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Classroom Management Plan

Tejpreet Kaur

College of Education, Grand Canyon University

ECH 485
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Table of Contents

1. Schedule and Activities…………………………………………………..3

2. Classroom Design…………………………………………………………4

3. Classroom Rules………………………………………………………….4

4. Procedures/Routines. ……………………………………………………5

5. Motivation………………………………………………………………..7

6. Engagement………………………………………………………………7

7. Behavior…….……………………………………………………………8

8. Trauma and Stress………………………………………………………8

9. Technology……………………………………………………………….9

10. Communication with Families………………………………………….9

11. Reflection ………………………………………………………………..10

12. References…………..……………………………………………………12
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1. Schedules and Activities:

8:15 to 8:27 Arrival-Soft Start (Morning Bins)

8:27 to 8:30 Attendance and Lunch Count
8:30 to 9:00 Community Circle and Phonics
9:00 to 9:45 Workstations
9:45 to 10:05 Snack and Recess
10:05 to 10:45 Calendar and Math/ELA
10:45 to 11:25 Recess and Lunch
11:25 to 12:05 Team Time (Math, Reading, Science, Art, Writing)
12:05 to 12:45 Science/Poetry/Art/Reading
12:45 to 1:05 Recess
1:05 to 1:30 Free Choice Play
1:30 to 1:35 Get ready for Dismissal
1:35 Dismissal

The major focus of the curriculum will be on math, language arts, and literacy. Other skills

that students will learn include social studies, science, art, music, health and safety, physical

education, and socialization skills. In activities, there will be circle time which will be for the

whole class. One example for a small group is the children reading a book and for individual

activity time, an example would be students practicing letters using a tracing worksheet.

Some materials that would be needed for the classroom are a bookshelf, a large carpet or area

rug, tables, writing and drawing tools such as pencils, razors, crayons, markers, paper, and,

age-appropriate toys such as blocks, puzzles, games, and hand instruments.

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2. Classroom Design:

3. Classroom Rules:

1) Use walking feet

2) Use gentle hands

3) Use listening ears

4) Take turns and share

5) Raise your hand before speaking

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In my classroom, children will not lose privileges for breaking the rule. For the first time,

they will be asked to take a break and think over what they did. For the second time, they

will be asked to do something to fix the situation, such as apologize for hitting someone.

For the third time, they will receive a punishment depending on what rule they broke.

Finally, for the fourth time, they will lose a privilege. Each student will also be asked

what they should have done instead each time they break a rule so they know what the

correct thing to do would have been.

4. Procedures/Routines:

 Arrival: As the children arrive, I will greet them by name. Then the children will

put their stuff away and go to a center of their choice to play, read, build, etc.

They will do so until 8:27 when I will play the clean-up song and children will

begin to clean up and come to the rug for community circle and phonics.

 Community Circle: This is a routine that will help get the children ready for the

day. We will check in with a thumbs up, middle, or down on hoe they are feeling

and then share something with the class. The sharing part is optional and they

have the option to pass.

 Phonics: After community circle, we will go over the phonics for the day and do

the phonics work page as a class.

 Workstations: There will be six different workstations and children will go

through three workstations at a time and they will go to the next three worksheet

stations the next day in groups of 4. The focus of these workstations is ELA and

Math with 3 math and 3 ELA workstations.

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 Team Time: There are 4 centers, and each center focuses on one subject, such as

science, math, reading, writing, or art. In groups of 6, students will get to spend

20 minutes at each center and at least 1 center will be teacher-led. Team time

encompasses the whole week, so one group only visits one center in a day.

Transitional Strategies

1. Music: One strategy is music. When children are at centers or doing free play, I can put

on the clean-up song. This will be an indirect way of telling the children that it is time to

clean up and move on and it will do so in a fun way since they will be dancing and

singing while cleaning up. This will help to transition nicely.

2. Another strategy is showing a video of what we will be learning or something related to

that. This will help to capture the children’s attention and get them excited to learn.

3. Another strategy is reviewing what was taught before. Not only will this get the children

to remember what they were taught before, but it will also put them in the mindset to

further their knowledge and learn more about what they already know.

I will introduce these procedures and routines at the beginning of the school year by covering

them on the first day and then reminding children about them during the first 2 weeks of school.

Slowly, children will get into the habit of them and start to do them themselves. For arrival, I

will give directions to students for the first 2 weeks until they get the hang of it. For community

circle, I will always play the clean-up song before and sit down in the morning circle area so

children know where to go next. I will say the schedule and procedures out loud and demonstrate

to the children what to do at what time for the first 2 weeks of school which will help them get
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the hang of things. I will also have the schedule for the day hung up at the front of the classroom

every day.

5. Motivation: I will promote motivation, self-control, and self-esteem in my classroom by

letting children take healthy risks and supporting them, and praising their effort but not

their results until they have achieved their end goal. I will also set goals that are

attainable so that children can achieve them instead of giving up because goals are

unattainable. On top of that, I will also make sure that children are given opportunities to

make their own decisions in a controlled environment so that they will learn to trust

themselves and their abilities to take risks and make good decisions. I will also support

students and be there to help pick them up if they fail and get children to try again as

many times as they need to succeed.

