Your Classroom Management Plan

Introduction: Classroom Management Plan for a Kindergarten classroom

Classroom Goals
§ Always do your best and think positive
§ Develop social skills, motor skills, and responsibility
§ To recognize the components of a calendar with days, weeks, and months
§ To write first and last name
§ To recognize and write all letters of the alphabet- upper and lowercase
§ Identify how to sort, organize, and classify objects
§ To recognize numbers 0 through 30
§ Basic single-digit addition and subtraction
§ Know the correct sound that each letter makes
§ To recognize sight words
§ To recognize common shapes
§ To recognize basic colors § The four seasons/weather
§ Basic time sense
§ Know how to handle a book properly. Where the title is, author, illustrator, spine, etc.

Guidelines for Success

§ Ask questions
§ Share new ideas
§ Be prepared
§ Be respectful
§ Be responsible
§ Listen to your teacher and classmates
§ Make good choices
§ Have fun
§ Be safe
§ Participate
§ Teachers will engage students in lessons and model correct behaviors and expectations

Classroom Rules
§ Follow directions
§ Raise your hand when you want to speak
§ Raise your hand when you want to get out of your seat
§ Keeps hands and feet to yourself. Refrain from touching your classmates § No bullying
Consequences for Classroom Rule Violations
§ Hold class meetings to discuss violations, issues, and possible solutions
§ Give non-verbal and verbal reminders effectively
§ Give warning
§ Track progress
§ Allow students to use self-assessment behavior strategies
§ Communicate with parents and guardians
§ At the end of the day teacher and student will meet to talk about their actions that violated
the classroom rules, how they can improve, and if it happens again what other
consequences with be implemented
§ Uncontrollable violations and inappropriate behavior will receive a note home and phone
conference with parent(s) or guardian(s)

Classroom Procedures
§ Enter room and go to seat
§ Unpack belongings and places any notes in the note bin and place homework in the
homework bin
§ Place red folder (homework folder) in chair pouch
§ Place lunch in crates
§ Hang up bookbags and coats
§ Begin morning work quietly (placed on desks before students arrive)
§ When completed raise your hand for assignments to be checked and put away
§ Find a book to read, complete other assignments not completed, or draw until further
instructions are given

Lateness
§ On time- before the first bell rings
§ Late- when the bell rings or after
§ Students must have a late pass
§ An email from a parent/guardian is preferred if they will know their child will be late
§ Lateness’s will be recorded and if it becomes a reoccurring problem, parents or guardian
will be contacting regarding reasonings
§ If student comes in during prayer, they will go right to their seat, stand, and wait until
prayer is over to start unpacking

Activities
§ Morning work
§ Morning meeting
§ Whole group instruction
§ Small group instruction
§ One on one instruction
 § Specials
§ Snack time
§ Assessments
§ Instructional time
§ Recess
§ Lunch
§ Rest time/ Brain break
§ Free time (centers, arts and crafts, puzzles, books, etc.)

Assignments
§ Students will be introduced to morning work and be implemented into their routine;
therefore, they will know what to expect and do every morning coming to class
§ Students will be responsible for completing class work and if not completed, it will have
to be done at home
§ Students will have a save it folder and a red folder (homework folder)
§ Teacher will remind and inform students of any given homework to be on track
§ There will be an assigned date for all assignments students will have to complete it by

Turning in Assignments
§ There will be designated bins that are different colored for homework, notes, and library
books
§ During instructional time, when students are completed independent work, they must
raise their hands when they are completed to receive a stamp

Returning Assignments to Students

§ Students will receive their stamped homework at the end of class when they are packing
up for car line, bus, or cares
§ Anything handed out will be placed in their red folder to be taken and kept at home
§ If students need to make corrections or missed something, it will be circled, and a note
will be written to have it completed for the next school day

Late, Missing or Incomplete Assignments

§ If a student forgets to do their homework from the night before they will complete that
night and hand it in the next school day
§ If a student does not complete their homework over a two-day period after reminders,
parents will be contacted as soon as possible
§ If it becomes a continuous pattern for the student(s) a note or email will be sent home
Returning From Absence
§ Student will look in their chair pouch and place any missed assignments in their red
folder
§ They will complete it that night and hand it in the next school day
 § Make up tests will be made up during the next day with other students that were absent or
during rest time

Communication Procedures with Parents/Guardians

§ At the beginning of the year, teacher will send an introduction letter to home. It will
provide background information about teacher, schooling, expectation, contact
information, and office hours
§ Teacher will send home a questionnaire to become more familiarized with their child.
Questions such as what your child’s strengths are, what is your child sensitive to, and
what does your child enjoy for motivation
§ When the time of report cards go out, teacher will send home another questionnaire that
will ask what topics they want to discussion about (which they can circle), what questions
do you have, and other comments
§ Parents/guardians can send notes to the teacher on homework, individualized notes, or
emails

End of the Day

§ When homework is assigned, teacher will review it and make sure students have a clear
understanding
§ Students will be called up by table color to retrieve their book bags and jackets
§ Students will make sure their water bottles, lunchboxes, and red folder are in their
backpack
§ Students will wait patiently and quietly to be called for car line or their designated bus
§ Students who go to cares will remain in the classroom, in their seats quiet, and wait to be
picked up from their class