Alyssa Mills

Dr. Martin
Classroom Management Plan
EDUC 201

Table of Contents
Pg. 3- Letter to Parents
Pg. 4- Developing Classroom Rules
Pg. 7- Organizing Paperwork
Pg. 9- Emotional Feeling
Pg. 10 - Student Diversity
Pg. 11- Sense of Community
Pg. 14 - Work Spaces
Pg. 16 - Dcor
Pg. 23 -Family Involvement
Pg. 25 - Classroom Diagram

Mispillion Elementary School

Milford School District
Principal: Susan Donahue

311 Lovers Lane

Milford, DE 19963
(302) 424-5800

WELCOME!
My name is Alyssa Mills,
and this is my first year
in the Milford School
District. I graduated from
Milford in 2013 and went
on to get my bachelors
degree in early childhood
education from
Lynchburg College. I
know this is going to be a
great year and I am
looking forward to all that
is has to offer! Please do
not hesitate to call or
email with any questions
or concerns! You can
reach me at my email:
mills_a@students.lynchb
urg.edu and my phone
number (302) 424-5800
ext. 123
Supplies!

Each student will

need:
-2, two pocket
folders
-1 composition
notebook
-1 pack of
crayons/markers
-Pencils and erasers
(no pens please)
-Glue sticks

Homework Policy
Class Rules

Our class allstar rules are the

5Ps!
-Prompt
-Productive
-Prepared
-Positive
- Polite
We will also
have a clip chart
with each
student having
his/her own
clip. Everyday,
all students start
their clip on
Ready to
Learn! and
have chances to
move their clip
up, or down
throughout the
entire day.

-Homework is due the

following day after assigned,
unless other instructions are
implied.
-Your child will bring home a
Monday folder every
Monday, with returned
papers, and papers to be
signed.
-Each night, your child is
required to read for 15-20
minutes and log it in their
reading log with a
parent/guardian signature.
-Agenda books are to be
signed every night and
returned to be checked the
next day. I will sign them
Classroom Management
Philosophy:
My classroom
management philosophy is
that I want your children to
learn to love to learn.
Having fun, and being
interactive all while still
maintaining discipline and
respect to our peers, our
adults, and ourselves.
There will be a positive,
and respectful enforced
emotional feeling
throughout our room at all
times. There will be a
strong sense of community
placed in our classroom as
well. Communication
between the teacher and
student, student to family,
and teacher to family are
majorly important and I
look to establish positive

Developing Classroom Rules

Classroom rules dictate multiple things in a classroom. With every
student coming from different backgrounds, beliefs, and boundaries, these
rules set the tone and guidelines for the way students are to behave in the
classroom and school. The academic process rules I have chosen for my 3rd
grade classroom are: to be Prompt, be Productive, be Prepared, be Positive,
and be Polite. These rules are clear and precise. In the event of misbehavior
in the classroom in academic purposes, I would have my student identify
which of the Ps they disrupted and then would resort to my clip chart,
which I will discuss further in the conduct rules. From there, the student
will move his/her clip down and then depending on their placement on the
chart will determine their punishment or what they must do to allow them to
understand what they did wrong, and what to do if the situation happens
again.
For conduct in the classroom, I personally like the clip chart method.
The chart is divided into different levels of behavior, and all of the children
start the day on Ready to Learn. Throughout the day, students move their
clothespins up or down the chart, based on the behavioral choices they
make. Good choices result in moving their clothespin up a level at a time.
Inappropriate behavior would cause them to move down a level. Since the

children start in the middle of the chart, they have numerous opportunities to
work their way up the chart. This helps students realize that they have to
have self-control and be responsible for their actions and behavior if they
want to be recognized for making good choices. Making it to the top of the
chart is not easy, but is attainable. Another good thing about the clip chart
method is that if a child makes a bad action, they have a chance throughout
the day to make up for it and get their clip back up. Some examples of ways
to move up the chart are as such: helping another student in the class, being
polite and respectful, great work, following instructions, and other similar
actions. How a student would move down the chart are by being
disrespectful to a student or adult, interruption, inappropriate behavior, not
following one of the Ps, excessively talking or distracting another student
from working throw interruptive motions. At the end of the day, the children
write in their agenda books what color of the chart they ended up on and I
will initial it each day and have their parents sign it as well and check for
signatures the following day. The chart will go as follows from top to
bottom: Star Student, Great Day, Excellent Effort, Ready to Learn, Warning,
Time Out, Parent Contact. Every day all students start the day with their clip
in the middle on Ready to Learn.
In the event of severe misbehavior, I would notify the childs

parent/guardian, set up a meeting with the principal and guidance counselor

and work to get the child not to act like that again. Also, I would follow
protocol on the punishment the student receives like in-school suspension,
out of school suspension, etc.

