Classroom Management
Teaching Strategies
What Kids Say
What Teachers Say
Teacher Basics
100

This classroom rule helps ensure students speak one at a time.

What is “Raise your hand”?

100

Teachers use this when they show students exactly how to complete a task.

What is modeling?

100

This is the most common phrase students say to avoid work.

What is “I don’t get it”?


100

This phrase is said at least 20 times a day.

What is “Please sit down”?

100

This tells students what they should learn by the end of a lesson.

What is a learning objective?

200

This nonverbal strategy involves the teacher pausing instruction until students refocus.

What is waiting silently?

200

Breaking lessons into smaller, manageable steps is called…

What is scaffolding?

200

Students often ask this five minutes after directions are given.

What is “What are we doing?”

200

“Eyes on me” is a request for this.

What is attention?

200

Exit tickets are used to do this.

What is check for understanding?

300

Turning off the lights, clapping patterns, or call-and-response are examples of this type of management.

What are attention signals?

300

Think-pair-share is an example of this type of learning.

What is collaborative learning?

300

This phrase usually means “I want to leave the room.”

What is “Can I go to the bathroom?”

300

“We’ve talked about this” usually follows which behavior?

What is repeated misbehavior?

300

Classroom routines primarily help with this.

What is consistency and structure?

400

This management approach focuses on preventing misbehavior before it starts.

What is proactive classroom management?

400

Adjusting instruction based on student needs is known as…

What is differentiation?

400

“Is this for a grade?” really means…

What is “Should I care?”

400

This phrase means “I’m about to redirect you.”

What is “Make a better choice”?

400

This must be established early to prevent chaos later.

What are expectations?

500

A student repeatedly calls out. The most effective first response is to…

What is redirecting the behavior calmly without stopping instruction?

500

When a teacher checks understanding during—not after—the lesson, it is called…

What is formative assessment?

500

When students say “I’m done,” teachers should first…

What is check the work for quality or accuracy?

500

Teachers think this but cannot say it out loud:

What is “It’s literally on the board”?

500

The most important classroom management tool is actually the teacher’s…

What is consistency?