Angel Tinney

Classroom Management Plan & First Day Script

Ms. Tinneys Third Grade Class
Arrival Procedure
Students will

Be greeted at the door each morning

Go to the coat closet to put up belongings

Grab a clothes pin from the absent plate and pin it to either cold or hot lunch

Turn in homework in homework drawer on teachers desk

Get a sharpened pencil

Find their seat

Do bell ringer

Lining up
Students will line up by row. Row A will be the row closest to my desk, then Row B,
Row C and so forth. Row A will line up when all students from Row A is in line, Row B
will line up. Eventually, after rehearsal ,when I say line up I wont have to call out
Row A, Row B etcetera they will know what to do.
Classroom Jobs
There will be only one job in my classroom, the classroom leader. This student will
be chosen alphabetically and everyone will have a turn. The leaders pass out
papers, take things to office, make sure desks are aligned, erase the board, last in
line to cut off light and shut door, etcetera. Leader will change daily and will be
recorded on a chart. Leader will wear a lanyard that says Ms. Tinneys classroom
leader.
Replacing Pencils

Everyone must have two sharpened pencils in the morning

No one will be authorized to use pencil sharpener

Pencils will be available on my desk for exchange when one breaks

Students do not have to ask to get up to exchange pencil

Returning Papers
There will be a small tote with drawers on my desk for all papers. The drawers will
be labeled HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, RETURNED PAPERS, and MAKE UP WORK.
The students are to put returned papers in tote before doing bell ringer in the
mornings.

Bathroom Breaks
Students will be able to take a bathroom break at any time of day with the
exception being during tests. Students must sign in and out on the bathroom sheet
posted on the door. I will have one girl hall-pass and one boy hall-pass therefore
only one boy and one girl allowed in bathroom at a time. This is a privilege and is
subject to change at any time I feel needed. If students show that they are not
responsible enough to go alone we will go as a class!
Transitions
We will transition from subject to subject by doing a brain break. I will have an
agenda on the wall so students will know what subject we will go over next. Giving
the students a brain break will allow them to regain focus and get their blood back
flowing in their brains and legs. (Example: lets do jumping jacks while we say our
multiples of 3s. 3, 6, 9, 12. . . )
Classroom Rules
1. No disrupting
2. Be respectful
3. Follow directions
4. No touching/physical contact
5. Sit in assigned seat
6. Line up correctly, quietly and single filed
7. Raise your hand
My rules are numbered and each number has a consequence. Every day I will
send home a behavior chart in the students folder indicating a smile or frown for
that day. If a frown is present, a number will be printed next to it. A list of the
class rules will also be in the folder so the parent will see what rule was broken.
If student has 2 or less frowns in a week they will get to choose a coupon. If a
child has 7 or less frowns in a month, they will get to dumpster dive in my tote
of goodies. Children with the least amount of frowns go first.
Homework
Homework will be written on the to-do board. The students are to copy down
assignments as I write them up. This paper is to go in their take home folder so
that their parents can also see what homework they have. When they do their
homework it is to be brought back in their folder and put in the homework tote
on my desk.
Dismissal
I will announce when it is 10 minutes left of class. The students will then

finish up assignment,

go to coat closet for their belongings

Make sure homework is written down

Put folder in backpack

Line up

Before the students enter the room the following will already be ready:
All students will have a folder with their name, my name, and their classroom
number on it. Along with a behavior chart inside and papers that must be filled
out by parents and returned. (Emergency forms, etcetera)
Their names printed on tags and taped to their desks.
Their seating will be in the form of rows and they will be seated boy-girl
There will be a fresh can of sharpened pencils on my desk
There will be two hall passes handing on the door.
A fresh bottle of hand sanitizer by the door.
The bell ringer will be printed on the board.
My name will also be printed on the door.
There will be nametags for each student in coat closet
There will be an exact number of clothes pins on the absent plate.

On the first day of school I will greet each student at the door with a kind
smile while handing them each a copy of my classroom rules, these will be put in
their take home folders. I will then direct each child to find their assigned seat in
which their names tag will be taped to the desk, boy-girl, and boy-girl. I will instruct
the students to set down and follow the directions that I have written on the board,
bell ringer. Their bell ringer will be to list five things about themselves that I should
know and label them 1-5 of 1 being the most important and 5 being the least
important. Also write a sentence explaining one occurrence that happened over the
summer at the bottom of their list. This is made to keep them busy from talking but
not made to take up too much time.
After greeting the last student I will walk around the class to see how each
student is doing with their bell ringers. I will then walk to the front and center of the
classroom and introduce myself. I will tell them that my name is Ms. Tinney, only
Miss because I am not married and the proper pronunciation of my name is Tee-nee
as in itsy bitsy Tinney tiny. I will ask the class to say my name one by one going
down each row for verification that they know and can say my name.
I will then talk about my family. I will tell them that I have a finance and two
children whom I love very much. I will then tell them where I am from and where I

