Grade 1 Management Plan
Grade 1 Management Plan
Bell schedule:
Visual reminder of class order on whiteboard
Start of class:
Greet class
Reminder of Respectful Listener Qualities
Set tone for the day
Write class agenda on whiteboard and verbally go through it all together what will
this class look like? What are the expectations? What will happen at the end?
Ask question/start discussion in desks or on carpet
Start of day:
Welcome students at the door
Get out Agendas
Attendance activity on white board
Reading at desk
Morning Message/Calendar led by student of the day
End of class:
Tidy area
Show they are ready to hear what will happen next
End of day:
Play clean up song and have students clean while it plays
Students put away blue bins before claiming an additional job (sweeper, dustpan,
stacking chairs, cleaning tables, handing out agendas)
When the song is finished, students finish their jobs and meet at the carpet for a
story.
Change of activities:
Explain activity changes at beginning of class, and signal transition with by getting
students attention to explain next transition steps.
Give time warnings prior to transitioning activities.
Change of subjects:
Put away current subject materials and get out new materials.
Line up at the door for gym or music, stay seated during all other classes
Distribution of materials:
Have a helper pass things out
Hand out things myself
Use number placemats and have students distribute materials based on number (i.e.
students assigned number 1 grab handouts for their row/partner/group, etc.)
Accessing of equipment:
Have equipment/tools that students may regularly need in an easily accessible and
neat place that they may grab themselves if necessary
Bring out equipment students may need in advance
Daily and Safety Procedures: What will you expect of your students and
yourself with regard to:
Late arrivals:
Talk to parents about importance of punctuality
Absences:
Note in attendance
Having absent folders where students can gather missed handouts upon their return
Discuss with parents if absences become an issue
Bathroom breaks:
Award as needed only 1 student gone at a time
If students begin taking an unnecessary amount of breaks, instate a bathroom pass
system to monitor proper use
Pencil sharpening:
Students may put their dull pencils in a designated bin for teachers to sharpen, and
grab a sharp one from a separate container designated for sharpened pencils
Individual seatwork:
Not to be discussed with neighbors (unless a peer can answer their question)
Raise hand if they have any questions
Homework reminders:
Agenda
Fire drills:
Students will remain calm and line up at the door quietly as instructed, leaving all
belongings in their chairs. Students will quietly follow their teacher in line to the
muster point, where they will then be counted/accounted for and wait for
permission to re-enter the school.
Lockdowns:
Students will remain calm and follow school lockdown procedure. We will remain in
a room with closed and locked doors, sitting up against a wall not visible through
windows. The door will remain closed until an RCMP slides a card under the door to
signify the lockdown is over.