{"id":1775,"date":"2018-09-16T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2024-07-10T16:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T16:24:24","slug":"back-to-school-routines-and-procedures-for-the-k-6-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/2018\/09\/16\/back-to-school-routines-and-procedures-for-the-k-6-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Back-to-School Routines and Procedures for K-8 Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1795\" src=\"http:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/school-house-images-schoolhouse-clip-art-live-love-laugh-everyday-in-kindergarten-july-2011-pictures-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/school-house-images-schoolhouse-clip-art-live-love-laugh-everyday-in-kindergarten-july-2011-pictures-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/school-house-images-schoolhouse-clip-art-live-love-laugh-everyday-in-kindergarten-july-2011-pictures-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/school-house-images-schoolhouse-clip-art-live-love-laugh-everyday-in-kindergarten-july-2011-pictures-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/school-house-images-schoolhouse-clip-art-live-love-laugh-everyday-in-kindergarten-july-2011-pictures-660x971.jpg 660w, https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/school-house-images-schoolhouse-clip-art-live-love-laugh-everyday-in-kindergarten-july-2011-pictures.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/>Here&#8217;s a list of routines and procedures that work for any K-8 group. I suggest you brainstorm with your students to discover and discuss which items you wish to focus on throughout the year. Then create a poster to hang up and periodically share and adjust the list with your class.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter the classroom in an appropriate manner<\/li>\n<li>Stow backpacks, coats, library books, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Complete check-in and lunch info procedure.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare materials for the day: notes to the teacher, turning in homework, sharpening pencils, straighten desk.<\/li>\n<li>Begin your morning &#8216;sponge activity&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in morning meetings, discussions and etc.<\/li>\n<li>Work with partners and groups in appropriate ways.<\/li>\n<li>Settle in to independent work time quickly.<\/li>\n<li>Respond when called on or when the teacher requests your attention.<\/li>\n<li>Label all work papers with your name andclass number if appropriate. Focus to complete as much quality work as possible (on your own).<\/li>\n<li>Know and use approved independent activities when you finish your work early.<\/li>\n<li>Line up quietly for transitions, leaving your classroom, etc. and move quietly to each new activity<\/li>\n<li>Ask for help from adults after you have exhausted &#8220;3 before me&#8221;. Check with three classmates before asking the teacher or adults to assist you.<\/li>\n<li>Follow emergency procedures in a calm\/quiet manner (fire drills, earthquake drills, lock down drills, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Use your best behavior throughout the school day.<\/li>\n<li>Complete your class jobs quietly and thoroughly to hte best of your ability.<\/li>\n<li>Pay close attention when assignments, homework and groups are announced\/discussed<\/li>\n<li>Take home completed papers and classroom information to your family, Make certain they receive them in a timely manner. Return any notes, and information as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Complete homework as independently as possible and return in a timely manner.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare your backpack before bedtime for your return to school. (lunch, money, papers, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a list of routines and procedures that work for any K-8 group. I suggest you brainstorm with your students to discover and discuss which items you wish to focus on throughout the year. Then create a poster to hang up and periodically share and adjust the list with your class. Enter the classroom in\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/2018\/09\/16\/back-to-school-routines-and-procedures-for-the-k-6-classroom\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,301,20,27,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-back-to-school","category-classroom-tips","category-engaging-students","category-organizers-games-activities","category-teacher-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1775"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2279,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775\/revisions\/2279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}