Unit 3: Expectations for Directions
Lesson 1: Expectation for Directions
Objectives: Learners will...
- be able to explain why students need to follow directions
- develop an understanding of what happens when students are not following directions
- be able to demonstrate what it looks like to follow directions
- Part 1: Please follow the link below to watch a brief example of a what it looks like to follow directions in a classroom. Once you access the video, think about what the students who were in this video did to demonstrate that they were or were not following directions.
Stop! What Happened?
Wait, why do students need to follow directions? Can't I just repeat them again?
Take a few minutes to reflect on the short video you just watched and answer the following questions. If you are working with a colleague, discuss your answers before you continue.
- 1. What happens when a student does not follow the directions the first time?
- 2. What happened when the teacher clapped her hands?
- 3. Did the teacher give any additional reminders to students for what they should be doing?
- 4. What changed in student behavior after the teacher clapped?
- 5. What norms or expectations were in place at the beginning of the video?
Please visit the resources below to explore more about what classroom procedures are:
- http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-procedures
- https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/30-classroom-procedures-head-behavior-problems/
Thinking Point: How could you incorporate procedures in your classroom?
- Part 2 : Give an Example of a Classroom Procedure
- Write down a classroom procedure that you should see in your classroom when the students enter the classroom in the mornings.
- Write down a classroom procedure that you have for the students in your classroom for a specific part of your day.
Brainstorming!
Before you begin gather the following materials: a whiteboard and dry erase marker
- Make a list of all the different areas of your classroom or day that you need specific procedures for
- Don't forget to think of the "small" things such as morning routines, bathroom routines and asking questions. While these might seem obvious to you as a teacher, the students entering into your classroom might have had different procedures or even non at all before this year.
- No routine is too small to teach. No procedure will be too big for students to understand.