Classroom Behaviour Management Plan
Classroom Behaviour Management Plan
Classroom arrangement:
Students sit at table groups in order to allow them to collaborate with peers. Students are
trusted to choose who they sit next to at the start of the term. However, explain to the
students that this is a privilege, and the responsibility to make it work is on them. Remind
students that it is possible for them to be moved to a different seating spot if they have
shown that where they are sitting is not working.
Teacher may sit at the front of the class, but make sure to move around the classroom to
monitor student work.
Routines
Students line up outside the classroom in two lines, boys and girls. Teacher waits until 5
minutes after the bell rings to allow students time to get from the playground to class.
Students enter the classroom one line at a time and take their seats.
At the halfway point of the lesson (in a 90-minute lesson) students may take a toilet and
drink break. Make sure to state some time limit on this break and remind students that
there are other classes in session and the expectation is that they will be quiet while they
are walking past these classrooms.
At the end of the lesson, instruct students to pack up and stand behind their desks. Remind
students to pick up any rubbish on the floor around them. Once students are standing
behind their desks and quiet, they may be dismissed.
Guidelines
I believe that the establishing of clear expectations of behaviour and follow through are key
elements to success. When students know where the boundaries for their behaviour are,
they are less likely to spend time trying to push them. To have clear expectations, you must
have expectations that the students are able to remember, and that are easy for the
students to do. Effective follow through is paramount, if a warning is given, it needs to be
followed through with a consequence.
These guidelines stem from a set of beliefs that I am trying to encourage in my classroom.
- Everyone has a right to learn
- Everyone has a right to be heard
- Everyone is worthy of respect