First Grade Classroom Engagement Plan
Component
What
How
When
Rules/Expectations
We respect ourselves, each other, and our
classroom.
We participate in classroom activities.
We cooperate.
We are safe.
We will develop and discuss rules as a class and how Rules and expectations will be developed during
we will accomplish these rule. We will state clear
the first week of school.
expectations and reasons for having rules.
Expectations will be modeled and practiced. We will
review and practice as needed.
Routines
- Breakfast in the classroom
- Morning Meeting
- Bathroom
- Walking in the hall
- Standing in line
- Independent work time
- Whole group
- Partner work
- Take a Break
- Buddy Room and Reentry
- Classroom library
- Independent reading
- Math stations
And others as needed.
Teachers will demonstrate through direct modeling Routines will be gradually introduced and practiced
of each routine. Students will practice routines when during the first six weeks of school. Routines will
routines are introduced, and will revisit and practice be revisited and practiced throughout the year as
throughout the year.
needed.
Relationship Development
Community Building
Responsive Classroom activities, such as
Morning Meeting and Closing Circle, will be
used to develop relationships and a positive
classroom culture.
Implementation of The First Six Weeks of School,
Responsive Classroom, and Innocent Classroom
activities and strategies as learned.
Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning is integral to the first
grade curriculum and key to academic success.
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Second Step curriculum
Responsive Classroom
Innocent Classroom
Throughout the year we will focus on Relationship
Development and Community Building with an
emphasis at the beginning of the year, after breaks,
and when new students join our classrooms.
Throughout the year
Skills include:
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Acknowledge/Reinforce
Positive Engagement
Empathy
Impulse Control
Problem Solving
Anger Management
Teachers and students will reflect and
acknowledge positive engagement and
learning successes in a variety of ways.
First grade social studies unit on
Citizenship
Use of Responsive Classroom principles for
acknowledgement.
Daily
Respond/Redirect to
Student Misbehavior
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ENVoY techniques
reminders
Take a Break
Buddy Room
Communicate with parents
Teachers will reflect on possible functions (reasons) Throughout the year
for student misbehavior and assume positive
intentions, use proactive language and strategies,
use Take a Break and Buddy Room as needed.
Responding to Extreme
Student Misbehavior
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Communicate with parents
Buddy Room
Behavior Referral
Maintain current parent contact information. Use
Universal Referral Form.
Throughout the year
Use of support staff as needed to cover classroom
while teacher conferences with student.
Communicate with parents and students about
expectations and procedures for reentry
conferences.
Throughout the year
Restorative Practices
Communicating Plan
Reentry conversation between teacher and
student, to welcome student back into the
classroom. Teacher will support student in
making amends if appropriate. Parent, student
and teacher conference, when needed.
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Engagement Plan will be posted on
First Grade webpage.
Classroom letter sent home with
Classroom Rules
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Resources Needed
Engagement Plan will be posted on First
Throughout the year
Grade webpage.
Classroom letter sent home with Classroom
Rules
Phone calls home with reminders as needed
- The First Six Weeks of School book
- Second Step curriculum
- ENVoY training
- Innocent Classroom training
- Collaborative planning time with team
- Ongoing positive support from, and communication with, administration and the other staff
Persons Responsible
- The First Grade Team: Davida Fidelman, Leslie Kegan, Ashley Penney, Patty Phillips, Brenda Schultz, Kathleen Watson, and Meghan Wynne
- All staff, students and families of Jenny Lind School