Remember Anything

Nothing will send your students into fits of groaning like pointing out the classroom rules. They may roll their eyes, groan, and murmur but you still have to institute rules in order to prevent chaos. The type of classroom rules you have and how you teach them to your students will depend on what grade level you are teaching. Here are a few tips for each level.

Elementary

Your classroom rules for this set of children should be simple and to the point. Trying to explain how you show respect to other children and the teacher may be above them at this age, it is better to simply say no hitting, raise your hand, and no talking in class. It may also be beneficial to place your rules on the board with simple drawings depicting the action and then have the children say them each morning before class begins to remind them of the rules.

Middle School

By this age, children should have the basic concept of raising their hands, being polite, and normal classroom behavior. For this group you may want to drill down on some more complicated rules such as getting a bathroom pass, passing notes in class, and rules for tardiness.

High School

When you are teaching teenagers you may think that their brains dissolved somewhere between elementary and your class. Decorum that they have been taught all through school seems to have escaped them and you are back to putting drawings on the board! Okay, it is not that bad all the time, but for this age group you are probably best served by making your classroom rules into a packet they must read and sign. This places the responsibility on the student, which is fair at this level. Keep their signed sheets on hand to remind them when they break a rule that they should have known.

Classroom rules are important for establishing order so that your students can learn. If the students are all doing their own thing, talking, walking around, and disrespecting your room, very little learning will transpire.

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