Organizing Paperwork
Organization is the key to just about everything. Being an organized
teacher makes the job a lot easier, and less stressful. Keeping track of papers
and documents for any purpose of revisiting whether it be for a student,
parent, or administrator, being organized can get you the information you
need quickly and proficiently. One method of organization I would have in
my classroom is a file folder, one for every student in my class and keep all
notes that I have either written or received from parents or administrators to
go back to if need be. Another method of organization I would use is
student mailboxes. In these mailboxes, I will put returned, graded work, or
announcements in them to take home to their parents. I will always have my
grade book up to date and return papers in a timely manner. Once a paper is
completed, I will grade it, record it in the grade book and mark it with a
grade, then put the paper in the students mailbox to take home to their
parents. I will always be on top and have a specific filing cabinet for IEPs
and behavioral plans. For collecting homework, I will have a basket in the
back of the room for to be graded work, In order to avoid losing a students
work, I will paper clip the worksheets or papers to each other by each type
of paper so that it is impossible to lose just one paper. I will also have a
work in progress basket for morning work, or independent work. If a

student does not finish the worksheet when the rest of the class does, they
can finish it on their own time, and they cannot be responsible for losing the
paper because it is either in the complete basket or the unfinished basket.
Another method I will implement is the number system. At the beginning of
the year, each student will receive a number, (usually in alphabetical order)
and on every assignment the student will put that number in the corner of the
paper. I can then quickly put them in numerical order and effectively see
who did not turn in their work. My goal is to send home a progress report to
the students and their families to keep them up to date on their grades.

Emotional Feeling
The type of emotional state I look to apply to my classroom is warm,
inviting, positive, success brewing, safe, energetic class. I feel these
characteristics help to ensure the best learning environment conducive to all
learning types. Warm and inviting allows students to be comfortable in the
classroom and be able to come to the teacher if a problem arises. A positive
emotional state shows the students respect, encouragement and puts a
happier tone to the classroom. Success brewing, to show my class that they
can be successful in all they do and apply themselves in. We may not be a
perfect class, but we will strive for success and all of my students will be
successful in their own way after leaving my class. Energetic to keep the
students always on their toes. Always expecting something fun and active
lessons or activities.
I hope that all of my students feel success and comfort in my
classroom. I pledge to give my class all I can to give them the best
education experience possible. I want them to love to learn and continue in
a positive educational streak. Its clich but I truly want to be the teacher
that changes my students lives, that they come back and visit and such. I feel
that with the right emotional feeling a classroom gives, the more successful
it will be.

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Student Diversity
As a teacher we are faced with many difficult tasks. One of them is
the diversity of students in the classroom over the years. I plan to treat each
and every one of my students the same no matter the circumstance.
Diversity in the populations varies depending on the location of the
school you teach at. For example, there are a lot of Hispanic students at my
hometown elementary school, however at the school that I did my
observations at, there were more lower socioeconomic African American
students. I know that no matter where I chose to teach at, I will have no two
students that are the same and no matter their ethnic background, every
student will have my full attention and none will get special treatment or
ignored due to their diversity.
The environment of my classroom will be comfortable for all
students. A way I will respond to dealing with these diverse students is
really being in touch with the childs parents or family. I feel that this will
really help the student succeed. As a teacher, I plan to be very adapt to
changing and accepting the changes that come in and out of the school, and
will look to accommodate every student as best I can.

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Sense of Community
Having a sense of community in the classroom has multiple benefits
and makes for a successful classroom. I look to have a strong sense of
community in my class. Here are some ways in which I will implement
community.
First, I will establish classroom jobs such as line leader, caboose, door
holder, paper passer/collector, materials monitor, library helper, board eraser,
Teacher assistant, etc. These jobs help allow students to actively participate
in the classroom community. It gives the students responsibility like in the
real world and by rotating the jobs weekly, each student will have a fair
chance of having a different job, and being versatile. It keeps them alert, for
whenever it is time to do their job throughout the day and gives them
something to look forward too.
The next way I will establish community is their partner and group
work. This gives the students a chance to work and associate with all the
students in the class, not just their friends. From this the students learn to
work together and with a variety of people. While completing their work
and learning the lesson, they also get to learn about their classmates.
Through the behavior chart that I discussed earlier, this gives the
students motivation to be respectful and follow the 5 Ps (also described

