would go blue, purple, green, yellow, and red. Each
student will have a gumball machine with their name on it and it
will start on green. During the day, they have the chance to
move it up, but they also can move it down depending on how
they behave throughout the day. The students start with 4
gumball stickers in their machine. If they move up, they get one
sticker. If they move down, they have to take a gumball out of
the machine(I will talk more about this in praising/motivating
students on page 16).

Blue Candy: The students are able to move up their

they can get

gumball machine depending on their behavior. The way that

it to the blue candy is by doing random acts of kindness and
have a positive attitude. The students that get to this candy go
above and beyond expectations.

Purple Candy: The students that move their gumball machine to this candy are students
that are following directions and are trying. These are students that are listening and following
rules.

Green Candy: The students start on this piece of candy at the beginning of the day. It
signifies that the students are ready to learn and are ready to pay attention.
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Yellow Candy: If the students are not following classroom rules or expectations, they will
be asked to move their gumball machine down to the yellow candy. This is the warning stage.

Orange Candy: If the students are asked to move their gumball machine down to the
orange candy are not following directions and/or behaving. If the student moves their clip to this
candy, they will come and sit next to me while working on work and will have to walk next to
me in the hallway on the way to a different classroom, lunch, lunch, and recess unless they move
their clip back up again sometime during the day.

Red candy: If the students are asked to move their gumball

machine down to the red candy, that student has not been following
directions continuously or are causing trouble and not keeping their
hands to themselves, they will be sent to another classroom to fill out
a note. I will write it down in the grade book when a kid gets to red,
so that I know if they are misbehaving all of the time or just once in
awhile.
After the student has filled out the responsibility sheet, they will
come back to the class and hand the paper to me. I will look over it
to make sure that they wrote down what had happened. I will then
talk to the student about his/her choices and then they will put the
paper in their backpack in order to get one of their parents to sign it.
They will then bring it back to me and I will put it in their records
folder to keep track of.

Responsibilty Sheet
What did you do to move your
clip to the red candy?
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
What do you need to do to fix
your behavior?
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
Parent Signature
_______________________________

Office Referral: If the student gets an office referral, they bypass the different candy stages
and go straight to the office. This would happen if a student gets in a fight, disrupts the class
severely, or disrespects a teacher and/or student. If I cannot handle a student myself, then that is
when they will go to the office. I would like to avoid this stage at all costs because I do not want
anyone thinking that I cannot manage my class. If a student does get an office referral, they will
take their responsibility sheet with them and work on it in the office. I will also let my principle
know if there are any major issues in my classroom. If a student gets an office referral, this is
also when the parents will be called because I believe that they need to be aware of when the
behavior is happening.

Conflict on the Playground

If there is a conflict on the playground, the student will have to move their gumball machine clip
once they get back into the classroom depending on how bad the behavior was. Also depending
on what the behavior was, the child could get an office referral. During recess, if a conflict arises,
the student will be told not to play with that child(remove themselves from the situation), but if it
is still happening, the student(s) will sit with the teacher on duty until recess is over. The teacher
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on duty will also talk to that student about their choice and talk about other choices they had
instead of doing what they did.

Tardiness
If a student is late to school, they will need to go to the office first to get a tardy slip. When
coming into their classroom, the student will know after the first couple of weeks to come in
quietly, put the tardy slip on my desk, and start to do what the other students are doing. When we
start to work on something, that assignment will be put on the missing students desks. If a
student comes in late, they will be expected to start working on their assignment and if they have
questions they need to talk to their buddy (from above in the new student section) first and then
come talk to me.

Getting Work Done

If a student is not getting their work done, instead of taking time out of their recess to work on it,
I will have the student work on it the following morning. Every morning when the students come
in each morning, there will be an assignment on their desk for them to complete. If a student
does not finish an assignment, they will hand me the assignment that I will put in the folder
Work not done. The next day I will look in that folder to see if there are assignments. If there
are assignments, I will put the assignment on that students desk for them to work on during the
morning routine. I will also have a designated time on Friday for assignments that didnt get
done. If no one has any assignments that they need to do, it will be time for the kids do
something fun.