live at now. Next I will tell them why I wanted to teach. I will explain to them that
children are a passion and seeing them learn, grow, and prosper warms my heart. I
will explain how I care about each and every child. Also I will tell them how I am so
excited for the year with them in third grade and how I know they will all succeed. I
will tell them why I think third-graders are the best students and how much fun we
will have learning this year.
Next I will explain the entry procedure for each day. They will be instructed to
hang their backpacks, lunchboxes, and coats up in the coat closet. When returning
from the coat closet each student will need to take a clothes pin from the absent
plate and pin it to a hot lunch or packed lunch plate. This will allow me to see
how many students are absent, how many students has packed a lunch, and how
many is eating a hot lunch without disturbing the class. This is also the time in
which they take pencil from the sharpened cup on my desk and place their broken
or dull pencil in the not sharpened cup on my desk.
I will first rehearse what to do by modeling what I expect. We will then role
play by walking back out the classroom, and returning by walking into the coat
closet to find their names and hang their belongings up. They will then each grab a
clothes pin and place it on which type of lunch they are having for the day. The
students will then return to their seats. I will then instruct them that after their
belongings are hung in the mornings they will need to put their homework, returned
papers, etcetera in their proper drawers on my desk. I will then point out that each
drawer is labeled, HOMEWORK, ASSIGNMENTS, and RETURNED PAPERS. They will
then have to go to their assigned seats as they did this morning and do their bell
ringer that will always be written on the board every morning. I will explain that
their bell ringer will get their brain wheels turning and get them ready for the day.
I will then point out that each day there will be a plan on the agenda board
posted on the wall that will inform them what we will be doing in all subjects. For
instance if we are doing fractions in math it will say so under the heading math and
if we are reading Charlottes Web in Reading it will say so under the heading
Reading. Every day they will know what to expect by looking at the board. I will also
always have homework and other to do items written down on the to-do poster.
They are to copy it down daily.
I will then teach them the procedure for lining up and going to gym, recess,
lunch, etcetera. They will be told that they have to stand in a straight line in which
they should already be familiar with since they did so in Kindergarten, first and
second grade. They will be instructed on how to line up row by row, starting with the
row closet to my desk, row A. Next will be row B which is to the right of row A, and
row C which is to the right of row B and so on. They will then be told that once in
that line they are to remain silent until they return back to their seats. The students
will then have to role play so I will be reassured of their understanding. I will say
Okay class its time for recess how do we line up? The students should line up row
by row starting with row A and then once they are lined up, the next row and the
next row. After they have the procedure down pat they will be seated.

I will then go over the leaving class procedure. I will walk over to the door and
point out the sign out sheet which will be hanging on the right side of the door. The
students must write their first and last name, the date, time in, time out, and
destination. They will then grab the hall pass and leave. The hall pass for girls will
be a cut out, laminated girl and the boys hall pass will be a cut out, laminated boy.
This is to ensure that I have only one girl, and one boy out in the hall at a time. I will
tell them that they are in third grade and do not have to raise their hands to go to
the restrooms. They are responsible enough to know when they need to go and
should not need any assistance. I will let them know if they are not responsible this
privilege can and will be taken away.
Next I will tell each student to put their folders, in which I have placed under
their desks, on their desktops so we can go over what is expected of them. Their
folders are for taking home and bringing back each day. Their names are on each
folder along with their teacher and room number. I will instruct the students to open
their folders. The left pocket is for take home and leave home, while the right
pocket will say return to school. The left pocket will have things such as graded
papers; the right pocket will have papers such as parent/teacher letters and
behavior charts in which the parents have to read, sign/comment, and return. Also
the right side of each students folder will have a packet of forms in which they will
have to take home to their parents, fill out, and return.
In the middle of the two pockets there is a place for papers with three holes in
the side, this is where the classroom rules will be placed, given to students when
they entered classroom. Before placing the rule sheet in their folders we will, as a
class, read each rule and its consequence aloud. After reading each rule and
consequence I will further explain for adequate understanding. Each of my rules are
numbered ; therefore, if a student breaks a rule I can write the rule number and
consequence number on the behavior chart to be sent home to parents and they
can see exactly which rule was broken and what was done about it. After placing the
rule sheet that I gave each student, when they were entering my class, in their
folders they are to put the folders back under their desks where they were formerly
at.
The behavior chart will be sent home daily recording both good and bad
behavior. It will include a shaded in smiley face if the behavior was good for the day,
and a shaded in sad face if the behavior was bad. The bad behavior will have a
number beside of it displaying which rule number was broken. The sheet will be in
the form of a calendar and will be changed each month.
If the students get two or less sad faces in their charts in a week they get to
pick 1 coupon from the classroom coupon jar. The coupons may vary depending on
the jar in which they are picked from. Some may include, sit with a buddy pass, no
homework pass, no shoes pass, 5 bonus points, use a colored pen on your work, and
so on.
If the student has 7 or less sad faces on their behavior chart in an entire month,
they get to dumpster dive into my box of goodies. They get to choose 1 item of
their choice out of the box. The students who have the least amount of sad faces go

