Classroom Structure and Routines

If you are like most teachers, you are spending a lot of time, probably your personal time outside of school, creating fabulous lessons, preparing for every aspect of the lesson, even playing it out in your mind. But, for some reason, your lessons are not producing the results that you wanted them to.

Are there interruptions in your lessons? Do your students know when it is appropriate to use the restroom, sharpen their pencils, grab tissues?

What does your teaching style look like? Do you call on one student at a time to answer questions? Do you allow opportunities for all students to communicate their responses?

What about the flow of the lesson? Does it look like an explanation and then some worksheets?

You are a professional. You know what good teaching looks like. Make sure that you take the time the time to reflect on the structure of your class and what expectations you have established. Stay posted for future articles on the Curricula/Lessons website that describe cooparative learning strategies, positive reinforcement, and ideas for simple procedures that will really save you from headaches!