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7 thoughts on “Classroom Rules”
eek! “support the flow” came from someone else, but I can’t remember. Alisa? Ruth? Diane? I am so sorry I do not remember, but it was someone on here.
I did the “support the flow.” As an elem teacher I only post the first 5 rules – oh, I still have the ‘cute answers’ one on my list – I’ll have to redo it (again).
Also, I like to combine above #s 1 and 5, as in, “Listen to understand; signal if unclear.”
Thank you Alisa I will fix the credits on the chart. The “support the flow of the conversation” suggestion is of huge importance to me, since I feel as if the Classroom Rules chart is almost one of my own children, with the eight rules now standing after ten years being the best of the best of the more than 100, I am certain, that have been tried and tested and most of them dropped over at least the past ten years. So thank you for this one!
The other day, I came into class and asked the students to get out their personal whiteboards and markers. I then asked them to write a capital F. They were all happy because they love it when they get to draw or write on their whiteboards. So they were engaged. Then I continued to have them write letters, along which they learned the words “capital” and “lowercase”. When we were done, the word on their boards looked like: FlOw
They looked at me quizzically and I heard a few murmurings. They were hesitant to say the word aloud because I usually get on their case about “blurting” in English!! 😉 Then I asked them for permission to speak a bit in English. I took the opportunity to talk to them about “flow.” I encouraged them to make a conscious effort to maintain the flow of Spanish that day. They did really well and I could just feel that the language was sinking in deep. Every day since, if they begin to chatter too much. I simply stop talking, quietly walk to the board and write a capital F on the board. I then begin to hear students shushing other students, and a few of them whisper “FLOW”…which I don’t even mind even though it is technically a “blurt.” The simple word “flow” is helping my students stay in the target language better.
Great way to establish norms, Laura. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, I really love this approach, Laura! Can’t wait to use this with my kids. I did something similar years ago when I was teaching second grade – all it took was turning to the board and writing one letter. They knew what that meant, and they regained focus in a heartbeat. Love it! 🙂
This is an amazing story. It gives hope that the pattern of rudeness that kids learn in schools, that in some kids has located in the very cells of their bodies, can be changed. I am guessing that these are sixth graders. Did I guess right?