first. So if I have two students who have 0 sad faces they go before the three
students who have 4 sad faces. The students who have 7 or less sad faces at the
end of the month get to have their pictures hung up in the hallway outside of our
classroom for an entire week as well. So everyone should strive hard to not break
any rules. I know we not perfect thats why I give you all 7 chances in a month and
2 in a week.
I will then teach the students the end of the day dismissal procedure. I will
tell them that I will announce when it is ten minutes until dismissal. When I make
this announcement they are to get all of their belongings out of the coat closet, and
return to their seats. They will then have to clean off their desks and make sure
their desk is straight in their row and three blocks apart from the row next to them.
They are then to make sure that their homework assignments are copied down off
the board and placed in their take home folders. This will also be the time to get
whatever books, workbooks, or papers they may need put in their backpacks.
I will then pass each student a sheet of paper so we can practice how I want
them to head their papers. Each student will write their name on the first line, date
on the second line, and subject on the third line on every assignment that they turn
in to me. They will then skip a line and start their assignments. This will help me
stay organized since I will be teaching all subjects.
Next I will go over my classroom leaders for the day. I will explain that
everyone will have a chance at being a leader. The leaders are chosen
alphabetically and everyone will have one turn then it will start over again. The
leaders will be the ones to pass out papers, take things to the office, make sure
everyones rows are in a straight line, erase the board, write the correct date on the
board, supplies, and etcetera. This person will also always be the last person in line
to make sure the lights are cut off and the door is shut when exiting. I will use a
chart to keep up with who has been the leader so no one feels they have been
cheated out of being the leader. The leader will have a lanyard that says Ms.
Tinneys Classroom Leader written on the badge so everyone knows who the leader
is.
Next I will go over transitions. I will get the students to stand up do jumping
jacks at their desks while counting by 3s (3, 6, 9, 12. . .) We will end on 36. I will
instruct the students that we will always do some type of activity that requires
moving before we transition to another subject. This will help them get their focus
back to learning in case they had drifted off. I will then instruct the students to sit
back down.
I will then go over what happens when I need their attention. Since the
students are in third grade they already know what is expected out of them as
students. They know they are supposed to be seated and work quietly however they
are still children and need reminders. I will instruct the students that when I say, 1,
2, 3 eyes on me! They are to say, 1, 2 eyes on you! This lets me know that
everyone is listening and everyone knows what is going on.

Next I will go over lunch procedures. When we line up for lunch, everyone
must pump the hand sanitizer one time and rub their hands together thoroughly as
they are leaving out the door. (The hand sanitizer is sitting next to the door.) As we
enter the cafeteria we go through the lunch-line in a straight, single file line. We
have an assigned table that we must sit at each and every day. Since we are lined
up by rows and our rows consist of boy-girl order that is how we will sit. Ms. Tinney
will sit in various places at the table, but she will always eat with her class because
we are all a whole.
I will then let the students know that each day after lunch we will stop for a
bathroom break as a whole. We will then come back into the classroom and get
ready for recess. We may need to change shoes, get a jacket, or put our lunchboxes
in the coat closet. I will then grab my whistle and we will head to the playground. I
will assure them that if they hear my whistle they are to look at me. I will whistle
two loud times. This could mean that someone isnt following directions, I have
something for the students, or I am ready to go back in the building.
When we return from recess, we will go over the bell ringers. Since their first
day bell ringers was to write something they want us to know about themselves and
something that happened over the summer they will read their responses aloud.
This will help me and the other students get to know them better. This is always a
good thing since we will be together the entire school year. Knowing each other
helps the environment of the classroom become more suitable.
After everyone has read their bell ringers, I will quickly review the procedure
that I went over in the morning by asking questions and getting the students to
raise their hands to answer. 1, 2, 3 eyes on me. They should respond, 1, 2 eyes on
you. Then I will begin asking, what do we do when we first come in the classroom in
the mornings? How do we line up? What do we do when the Ms. Tinney says 10
minutes until dismissal? Where do I put my homework in the mornings? How do I tell
Ms. Tinney that I packed my lunch? How do I write the heading on my paper? What
do I do when my pencil lead breaks? This will help the students better understand
the procedures and let me know if I need to better clarify anything.
I understand they are just third graders and everything must be reinforced
over and over before they are set in stone; therefore, the procedures must be
rehearsed each day before it becomes their routine. I must stay persistent, model,
and rehearse so that the students will catch on.