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Classroom Management Organize students, space, time, and materials Have procedures and routines that structure the classroom Task-oriented and predictable environment CONSISTENCY!

Planning your Classroom Prepare the floor space Can all students see you? Can everyone move around easily? Do you have a place for time-out? Prepare the work area Can you monitor easily? Are materials readily accessible? Do you have everything you need?

Planning your Classroom Prepare the student area Where do the students put their things? Prepare the wall space Student work Discipline plan, procedures, rules Examples of work Prepare the bookcases

Planning your Classroom Prepare the teacher area No barrier between you and students Easy monitoring Prepare the teaching materials Supply lists for students Seating chart Materials for the first week of school Organize files and materials

Welcoming Students Preschool Invitation Letters to students before school begins Letters to parents before school begins Am I in the Right Room? Day One of School Greet students at the door Post identifying information Have a place for students to sit First day script

Entering the Room Observe students entering the room Begin teaching correct procedures Teach students that misbehavior will be corrected immediately