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earlier). Which also shows the children how to set goals, achieve goals, and
earn their good behavior rewards.
Being respectful is a really big deal to me and I will be sure to have
respect in my class at all times and I feel that this is really the key in
establishing a strong sense of community. This respect builds trust in the
classroom as well.
Another way of community in my class is through hanging colorful
art work, and displaying the students work in the classroom and halls. This
establishes a sense of pride and accomplishment, which every child should
get to experience.
If I could have it exactly the way I want it, I would have every family
highly involved in our classroom, however I know with different
socioeconomic situations, jobs, and other variables that this will not always
be ideal. However, I will strive to involve every childs family and
connecting with the families as well. Having family involvement will
hopefully allow the students to feel more at home and comfortable in the
classroom.
Through these methods, I look to implement a strong, and warm
classroom community. I hope all my students will enjoy and every year is a

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learning process and I will tweak and change methods as to best establish
the community in that particular years classroom.

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Work Spaces
The ideal working environment I would look to create in my
classroom is one that is structured, interactive, and fun. I feel that with these
three focuses on each lesson will allow my students for the best educational
experience.
Structure allows for work to get done and it allows students to settle
down and focus on what they need to do. A set routine makes for transitions
to go much smoother and gives students responsibility for what they know
they need to do. Structure also gives the class limits and boundaries as to
the class and school rules and to abide by them.
When I was a child, I know that when I sat at my desk all day,
listening to my teacher talk, I would loose interest and get easily distracted.
However, in another class I had, the teacher always had us up and moving,
having our hands on something and our attention at its peak. Children learn
better by being interactive and hands on. It keeps their stimulus busy and
undistracted. By having an interactive classroom, I will be sure to keep my
kids attention through all subjects. I look to have all of my lessons be
interactive, even if that means a kid coming up to the board to write
something or circle the answer, just keeping them on their toes allows their
focus to be on the lesson.

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Finally the last type of working environment is fun. Many elementary

school students are not big fans of school. My goal is for them to love to
learn at a young age, or at least encourage them to start their love to learn.
Life is a learning game and I think the more fun you have learning, the
easier the concepts become and the more willing you are to put your full
potential to it.

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Dcor
When you enter Miss Mills classroom of all stars, you will see desks
in groups of fours or fives, colorful bulletin boards, positive posters, reading
areas and really cool sports themed dcor.
The first thing students will see is a door decorated with Miss Mills
All-Stars and then each students name on the door in some sort of sports
ball or equipment. Once you enter the room, the first thing that will capture
eyes is probably the green, field resembling, carpet, and the yellow field
goal around the white board and SMART board.
Our class reading nook will be called the reading dug out and it will be a
little section with carpet, bean bags, and shelves of books to take a break and
read.
For bulletin boards, we will have our Goals or objective boards for
math, reading, science and social studies. Another board in our classroom
will be the gold medal birthdays with each child having his/her own medal
to wear on their birthday. Our rules will be listed under conduct of good
sports. Also, there will be a board for our spelling words of the week.
Finally, the last board will be the Lunch is served board for the students to
chose their lunch.

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The set up of the room will be the boards in the front and the desks
facing so all students have a good view of boards. My desk will be in the
back of the room by the reading nook so I can see all of what is going on in
the classroom at all times. At the side of the room I will have a small table
for small groups to meet with the teacher or work on their centers or
something.
Aside from all of the sports themed decorations, my favorite pieces of
work will be the students projects, papers, etc. that I will be able to hang
around the room and in the hallway for display. This allows the students to
admire their work and allow their peers to be able to see their work as well.
Below are some pictures of examples of dcor that I would like in my
classroom.

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Family Involvement
I believe that family involvement in a childs education is a key part
of a successful educational experience. My family was incredibly involved
and supportive of me all throughout my schooling, however, I know that not
every childs family is and may not be as willing and supportive as mine
was. My goal as a future educator is to have as much family involvement in
my classroom as possible.
The first way of incorporating involvement in my classroom is by
having good communication with families. Letting them know of grades,
good and bad, opening up meetings, behavioral issues, and sometimes even
a random note or email just to let them know how their child is doing.
Another goal of mine is to send home graded work as much as
possible so that parents can see how their child is doing on the majority of
their work. Parent volunteers are another way to get families involved in the
school and classroom.
I would love for parents to be a major role in my classroom, I know
that this is not always possible but I will do my best to always invite families
and their questions they may have in the classroom.
Parents and families will have my email address as well as my school
phone for communication. Personally, I do not think that parents should

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have my home address or cell phone number, as this is liability for bad
things to happen. I know first hand that involved families make for a
successful education for their child, and I will encourage their involvement
all year.

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Classroom Diagram

Blue Line= door entrance/exit

Red Line= bulletin boards