Classroom Management Strategies

● Develop clear classroom expectations and consequences with

students (firm but fair)
● Create a visual of the daily schedule
● Assigned seating - students need their own work space
● Build classroom community
○ Morning Meeting
○ Community building activities
○ Social/emotional curriculum
● Classroom community helpers
● Responsive classroom (3 R’s - Remind, Redirect, Reinforce)
● Zones or Regulation
● Calm down reflections
● Positive and negative reinforcement
● Flexible seating choices
● Behavior buddies
● “I” Message
● Practice calming strategies
○ Crazy 8 breathing
○ Deep belly breathing
○ Yoga and meditation session
● Pause for Peace (frequently teacher modeled
● Active attention grabbers
○ Examples of call and response attention grabbers
- “If you can hear my voice…”
- Clapping patterns
- “Hands up, eyes up!”
I feel __________ when
you ___________.
What I need from you
is ____________.

I accept your apology.