3 Classroom Rules Worksheets for Your First Lesson

Updated onNovember 22, 2021

Your Introduction Class: Expectations, Rules, Handouts,

Discipline
Let’s be honest.

Your first class is not what you’ll expect.

Your students will be shy. They’ll be uncomfortable. And they probably don’t want to be
there. That’s where some ice breakers activities can help.

Or who knows? Maybe, they’ll give you a hard time and act up the entire class. Both are real
possibilities.

Our advice: You’re wise to keep things simple. Keep a positive atmosphere. And make them
feel comfortable using the Rassias method.

It’s your chance to help your students feel relaxed. So that’s why we’re here to help with 3
introduction classroom rules worksheets. From establishing class rules to common phrases,
here are some great ways to teach your 1st class.

1 School Rules Poster

If you’re starting an introduction class for elementary school students, it’s the best time to
establish rules in your classroom. In this case, it would be ideal to have a poster hanging up
in your classroom with rules that you can reference.

For example, if a kid is not being respectful towards another student, we can reference the
second rule in this list of rules. And if kids are making a mess in class, then we can reference
the fourth rule in this list. Simple as that.

For classroom management and establishing discipline in the class, this is exactly what
students need. It’s a list of classroom rules that students must abide by. Ideally, this is for
kindergarten, elementary and early learners.

School Rules Poster

2 My Class, My Rules

Your students are listening and attentive. It’s the best time to establish discipline in the
classroom. For example, no sleeping in class is a good one.

Because it’s their first class with you, it’s also not a bad idea to translate this for your
students in their native language. They have no excuse to not understand your rules in the
classroom.

There’s nothing wrong with starting off simple because your students will thank you for it. As
your students progress, you can modify and even add new phrases to your students’
memory.

My Class, My Rules
3 Teacher Talk, Student Talk

As an ESL teacher, you should repeat phrases like “let’s begin”, “do you understand?” and
“repeat after me”. Your students can use phrases such as “please say that again”, “I don’t
understand” and “please speak more slowly”. We call this “Teacher Talk, Student Talk”.
Simply, these are a word bank of useful common phrases in English.

This is why you should stick to common phrases in your ESL lessons or any time of beginner
lesson. In order to do this, you will need to build the teacher talk and student talk dialogue
from the first class.

In the “Teacher Talk, Student Talk” activity sheet, we have built a list of useful classroom
phrases. It’s a good idea to practice them in the first class so students know what you’re
talking about. Afterward, you should stick to these classroom phrases.

Classroom Language

Your Introduction Class: Expectations, Rules, Handouts,

Discipline
Giving your students phrases and a list of rules helps establish structure for your 1st class.

When you tell your students what you expect from them throughout the year, they now
have the foundation to excel in a positive and structured atmosphere.

And everything you do is important. For example, pay special attention to the body
language you use and the things you say. Keep things positive.

How do you like these 1st class ideas? What are some activities that you like to teach
discipline?
5 ESL Icebreakers: How to Break the Ice
Updated on November 22, 2021

5 ESL Icebreakers for Your English Class

How do you break the ice in your ESL class? It’s not easy getting a class of shy students to
open up and start speaking English.

So gently, you can introduce them to English communication with these 5 ESL icebreakers.
And then soon enough, they’ll be out of their shell.

From quiet to craziness, (with the right classroom rules) you will be the ESL teacher that you
truly want to be.

Like all our worksheets on All ESL, these are 100% free to use in education situations.

1 Let Me Introduce Myself

How many times have you introduced yourself in your lifetime? For example, you introduce
yourself to friends, in business meetings, and during round tables.

Using the business card template, ask your students to fill these out. In the next class, they
can practice self-introduction by walking around the classroom and greet fellow students.
Not only does this help students, but you get to put a name on each student’s face. And if
they don’t have a photo, just have them draw a picture of themselves.

Student Business Cards

2 Teacher Quiz: Self-Introduction

If you’re teaching abroad in another country, your students may not have spoken to a lot of
foreigners. So this means they they are curious about you.

For example, do you have any pets? Did you grow up in a house? What are your hobbies? If
you bring any pictures to class, this will open a world of curiosity. In addition, it makes your
class more personable.

In the teacher quiz, you test how much your students have been listening to you. Before
class, you hide clues around the class. Next, put students into groups of 4. Finally, they have
to match answers with the clues.
 Teacher Quiz: Self-Introduction

3 Like or Dislike

Can someone identify you by what you completely love or despise? That’s why this activity
sheet is called like or dislike.

Each student writes down their likes and dislikes. Next, the teacher collects everyone’s
answer. After reading everyone’s answer aloud, can you identify who it is?

It’s a fun interactive guessing game that gets personal. There’s an element of intrigue in it.
Best of all, it gets the whole class involved, you can learn about each other and usually gets
some laughs.
 Like or Dislike

4 Why Learn English?

There are tons of benefits to learn English. As the true language of globalization, how can
English help them in the future?

First, put the students into pairs with one worksheet per group. Without giving too much
away, describe some of the benefits of learning English.

For example, if you want to become a pilot, English is the language of communication with
the ground at airports around the world. In this case, the benefits of learning English helps
you become a pilot.

Why Learn English?

5 Classroom Language

As an ESL teacher, you should repeat phrases like “let’s begin”, “do you understand?” and
“repeat after me”. Your students can use phrases such as “please say that again”, “I don’t
understand” and “please speak more slowly”. We call this “Teacher Talk, Student Talk”.

Simply, these are a word bank of useful common language in English. This is why you should
stick to common phrases in your ESL lessons or any time of beginner lesson. In order to do
this, you will need to build the teacher talk and student talk dialogue from the first class.

In the “Teacher Talk, Student Talk” activity sheet, we have built a list of useful classroom
phrases. It’s a good idea to practice them in the first class so students know what you’re
talking about. Afterward, you should stick to this classroom language.
 Classroom Language

5 ESL Icebreakers that Opens Up Students

So there you have it.

These 5 proven ESL icebreakers will open your classroom to a whole new dimension.

How do you break the ice in your ESL communication class?

Please let us know with a comment below.