Cheating
I hope that this never happens, but just in case, it will not be tolerated. Cheating is never a good
thing and I want the kids to know that. Cheating doesnt show me what they are capable of when
I know that they are smarter than that. If a student does cheat, it will result in them having to
move their gumball machine down two candies and the parents will be called. I will also talk to
the student independently when time allows and not in front of the other students. Even if a
student cheats, their pride and their sense of belonging does not need to be diminished, so we
will talk in private and I will not call them out in front of the rest of the class.

Professionalism
Because I am a teacher and I am always modeling what to do with my students, it is important
that as a professional I keep professionalism a high priority. Collaborating with other teachers is
an important piece to being an effective teacher and because of that I will need to keep an open
mind and be willing to contribute ideas. Showing that professionalism is high on my list of what
to do will help me with my relationships with the teachers and the administrators in the school
that I am at. As much as I would like to say that people dont gossip about other people, I cannot
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say that it does not happen. Throughout my career there is no doubt in my mind that I will come
upon conversations where someone is talking negatively about another person or a student. If I
am around when this happens, I will keep myself out of it. I will keep myself out of it by leaving
the conversation, try to change the subject, or just not say anything and wait until the
conversation moves to a different topic. As much as I would want to say something to that person
on how rude they are being, I will use my restraint to not say anything. It is like my mom has
always told me if you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything at all! I will try my
hardest to stay out of these kinds of conversations because no one needs these kinds of
conversations in a school where we are supposed to be role models for the kids. To help with
keeping up my professionalism as well, I will dress appropriately for the job and will talk in a
way that shows my professionalism. I will remember that I need to be professional because the
students pay attention to what teachers do and say. Because of this, we as teachers, need to make
sure that we dont do anything that the students can copy or take home to their parents.
If I do not agree with the leadership strategies or views of my principal, I will basically still have
the same concept as above. Even though I may not agree with something that my principle is
doing, I will not get in his way because he is our leader and I have to believe that he is doing
what is best for our students and our school. If the principle does want to know what I think, then
I will let him/her know, but if they do not ask, I will not say because it is not my place to.

Classroom Routines and Procedures

Prior to the beginning of school
Prior to the first day of school, I would like to reach out to my students that will be in my class
along with their families. I will do this by sending out a personal note to both the students and
the parents. With the note will be the list of supplies that the child will need specifically for my
class. For the parents, there will be a sheet of paper that will have the different opportunities that
they can help with. I would like to have the parents to help out because I want them to believe
that they also belong. I will also try to contact them via phone as well because I would ideally
like to try to visit my students before the first day of school. I would like to do this because I
believe that if the students know who I am before they see me in school, they will understand me
and will hopefully have a sense of belonging even before stepping a foot into the classroom.
When I was younger, I remember getting to meet my teacher and see my classroom before the
first day of school and I have always liked that. Because of that, I would like to invite the parents
and the students that are in my class to an open house, if the school doesnt have one, where they
are able to see where they will be learning. This is a great opportunity for the students because it
allows for them to know where their classroom is so they dont end up in the wrong classroom
on the first day. It also is helpful because the students are able to see the layout of the room and
see where they need to put their book bag and where they will be sitting at the beginning of the
year. Ideally, on this night, I would like the parents to bring the supplies that I asked them to get.
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I would then have the students put their supplies away. I would like to do this before school starts
because it allows for the students to come in on the first day without a heavy backpack, but it
also saves time on the first day of school. Instead of having to get everything organized, the
students and I could be starting our day and getting to know each other and the rules/expectations
of the year.

