Professional Documents
Culture Documents
My Philosophy
First Day
Greet and welcome my students as they arrive
Get to know each other by doing ice breakers.
Establish rules, routines and
expectations
Practice routines
Take first day of school pictures
Sign policies and no bullying contracts
Classroom Policies
Create policies and consequences together as a class.
Examples of policies include:
Be respectful
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Be a good citizen (share, care for others, help each other)
Keep your hands and other body parts to yourself
Be prepare at all times
Classroom Procedures
Beginning the day by
Greeting and giving a high five to students at the door
Putting backpacks in designated area and eat breakfast
Carpet time to get the day started by doing fun activities and then
going over our objectives for the day.
End the day by:
Cleaning up classroom
Packing fifteen minutes before dismissal time
Taking time to relax and reflection (read a book aloud, play games,
write in journal)
Have a teacher mailbox, absent folders, homework and classwork bins, etc.
Rewards
Class Dojo store (stickers, candy, no
homework pass)
Positive notes to take home
Student Motivation
Hands-on activities
Changing classroom setting
Using encouragement words
Set classroom goals and values