Establishing

Classroom Routine
Transition
by: Kay Tracey A. Urbiztondo
Establishing effective classroom routines early
in the school year helps keep your classroom
running smoothly and ensures that no time is
wasted while students wonder what they
should be doing during times of transition.
Classroom routines can be established for
many activities, including entering the
classroom in the morning, transitioning
between activities and preparing to leave the
classroom. The basic procedures for
establishing solid routines remains the same
regardless of the routine procedure that you
are teaching your students.
Explain the routine to your class.
Tell your students why the routine is important
and what you expect them to do as part of the
routine. If you want your students to enter the
classroom quietly in the morning and select a
book to read, explain how entering the room this
way helps get the day started quickly; define what
quietly means, because without clarification, some
students may consider quietly to mean a whisper
voice while others will take it to mean no talking.
Allow students to ask questions about the routine
and your expectations.
Model your expectations.
Act out, in detail, what you expect from
students when completing a routine. Break the
routine down and narrate what you are doing.
Show each step of the routine and how it should
be properly completed.
Have students practice the
routine.
Select one or two well-behaved students to
demonstrate the routine first, allowing the class to
see how the routine should be completed by a
student. Once students all understand what is
expected, have the whole class practice the
routine. Younger students may benefit from
completing the routine one step at a time before
practicing the whole routine at once. Have
students practice the routine until the class feels
comfortable completing the routine without
teacher assistance.
Implement the routine in your
day.
Once students understand the routine, have
them complete it during the day. As you
implement the routine, remind students of the
proper procedure and your expectations, making
your reminders less detailed until they are able to
complete the task completely on their own.
Review your routine as
necessary.
If the class struggles to remember the routine
or has trouble completing the routine after a break
from school, review your expectations and have
students practice the proper way to complete the
routine again.
Source:
https://
education.gov.gy/web/index.php/teachers/tips-for-teaching/ite
m/1886-how-to-establish-classroom-routines