Morning routine
When the students first come in in the morning, there will be a routine that they follow. During
the first few days of school, we will practice the many routines that they will have. The morning
routine is the most important one, I believe, because it sets the mood of what they day will be
like. The morning routine that we will follow will be as follows:
-The students will come in from outside and hang their coats and backpacks up in their lockers
quietly.
-They will then take their popsicle stick off the top
of the bookshelf next to the door and put it in one of
the three lunch choice buckets; hot lunch, cold
lunch, packed lunch.
- If there are any library books or any work that they
need to turn in, they will put them in the correct
baskets/trays.
-The students then will go to the front of the
classroom and read the yes/no question and answer
it
by putting a block in the yes bin or the no bin.
-After answering the question, the students will go to their desks and take their morning work off
of their chair.
-They will put their chair down carefully and start working on the morning work
-As the students work on their assignment, I will tally the lunch totals and write them down. By
doing this, I am able to see what students are here and which ones arent.
-If there are students that are not there, I will ask their neighbor to take their neighbors chair off
of the desk and put it on the ground.
-We will then come together on the carpet and talk about what day it is, the schedule, what the
weather is, talk about the yes/no questions, and any unfinished business or announcements that I
might have.

Student Sharing
For student sharing, there will be a classroom sharing bucket. At the beginning of the year, the
supplies list will include some extra supplies on it like glue, pencils, markers, crayons, and
colored pencils. When these come in at the end of the year, I will put together a bucket that will
have all of these supplies in it. At each desk, a student will have a cup that has their scissors,
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their two pencils, glue, and coloring supplies. If they need another glue stick or something else
that they dont have at their desk, they can go up to the community bucket and grab what they
need. If they take something out of it, it is their responsibility that they put it back, so that the
supplies in that bucket dont run out.

Job Helpers
In my classroom, there will be jobs that the kids will have. They will change every week and will
be posted on the wall so that the students can look and remember what their job is. All students
will get the chance to participate in the
jobs and will get to experience the
different ones. By having the kids do jobs,
it gives them responsibility and that is
important for young kids to have. I would
like my cards with the jobs on them to
look like the picture. I will have some of
those jobs as well, but there are some that I
would like that are not on the picture. The
jobs that I would like to have in my
classroom are the following:

Line Leader: For this job, the student

gets to be at the front of the line whenever
we line up to go to a different area in the school.

Door Holder: For this job, the student is the second in line. When we go through a door that
needs to be held open, that student is in charge of making sure that the door is open for all of the
students to get through. If there is more than one door to go through, a student will be an
honorary door holder for that trip.

Paper Passer: For this job, the student will help me pass out papers. They will be in charge
of making sure that all students get a paper. If a student is absent, the student will put the paper
on their desk anyway and then I will go back later and put it in their absent folder.

Teachers Helper: For this job, the student will assist me with the morning routine by
putting the weather piece on the board for that day. This student will also help out by going to
other classrooms if needed in order to give a message.

Librarian: For this job, the student will be the third person in line. This student will also be in
charge of taking the basket with books in it to the library when it is our day to go. They are also
in charge of bringing the basket back.

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Light helper: For this job, the student is in charge of turning out the light to our classroom
whenever the whole class leaves. The student will also turn the lights back on when we come
back.

Lunch Manager: For this job, the student is in charge of grabbing the bucket that have the
packed lunches in it. They are to take it to the designated spot. After lunch is over, they are in
charge of bringing it back to our classroom.

CLean helper: For this job, the student will be in charge of making sure that the centers
and tables are picked up after being used. If not, the student will let me know and I will have the
last people there help clean.

Use of free time

When there is time where we arent doing anything, the students will have free time. During free
time, the students are allowed to play with the board games that will be in the classroom. They
can also play a game that involves the whole class. Another thing that they can do is watch
content related videos that I will find and pull up for them to watch. This allows for them to keep
thinking about what we are working on instead of doing something that doesnt have a purpose.

Going on Field Trips

When we go on field trips as a class, as a grade, or as a school, the students are expected to take
home a field trip permission form that needs to be signed by a parent and then returned to me. If
a student does not return a permission slip, they will not be able to go. When we go on field trips,
the classroom expectations and rules will still be in effect. Whenever we go on a field trip, along
with the permission slip, I will send a sheet of paper home that describes the field trip and why
we are taking it. The field trips that we will take will be related to the lesson that we are learning
or will be related to the school. When we go on field trips, I will ask for parents to help
volunteer/chaperone in order to help keep track of all of the kids. Once we return from a field
trip, the students will write in their journals talking about their experience and any questions that
they might have. We will talk about the trip as a whole class after wards and also make a thank
you card(s), so that the people in the community know that we are grateful that they let us come.

