How many times have you thought I wish I had this new group of students was knew all the school and classroom procedures? Teaching classroom procedures during the first weeks of school can become monotonous for students. Are you wondering what you need to teach? Are you looking for a fun way to teach these procedures? If so, you have come to the right place. First, see a list of suggested procedures to teach. Next, download the free Scoot game that you can use to teach school procedures. These are now available as editable Google Slides.
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What are examples of classroom procedures?
If you are wondering which procedures to teach, this list will give you a good start.
Here is a list of questions students may have:
- What should a student who needs a pencil, paper, or other type of school supplies?
- What should I do before school or class officially begin?
- When I am tardy to school, what do I need to do?
- What must I do when I return to school after being absent?
- When a visitor comes to the classroom, what should I do?
Other situations in which students might need assistance:
- forgetting textbooks or notebooks
- needing a tissue
- going to the bathroom
- not having homework
- getting jackets or other needed items from lockers or storage areas
- needing help
- feeling sick
Drill Procedures:
- What does a fire warning sound like?
- When the fire warning sounds, what do I do?
- What does a tornado warning sound like?
- When the tornado warning sounds, what do I do?
- What does an intruder in school warning sound like?
- When the intruder in school warning sounds, what do I do?
- What does an evacuation warning sound like?
- When the evacuation warning sounds, what do I do?
Using Scoot to Teach Classroom Procedures
Because teaching procedures can be dull and difficult, I have created task cards that work well with the game Scoot. Instructions for Scoot are included in the download.
Playing Scoot turns using a set of task cards into a game. You play by placing one task card on each student’s desk. For easier recording, place the cards in numerical order. Give each student one copy of a sheet to record answers.
Directions
Each student will read the question on the activity card on his/her desk and record the answer. After a length of time (approximately 1 minute), a signal is given for the students to scoot to the next desk. The signal may simply be the teacher saying “move” or a noise such as a bell. The procedure repeats at each desk. The activity continues until all students end up at the desks where they began the activity.
School Procedures Task Cards
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Get the PDF or Editable PowerPoint versions.
These cards are editable. After downloading the file from Teachers Pay Teachers, you can open it in PowerPoint. Note: Because these were created in an older version of PowerPoint, you can now choose between PowerPoint or Google versions.
The backgrounds are fixed, but the words can be edited. You can change the text to meet your classroom requirements by clicking on the text to highlight the textbox and then simply typing new questions.
What are people saying about these Classroom Procedures Task Cards?
Kelly says:
Great idea. I plan on using this at the end of the first week. Hopefully, students will know what to do by then, but if they don’t, this will be my chance to find out. I anticipate some good discussion.
Jennifer says:
Great idea! I have customized and printed.
Julie says:
I have really enjoyed using previous products of yours and I look forward to using these.
Beth says:
My students love Scoot, and this made a great review of procedures after their initial teaching. Thanks!
Marita says:
Love Love Love this…thanks for sharing! You’re Awesome!
I hope you have a fantastic school year!
