Classroom Expectations
Your teacher is helping another student, you don't understand the assignment, and independent work has already started. What is the most responsible thing to do?
Use available resources first (directions, examples, anchor charts, notes), continue working on what you can, and wait appropriately for teacher assistance.
In PE, Art, Music, Library, or STEM, what expectation is so important that not following it could affect other classes' ability to learn in the future?
Taking care of materials, equipment, and shared spaces.
A game is becoming heated, players are arguing, and no one can agree on the rules. What should happen before the disagreement becomes a larger problem?
Students should stop, communicate respectfully, solve the problem using agreed-upon rules, or ask an adult for help before the conflict escalates.
You finish lunch early and notice your friends are encouraging others to get louder. Which of the 4 Bs are being ignored, and what should you do?
Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Excellent are being ignored. Continue following expectations and encourage others to do the same.
A student follows directions only when an adult is watching. Which of the 4 Bs are they demonstrating, and which one are they missing?
They are showing Be Respectful, but they are missing Be Responsible because true responsibility means doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
A student is sharpening their pencil, another is getting a tissue, and a third is asking a friend what page you're on while the teacher is teaching. Which student is following classroom expectations?
the student asking a friend what page you're on because they are quietly trying to stay engaged in the lesson?
You accidentally damage a piece of equipment in PE, Art, Music, Library, or STEM, and nobody saw it happen.
What is the most responsible thing to do?
Tell the specialist teacher immediately and take responsibility.
Your best friend wants you to help exclude another student from a game because "they aren't very good."
What should you do if you are being respectful and excellent?
Include the student and treat everyone fairly.
A carton of milk spills on the table, students nearby start laughing, and nobody is cleaning it up.
What should a student do to demonstrate the 4 Bs?
Notify an adult if needed, help clean up if appropriate, and avoid making fun of others.
You find a wallet, lunch card, or personal item in the hallway with no one around.
What should you do?
Turn it in to a trusted adult or the office.
You finish your work 10 minutes before everyone else.
What should you do next?
Work on approved early-finisher activities while allowing others to learn.
A substitute specialist teacher is covering class today.
Do expectations change?
No, expectations stay the same regardless of who is teaching.
Nobody on the playground sees what happened except you.
What should guide your decision about what to do next?
The 4 Bs and doing the right thing even when nobody is watching.
You hear students making unkind comments about another student's food.
Which "B" is most clearly being violated?
Be Respectful.
This is the expectation that often requires making the right choice when no one is watching.
Be Responsible?