Homework
When there is homework, I will pass it out the students Homework Folders with their homework
in it. The students will know to get it done and to put it right back into the folder. When coming
to class the next day, they will turn in their Homework Folder to me during the morning routine.
If a student does not get their homework done, they will work on it instead of doing the morning
assignment.

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Activities to do when done with work early

When we are working on assignments or activities, some kids may
get done with their work sooner than when time is up. Thinking of
activities that students can do when they are done are important to
think of. When students are done before time is up, I would have
them look at this poster on the wall. They would have to choose an
activity based on the choices. One thing that they cannot do is
repeat. When students are done multiple times throughout the year,
they cannot pick the same thing over and over again. They have to
do all of them at least once and cannot alternate between two. They
have to explore the different choices and decide what would work
best. For the activity that says Draw a Picture, I would include under
that content related. If a student chooses to do that choice I would
like them to draw what they think they learned that day. Depending on what kind of assignment
was being worked, I would tell the students if help your friend was ok for that day or if today
was not a day for that. Overall, I would like to incorporate a chart like this in my classroom that
gives the students choices but they still work on reading, writing, or the content.

Handing in papers
Turning in papers can be a very disorganized process. Because of this, I would like to incorporate
a better way of doing just that. When the students are turning in their homework folders in the
morning, I would like them to put them in my chair at the front of the class. During the day,
when we are working on assignment, I would like the students to turn in their work in a bin that I
will either have in front of my desk or on my desk. They will turn it upside down, so that nobody
can compare their work to others. If there are assignments that they finish and are ones that do
not need to be turned in, the students will put that work in their cubbies. The students will be
expected to put those papers in their Friday Folder that is in their cubby, so that when it comes to
the end of the week, they are organized and know what is going home.

Passing out Papers/ Announcements

If there are papers that need to be passed out for an assignment, the paper helper will help pass
those papers out. If there is more than one sheet of paper that needs to be passed out, I will ask
another student to help pass the papers out. If there are graded papers that need to be passed out,
I would have the students go and grab their Friday Folder out of their cubby. I would then pass
out the graded papers and would have them put it in their folder. They would then take the folder
back to their cubby.

Lining up for recess, lunch, specials, & end of day

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When it is time to go to recess, lunch, specials, and at the end of the day, the students will be
expected to push in their chairs and not run to the door. The Line Leader will be first in line, the
door holder second, and the light helper third. I will have those students line up first. After those
students have lined up, I will have the rest of the students line up by table. The students will
know that they will be dismissed to get in line by table and it will be based on who is the quietest
and then go from there. The students will learn this through procedure and practice.

Hall Procedure
When we are going through the halls, the students will know that they need to follow the rules
and expectations of our classroom. Based on what I have seen from my practicum teacher, I am
going to have two different things going on. One idea that I have is teach the kids the saying Zip
it, Lock it, and put it in
your pocket! I will demonstrate the motions that go
with it and
through practice, the students will understand that their
voices need to be off when we are going through the hall. At
the
beginning of the year, I will explain to them that even
though we arent in class, there are other classes going on.
We wouldnt like it if a loud class walked by our room and
disrupt our lesson, so we shouldnt do it to other classes.
Another idea I have is a game. This game encourages children
to
behave while going through the halls. I would draw a chip out of a
box
with a kids name on it. This kid would be the Mystery Walker. Only I
know who that kid is, but I would encourage the kids by
saying that it could be any one of them. If the student
that is the Mystery Walker follows all the rules, they
get to pick something out of the Candyland Treasury, but
if that student does not, then their name goes back into
the
box. If all of the students follow the rules in the
hallway, they will get a coin to go towards their class party.

