Assisting In
Establishing
Routines
Assisting In Establishing Routines
Establishing a consistent and
predictable routine serves several
classroom functions.
Assisting In Establishing Routines
For example, a routine helps to
simplify a complex environment
and inform students exactly what to
expect, what is expected of them,
and what is acceptable behavior
Assisting In Establishing Routines
Routines allow students to quickly accomplish
day-to-day tasks that are required of both the
teacher and students. Routines also help to
create smoother transitions between activities
and therefore allow fewer opportunities for
disruptions to occur.
Assisting In Establishing Routines
Routines that require interaction between
teacher and student (or among students) also
serve to positively reinforce interpersonal
communication and social skills ware one
way for teachers to judge the quantity and
quality of students’ skills in these areas.
Assisting In Establishing Routines
Finally, student-performed routines free
the teacher to focus on more effective
instruction and on the unexpected events
that come up throughout the school day.
Assisting In Establishing Routines
In addition, when students are
expected to complete routine tasks,
they can learn greater responsibility
and more self-management
Assisting In Establishing Routines
When routines and procedures are carefully
taught, modeled, and established in the
classroom, children know what’s expected of
them and how to do certain things on their own.
Having these predictable patterns in place allows
teachers to spend more time in meaningful
instruction.
Assisting In Establishing Routines
The bottom line is Plan on spending a lot
of time teaching classroom procedures,
practicing them with your students, and
reinforcing them during the first few
weeks of school.