If your classroom is anything like mine, we have hit that comfortable point with each other… which means students are now starting to show their true colors…🤪
Which is good, because we all feel comfortable and safe around one another. But… it is also not so good because this is when students start to test the waters. One way that they like to do this is by making your classroom a revolving door 😠 I know annoying right!?!?!
One trick that I have learned over my many years of teaching is to nip this right in the bud before it begins. But it can be implemented at any time! That’s what is so great about classroom management, rules and procedures. You CAN change them at any time to meet the needs of your students and classroom. (Yes, it is okay to have different rules and procedures for different classes if that is what works!).
Students acting out? ✅
Rules and expectations getting thrown to the wayside? ✅
I 100% get it!
It’s something about the arrival of spring that has our students LITERALLY forget how to behave in a classroom environment!
I know for many of us, the first thing to go is our rules, our expectations, etc., it all becomes too exhausting. And you honestly just want to make it through the day.
I know so many of you are SOOOOO TIRED! And truthfully, at the end of your ropes. These last few years have been hard. I mean REALLY hard!
The constant change of demands, rules, expectations, guidelines, protocols, etc.
It can all become so overwhelming.
Especially for our students…
And how do students express their anxiety, frustrations, uneasiness….
🚨 They Act.Out.Big.Time! 🚨
The best thing we can do as teachers is to hold our boundaries with our students.
What this looks like is expecting the same from each and every student in regard to our classroom rules and expectations.When students know what to expect they will feel more comfortable and confident in the classroom.
Here are some of the resources I use in my classroom to help my students know what is expected each and every day. From our warm up to our ticket out the door and my classroom management resources I use daily:
- Activité D’Échauffement – French Warm-Up Activity
- Billet de Sortir (Ticket out the Door)-FREEBIE😊
- Classroom Management Bundle (These resources are also available individually.)
- Cell Phone Policy & Log
- Discipline Log
- Missing Work Slip
- Permission de Pipi
- Request To Retest
- Tardy Policy & Log
*You can find these resources for sale on my TPT Store October 9-12, 2023. Grab these resources and more to help you keep your class running smoothly.
One of my classroom resources that I use with all my classes is the Permission de Pipi! This is a great way to keep students in your classroom and not out and about!
Permission de Pipi (Permission to leave the Classroom):
Have you ever felt like your classroom had a revolving door? Well I can say that I have been there and done that! Although we would like to treat our students like the young adults that they are, sometimes they still need that extra guidance and support. We all know what class or classes that maybe 😜. That is when I created the Permission de Pipi. This was a way that I could keep certain classes under control a little better with an incentive for them at the end. Please make sure this resource aligns with your schools’ policy on restroom/locker use before implementing.)
Another classroom management resource that I use is my You Rock! Euro Reward System.
You Rock! Euro Reward System:
- Do you feel like you are running out of options with your students?
- Do you need a little help with keeping students on task or motivated?
This is a great way to keep students:
- focused
- on task
- follow classroom rules and procedures
- helping them to be accountable
Perfect for middle school and high school students, I mean who doesn’t want to earn some fun stuff!
Need more tips and tricks on classroom management? Take a look at an older blog I wrote on just that!
How To Keep Your Class In Check? Classroom Management Strategies That Work.
One of the best things you can do for you and your students right now is to keep the routine. Keep those rules and expectations in place. It will make the end of the year go much more smoothly and be less of a headache too!
Hang in there mes amis! You can do this!!!
As always, I hope that you have found this information useful and helpful to you!
Merci,
Amanda