Water Fountain/Bathroom Procedures

Throughout the day, students are going to need water and bathroom breaks. I will encourage my
students to bring water bottles that they can have on their desks as long as they wont be
distractions, so that they dont have to leave the classroom. If a student does need to get a drink
of water, there will be a pass that says water pass. They will take them with them to get a drink
of water. If a student goes to get a drink, they should only take about 2 minutes. If the student
comes back after 2 minutes, they will have to take a gumball sticker off of their gumball machine
clip. For the bathroom breaks, I plan on doing something a little different than passes. Aggie
Jones explained that if you have a kid take that pass with them to the classroom, they have a ton
of bacteria on it and it s disgusting. Instead of a pass, I would like to have hand sanitizers as
passes. There will be two(candyland themed of course!) bottles; one that says boys and the other
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that says girls. When a student needs to go to the bathroom, all they have to do is go and get the
hand sanitizer that goes with their gender and put it on their desk. Once it is on their desk, they
can go to the bathroom. When they come back from the bathroom, they students will pump some
sanitizer into their hand and put the bottle back. A bathroom break should only take about 5
minutes. If a student comes back late, they will do the same thing that they do if they come back
late form getting water.

Praising/Motivating Student
I believe that by motivating students, they do their work
and are successful. There are a lot of ways to praise and
motivate students I have found. One way is through
encouraging words, verbal and written. I love telling kids
how great of a job they are doing and that they are trying
really hard. I also love writing that on their work! I will
also have stickers that say encouraging words and words
of praise so that the students can see that they are doing
good and that I am proud of them. Other than words
verbal and written of praise, I do have other ideas to help
motivate kids. As a whole class, I want to do 3 pieces of
paper that have been split up into 10 boxes each. I will
put these above the whiteboard so that everybody can see it. The students have to fill up all 30
boxes with the fake coins that I have. They can earn a coin in many different ways. The ways
that they can earn these coins are by all following the rules in the hallway, behaving for a
substitute, behaving on a field trip, everybody has a good, and many more. When all of the boxes
are filled with a coin, the students get to decide what they want to do. They can have extra recess
time, have a class party, get to watch a movie, have free time, or something else that they come
up with. Whatever they decide, we will enforce the decision on a Friday, so that it is a great
introduction to the weekend. Other than whole class motivation, I have individual motivation. I
will have this treasure chest in a corner called the Candyland Treasury. In the treasure chest,
there will be goodies. It will have things like pencils, erasers, silly things, bottles of play-dough,
and much, much more. When a student gets to pick from the treasure chest, they get to pick one
thing. They get to pick from the Candyland Treasury in two differet ways. The first way is
through filling up their gumball machine clip with gumball stickers. They earn the stickers
whenever their clip is moved up and lose a sticker when it is moved down. When the gumball
machine is full, they will get a prize. Another way that they can get a prize from the Candyland
Treasury is through getting all of their stars on their Star Student card Punched. Around the card
are stars. When a student stays on green or above the whole day, they get one of their stars
punched. Once all of the stars are punched, they are allowed to choose a prize. These different
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motivation techniques are good ways to get the students involved and making the right choices.
It also gets them interested in school and to pay attention. Because of this, I cannot wait to
implement these techniques in my classroom.

Differentiation Policy
For students who dont understand
Not all students learn at the same pace. Because of this, I know that there will be times when I
have students in my classroom that may take longer on assignments, may not work well with
other students, and may need quieter places
to do assignments. I believe that it is my
responsibility as a teacher to help students
succeed. Even if a student does take
longer to understand, I still need to make
sure that that student is succeeding and has
all the help that they need. I plan on helping
the students that are struggling in many
different ways. Whenever there is an
assignment, I will make sure to have many
examples so that students understand what
they are doing. Also so that if a student
needs to come up and look at the example, they can. With all of my lessons, I hope to have a lot
of repetition, so that the students that are struggling will start to grasp the concept. If a student
needs more time, they will get it. For each student, it may be different on how much extended
time they get, but they will get the time that they need. If there are students that dont work well
with others, I will help them as much as I can or they can do the work independently. I will ask
them which they prefer, but I will not make them uncomfortable in my classroom. Whenever I
give directions for an assignment, not only will I write them down on the board, but I will also
say them verbally, and make sure that the students either have the directions on their paper or
they will be provided with the directions. In this way, the students have many places to look for
the directions and were able to hear them just in case they are struggling readers. In a classroom,
there might also be students with behavior plans or special education services (IEPs). If this is
the case, then it is important that during the school day, I make sure that I am in contact with the
individual people that might be helping that student. In this case, it is important that I make sure
that I am doing what needs to be done with assignments and cooperating with the other teachers.
In my classroom, I want my students to know that it doesnt matter if they are a struggling
learner. What matters is that they are trying and working towards succeeding in the assignments
they do and I will help them with that.