6. Engagement: Engagement is very important and much needed to be able to promote

positive behaviors in the classroom. This is because when students are engaged, they are

not bored, not feeling overwhelmed, and not feeling out of place. Instead, they are

focused, interactive, happy, curious, and feel included. All of this helps to decrease

behavioral issues and increase positive behaviors. One strategy that helps to do this is

based on Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development and is all about focusing on the

environment and making it engaging and fun for students. Another strategy also based on

this theory is to focus on hands-on learning. This helps keep students engaged and helps

to include a different method of learning and teaching instead of just visual or auditory

learning. Finally, one last strategy that helps to foster active engagement and positive

social engagement is to challenge students and keep them involved through meaningful
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interactions with not only kids their age but also adults. For example, by having a play

where both parents and the children are involved and participating.

7. Behavior:

Resources:

 Positive Action: Helps to teach and improve the quality of academic abilities, behaviors,

and characteristics of children.

 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): Helps teachers and

parents by providing support through studies and articles about all topics related to

children and their education from birth and up.

 Education Corner: This is a very comprehensive guide that held teachers and parents and

advises on the best educational websites, articles, and other resources that are available

for free online.

8. Trauma and Stress: All students go through trauma and stress at some point in their

lives and so, teachers must know how to best support their students through that. It's

important to remember that trauma and stress make themselves known in many different

ways. Some children may become very scared or not play as they used to. Others may be

more unsettled and prone to crying or yelling. Some children may even become

fascinated by death, have problems with sleeping, and have eating and anger issues. All

of this harms their development and their behavior. So, they may regress or have a harder

time with their academics. Children may also get frustrated and anxious very quickly.

One strategy is to get help from a school counselor and communicate with them. Another

strategy is to be consistent with your students by having a classroom routine and jotting
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down the schedule for the day on the board so that students can see and familiarize

themselves with it. Teachers can also give their students time warnings ahead of

transitions or any changes in the day to help prepare them so that they are not caught

unaware. Teachers can also give students a way to make safe choices throughout the day

to help them feel more in control of themselves and their environment. Finally, teachers

can just listen to students and be there for them as a person who will be there through

thick and thin and not judge them in any way.

9. Technology: I will model the ethical, responsible, and effective use of technology and

digital information in the classroom by first discussing technology with the students and

teaching them how to take care of it responsibly (Education World, 2012). For example,

if there are laptops, computers, or iPads that are used by the students in the classroom, I

will teach them how to use them, and how to put them away when they are finished using

them. I will also provide my students with a list of websites that they are allowed to go on

and why (Ethics for technology use in the classroom, 2018). Students are much more

likely to break rules if they do not understand why they are there in the first place. So, I

will help them understand why they should not go on websites that are not on the list that

is provided. I will use technology in the classroom to help accommodate and make

modifications for students such as headphone usage, audiobooks, etc. Technology will be

used to promote a climate of learning by teaching students how to use technology to their

advantage. This can be when they are researching something or using technology to

further their learning, such as by practicing their reading on websites such as Epic Kids or

mathematics using IXL.

10. Communication with Families:

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Hello Families,

My name is Tejpreet Kaur and I will be your child’s teacher this year. I am looking

forward to having your child in my class and cannot wait to get to know them and to get

to know you. My classroom philosophy is that students learn not only in school from the

teacher but also from home through their parents. So, home-school collaboration and

communication are very important to me. One way through which I do this is by hosting

a family night every three months where we come together to play games, communicate

and build relationships with one another (Thorson, 2018). It also provides a wonderful

opportunity for the students to show you their artwork, what they do in the classroom,

and so much more that can be difficult for them to explain when they are at home. I also

host a weekly parent story time, where one parent comes in and brings a book to read to

the classroom that pertains to their background, their culture, or anything else, such as a

cause that is important to them. This will help to establish an inclusive classroom

environment, and that will help students learn about other cultures and things that they

are not used to or that they are not familiar with. Finally, there is also an app that we will

use to communicate and collaborate that is called Seesaw. Not only is this a tool that I

can use to communicate and collaborate with you as the parents, but it is also the place

where I assign work and keep track of student’s progress so that will be available to you

as well. I want you to know that your suggestions are always welcome and please email,

call, or message me on Seesaw for anything that I may help you with or to discuss

anything.

11. Reflection: I did not receive any feedback on what to change from my instructor, but I

did receive feedback from the peer review forums. The feedback that I received was to
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work on putting a small group section in my classroom layout which I did have but didn’t

label. So I labeled it. I also received feedback on working on grammar mistakes and was

told to use Grammarly. So, I downloaded and used it to review and edit my work. Finally,

I was told to add some specific examples to my trauma and stress section. I did but it

follow that advice because I felt that I provided examples of symptoms that may be

present in children and that is more important then to come up with a scenario. This is

because two students who may have gone through the same or similar trauma or stress

will not exhibit the same symptoms. So, it’s better to focus on the symptoms they might

exhibit first so we can catch them and provide support rather than focusing on the why

because that is something that is out of our control as teachers.

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References

Education World. (2012). Promoting Responsible and Ethical Digital Citizens. Education World.

Retrieved from https://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/responsible-student-technology-

use.shtml

Ethics for technology use in the classroom. Northwest Missouri State University Online. (2018,

August 20). Retrieved from https://online.nwmissouri.edu/articles/education/ethics-

technology-use-classroom.aspx

Thorson, K. (2018, April 20). Creating a culture of collaborative family engagement. Getting

Smart. Retrieved from https://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/04/20/creating-a-culture-of-

collaborative-family-engagement/