Entering The Classroom
Where should you line up before coming into the classroom?
By the pole directly in front of the door
Where should you look to find where your bell ringer for the day is?
On the slide on the tv screen
How long do I give for transition time?
2 minutes
Direct instruction:
Why am I going to use popsicle sticks to randomly call on people while we are taking notes?
To make sure you are all understanding.
This is why it is important to not talk while I'm talking, listen, watch, copy, and ask questions!
What do you need to do before you are allowed to pack up?
Give Ms. Smith your exit ticket
What is the first thing you should do as you walk in the door?
Put your phone in the cell phone lot
Throughout the year, your bell ringers will be 1 of 2 possibilities? Where will they be?
On paper or in Google Classroom
What is acceptable to do during transition time? Give me 1 answer (there are 3 possible answers)
1. Sharpen your pencil
2. Put things away you don't need anymore
3. Grab supplies you may need next
Group work:
Why is collaboration an important life skill?
Because working together helps you solve problems, communicate with one another, learn patience, and learn different perspectives.
Are we allowed to leave before all the chairs are put up? Yes or no?
No, you will stay in class until all chairs are put up.
Is wandering to your friend's desk to talk before class part of my expectations? Yes or no?
No, you should walk directly to your desk and sit down to start getting out the supplies you need.
What should you be doing while the bell ringer timer is going? You should have a list of 3 things as your answer
1. Work on your bell ringer
2. Work quietly
3. Work independently
There are 3 possible answers. Give me one example of something you should NOT do during transition time.
1. Do not go have a conversation with your friend
2. Do not wander around the classroom
3. Do not do anything other than getting ready for the next activity
White Board Work:
Why is it going to be important to understand what your whiteboard group is doing at all times?
Because every 2-3 minutes, I will have you switch who has the marker in your group, so you need to be able to pick up where they left off.
Describe how we put our chairs up correctly.
Upside down, no part of the chair hanging over the desk.
Where do your backpacks go?
On the hooks on the side of your desk.
How are bell ringers graded?
By completion
Where should you be when the 2 minute transition timer is up?
Back in your seat (if you had to get up for something)
Independent Work:
Independent work means showing your own work, your own thinking. What will happen if I learn you cheated or catch you cheating?
Receive a zero on the assignment or quiz or test.
What is something we can do to make sure we make the custodian's job easier?
There are many possible answers.
Ms. Smith will mark you tardy
What will I do after the bell ringer timer is up?
Ms. Smith will walk around and grade your bell ringer.
What happens if you are not in your seat when the 2 minute transition timer is up?
You will get a warning
We are going to start to take notes at the end of the month. If you are going to buy your own, what do you need to bring to class by next Friday?
A 1 inch or 1.5 inch binder
If you don't follow my expectations, or you do something else that prevents me from providing everyone with a safe and distraction free space to learn, you will start the ladder of consequences. Can you tell me the ladder of consequences in order?
1. Warning
2. Pit Stop
3. Heart to heart
4. Lunch detention & call home
5. Referral