Classroom Management Techniques
Class Check-In
Students rate the class from 1-4
1. Very poor and disrespectful
2. Some students are listening but most are being disrespectful
3. Most students are listening but some are being disrespectful
4. All students are listening
Students hold their fingers to their chest and rate the class
Ask students (individually) to explain their rating
Seek ways for improvement
2,3, Eyes on me
Teacher says “2,3, eyes on me”
Class responds with “1,2, eyes on you”
Class is then expected to stop what they are doing and turn to face the
teacher
Review 3 main rules of the classroom
1. I will not talk over you
2. We will use our time effectively
3. You waste my time, I waste yours
Have students review the rules of the class
Explain what wasting time means
Keep students in a recess
Explain to students that if they are acting out then they will be required to
come in at recess
If they come in, talk to them about appropriate behavior in the classroom
Discuss strategies that will be taken in future classes
Get quiet and wait
Don’t talk over the students if they are being loud and not listening
Get quiet and wait
Explain that this is wasting time and students will have to come in at recess
to give that time back
Quiet coyote
Create horns with hands and hold them to the head
When coyote horns are made the class is to be quiet and listen to instruction
Shh, hand raised
The teacher will hold their finger up to their lips and symbolize “shh” the
other hand will be raised in the air
When students see these signs they will replicate
This will cause the class to remain quiet and listen