While these How to Walk Like a… Instruction Cards were created to assist students in walking through the school quietly, they can also be used for transitions in your classroom. Effective transitions also mean no time is wasted!

Using effective transitions in the classroom can give students a break by providing them with a chance to get out of their seats and switch their focus to a new task. At the end of the day, if the Secret Student has earned enough points, they will be recognized as the Secret Student for the day.ĭownload a pack chock full of Secret Student resources, including the points tracker plus awards for your secret student! Throughout the day, that student can earn points for good behavior choices - which you can track on a Secret Student Mystery Points Tracker. Why not try the Secret Student Strategy (or for Among Us fans, an imposter strategy !) for classroom management this school year? Each morning, a student’s name is “randomly” chosen, but only you know who your secret student is. So you already know the three C ’s of classroom management - compassion, connection, and consistency.īut if you’re looking for some ways to put those three C s into action, we chatted with some of the teachers on the Teach Starter team to get you exactly that! Here are some super easy classroom management ideas from classroom teachers!

So what are the classroom management strategies that will work with a variety of students? And how do you make classroom management effective? We’ve come up with a collection of easy, yet effective classroom management strategies that may help with the day -to-day running of your classroom. And let’s face it, we’ve all had those lessons, days, or even weeks where it feels like all you have done is manage the running of your classroom… and that’s about it! The strategy you go with has plenty of variables from the ages of the students in your classroom to personal experience to even any IEP considerations. Classroom management strategies are key to starting off your school year on the right foot and maintaining a positive classroom environment all year.

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