Gifted Learners
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In a class, there may not only be students that are struggling. There may also be students that of a
higher ability. If this is the case, I would like to make sure that in my class, that none of those
students ever feel bored with what they are doing and are always being challenged to think
higher than their grade level. If I have students that are gifted or higher ability students, I would
like to have them work together in a lot of assignments. For assignments, I would want them to
go bigger than just a worksheet. I want them to be able to show me what they can do. If this
means that they jump ahead a unit in math, then that is what I will let them do. It may take a lot
of work, but if those students stay at the same unit with us, they will get bored and no kid should
be bored with school. The students in my class that are gifted will get open-ended assignments
that allow them to explore a concept even deeper than we are. Knowing that a student is gifted
will help me with grouping as well. I would not place the gifted learners with students that are at
level or below level because it is not their job to teach those students; it is mine. Ideally, in my
classroom, I would like to help those students achieve a higher level of thinking, and hopefully, I
will.

Parents
Communication with parents
Staying in contact with the parents allows for them to know what their child is doing in school
and allows for me to know if there is anything going on at home. Like I said in the prior to
school section, I would like to start my communication off with the parents before school even
starts. I would like to make sure that they know who I am and my contact information if they
ever need to get a hold of me for any reason. I would also like to communicate with the parents
by sending home newsletters every other week or every month. This lets the parents know what
their child is doing in school and what events are happening in our class and at the school itself. I
will personally send out an email to all the parents inviting them to volunteer whenever I need
volunteers. Keeping up communication with the parents is very important and I need to make
sure that the parents know that they are included in my class, even though they arent in the
class. By having parent volunteers, it gets the parents involved. I will have parent volunteers
whenever we go on field trips, have a class party, if I need help setting up for an event, and much
more. I hope to have great communication with my students parents and hope that they enjoy it
as well.

Parent Conferences
Every year, there are parent conferences. It is the best time of the year, I believe. At parent
teacher conferences, it allows for me to show the parents their students successes and all their
great work. At every parent conference, I will pull out the folders that have the students names
out of the filing cabinet. In each folder will be tests, assignments, writings, drawings, and any
other papers that I have kept for each child. I will show the folder to the parents and have them
look through it. I will let them look at it and explain anything if I need to or they have any
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questions about what they see. Parent conferences are also a time to address any needs or
concerns either that I have or that the parents have. I want the parents to know that they can tell
me anything and I will try to work on whatever they tell me I need to do. These conferences not
only help the parents understand, but it helps me understand as well and because of that I will do
everything I can to make parent conferences go smoothly.

Resources
Wong, Harry K., and Rosemary T. Wong. The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective
Teacher. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, 2009. Print.
I got the candyland themed pictures and the Im done poster from google and then just clicked
view image.
I used some ideas from my practicum teacher this last semester and this semester; Molly
Peterson, 1st grade, Greenwood Elementary and Shauna Jansen, Kindergarten, Madison
Elementary.
I created the Responsibility Sheet based on what a video or person told us about having kids take
responsibility for what they did.
Candy Behavior Chart: http://kindergartencenter.blogspot.com/search?updatedmax=2012-07-14T13:48:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=28&by-date=false

Mystery Walker and Hand sanitizer picture:

thefirstgradefairytales.blogspot.com/2013/06/doubly-whammy-two-linkys-in-one.html
Star Student picture: dandelionsdragonflies.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-behavior-managementplan.html

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