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Reviewing Procedures for Success: January 6, 2020
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With 16 days off without much structure, that first week back could be just a little exhausting! Just as we started off this year with some time spent on procedures, you will want to revisit those with purpose when you come back. This time, you can embed the procedures in content as you pick up where you left off. I found a great article to give you some ideas to make it fun for you and your students.
Click: Seventeen Different Ways to Review Procedures
Here is the full article. A summary of each idea follows.
Find Somebody Who...
Complete this Free Classroom Procedures Find Somebody Who! It challenges students to find different people in the classroom to explain different procedures to them. This is a fun, interactive way for students to review procedures after they have been taught.
Create a Class Book
Make each student (or pair of students) responsible for illustrating and explaining one important procedure in your classroom. Then, put all the pages together to create a class book. Place the completed book in your classroom library so students can read for fun (or if they need a quick review of procedures).
Create an Individual Book
Each student can illustrate and explain 5 or 6 or the most important classroom procedures and create a book that they can store in their desk for reference.
Classroom Procedure Pics
Take pictures of students following classroom procedures correctly. Post those pictures somewhere in your classroom for students to use as reference
Create Anchor Charts
Create anchor charts of the most important procedures. As they school year progresses, you can always go back and refer to the anchor charts as needed.
Integrate Practice Through Writing
This Classroom Procedures: Practice Through Writing Resource has students read 6 short stories about students clearly not following classroom procedures. Then, the students have to rewrite it, making sure the main character follows the correct procedures.
Act It Out!
Have students act out the correct way and the incorrect way to complete a classroom routine or procedure. Small groups can be assigned a routine to present to act out for the class or create a video to share.
Create a Presentation
Have students create a Powerpoint presentation or a Prezi explaining some of the most important classroom procedures. Or assign students a particular procedure to create slides for and then present to the class.
Classroom Procedure Brochure
Have students create a classroom procedure foldable out of a blank sheet of paper. You can assign specific procedures for them to explain, or let students choose
Sing It!
Have students create a song that covers the important parts of one of your classroom procedures. Assign a procedure to small groups or pairs of students, and then have them present their song to the class. I have a cute one that my grandson's class sings.
Blabberize - Talking Pictures
Use Blabberize to have students create talking pictures that explain one of your classroom procedures. This is a fun, free way to integrate technology into your classroom as early as the first week of school.
Find the Fib!
Have students complete a “Find the Fib” activity. They write two true statements and one fib about a classroom procedure, and see if a partner can find the fib. https://teachingmadepractical.com/find-the-fib/
Comic Strip!
Have students create a comic strip that goes over the important parts of one of your classroom procedures. Students can share their comic strips with the class.
How To...
Have students write a “How To” paper that explains how to do one of your classroom routines properly.
One Minute1
Have students write down everything they can think of related to a procedure in one minute. See who can come up with the most details related to a procedure in the given time limit.
Compare/Contrast
Have students compare and contrast 2 of your classroom procedures. Use a Venn Diagram a T Chart to do this – and incorporate higher level thinking the first week of school!
Teach Procedures to New Students
Have students teach classroom procedures to new students that enter your classroom throughout the school year. This is a great way to review classroom routines and procedures while introducing new students to your classroom.
Establish SOPs!
Make your life a little easier by reviewing procedures so everyone knows what is expected. Any time you spend on it will save you time and headaches in May.
Calendar
January
- 3 - Building Open 8 am-3:30 pm
- 6 - Kindergarten WIDA testing begins
- 7 - Pokemon Club after school
- 8 - Faculty Meeting, 7:30 am
- 8 - Key Leader #6
- 9 - LCMT, 7:45 am
- 10 - MOY Acadience Testing Begins
- 10 - PTA Board Meeting, Noon in Conf Room
- 10 - Art Committee Meeting in Art Room, 2 pm
- 10 - House Meeting, 1 pm
- 10 - Battle of the Books Meeting. 1:30
- 13-17 - MOY Acadience Testing (see Gail's schedule)
- 14 - JSSC - 7:45
- 15 - Soup with the Super - 11:30 at Cafe Central (need nominations!)
- 16 - 5th grade maturation, 11:15
- 20 - MLK Jr. Day, No School
- 21 - 2nd grade Living Planet
- 23 - Amazing Shake Jr. Final Round
- 23 - Math/Literacy Night - Giving away 20 Computers for Kids, 6 pm-7:30 pm; treats served
- 28-30 - Apple Training with Casey - we need to decide how we want to do it! Give your JSSC rep some ideas.
- 29 - Faculty Meeting - Apple Group Training
- 30 - LCMT, 7:45 am