Establishing Classroom Rules & Expectations First Week of School Activities
Setting expectations is one of the most crucial areas of instruction during the few weeks of school. These materials will help you develop classroom expectations with your students and help them understand why they are important.
This resource is broken down into three lesson parts. It includes a detailed lesson plan including an introduction, discussion, and application. Lesson materials include:
⭐ Lesson Plan
⭐ Vocab Cards
⭐ Anchor Chart Pieces
⭐ Sort and Stick Posters
⭐ Application Activity
⭐ No-Prep Printables
Topics covered:
⭐ Creating Classroom Rules and Expectations
The lesson aligns well with but is not necessary for using this resource:
⭐ Back to School Rules by Laurie B. Friedman and Teresa Murfin
*Student-friendly YouTube link to book included in Lesson Plans
This is a part of the bundle:
Back to School: Lesson Plans and Activities for Teaching Rules and Expectations
"These lessons are perfect for the first week of school! They are engaging and teach great social skills for the beginning of the year. I love how they are already written in the gradual release model of teaching." - Amy. V
"I am moving to 2nd grade this year after 16 years in Kindergarten. Needless to say, I was feeling very nervous about starting this new school year. This product has helped me plan the first couple weeks back to school so that I can focus on getting my room set up when we return in August. Thank you for these fun, engaging activities!" - Keeping it Cool in Kindergarten
FAQs
Q: What grade(s) does this work best with?
A: This resource is mostly used with 1st-3rd grade. However, there have been teachers who found it successful with 4th-5th as well.
Q: What are the 3 books?
A: Back to School Rules by by Laurie B. Friedman and Teresa Murfin, What Should Danny Do? by Adir Levy and Tony Baloney: School Rules by Pam Munoz Ryan and Edwin Fotheringham
Q: Do you need the books to use these resources?
A: No, the activities were created to align with the messages in the books but they can certainly be used without the books. However, if you don't want to purchase the books, they are all available on YouTube.
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