Classroom Routines Teaching Resources
Do you need help with classroom routine ideas this school year? Our teacher team has created dozens of resources to make explaining your routines and keeping students on routine easy — from classroom job printables and charts to visual calendars that walk students through your daily class schedules.
These teacher-created resources help students stay on task and keep things moving throughout the school day for a day that's easier on you and your students both!
How Do Routines Help Teachers With Classroom Management?
Are you exploring the addition of routines to your classroom to help kick-start your classroom management? You may be pleasantly surprised by the results!
Routines play a substantial role in successful classroom management because they help provide structure for the day. This can help students know what to expect and, in turn, that helps students to be more successful too!
Classroom Routine Examples and Ideas
Looking for some routines that can help your classroom management this school year? Here are some periods of the school day when setting up routines can make a big difference to your classroom management, plus resources to help set them up!
1. Morning Routines
Mornings are more manageable when students know just what to do when they arrive at school, so you can take roll and get ready for the day while they're stowing bags and getting ready to learn!
Our pre-created templates will walk students through their routine for the morning with an agenda they can follow.
2. Line Up Routines
Students spend a lot of the school day in line, whether they're heading to the school library or outside for recess. Set up routines so students know exactly what to do and how to behave!
3. Technology Routines
Make tablet and computer time less stressful with routines that every student knows to follow! Print a technology routines poster to display in the classroom so every student knows just what to do.
4. End of the School Day
Students should know exactly what to do during the dismissal period. Should they be putting chairs on their desks? Do students who will walk home go to one place and students who get a ride home go to another? What happens with homework folders? All of this should be mapped out, so the end of the day period will run smoothly!
Print out our end-of-the-day bookmarks for students to check the routines when they've forgotten what to do!
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Draw a Town with 2D Shapes
An interactive and evolving resource where students draw 2D shapes incrementally to create a town map and 3D models.
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Speaking and Listening Activities Task Cards
A set of 13 cards with instructions for speaking and listening activities.
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Year 4 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
24 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Understanding Fractions – Exit Tickets
Assess student understanding of simple fractions with this set of 24 maths exit tickets.
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Nature Scavenger Hunt
Make outdoor play a learning opportunity with our fun nature scavenger hunt worksheet.
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Grammar and Punctuation Assessment Tool – Year 3
A set of 5 grammar and punctuation assessment tools suited to Year 3 students.
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Editable and Blank Chatterbox Templates
Make paper Chatterboxes with this multi-use template for teachers and students.
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Decimal Exit Tickets (Place Value, Rounding, Ordering and Computation)
Assess student understanding of decimal place value, rounding, ordering and computation with this set of 21 exit tickets.
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Visual Daily Timetable and Equipment List for Students
Provide a visual schedule for specific students with this desk template.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Upper Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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I'm Done! Early Finishers Choice Board Display
Build a useful ‘I’m Done, Now What?’ classroom display with a printable early finisher choice board display.
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Brain Break Movement Cards - Mother's Day Theme
Celebrate Mother’s Day with these cute animal movement cards, perfect for a brain break.
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Year 3 Numeracy Exit Tickets
21 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Grammar and Punctuation Assessment Tool - Year 5
A set of 5 grammar and punctuation assessment tools suited to Year 5 students.
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Big Problem or Little Problem? – Sorting Activity
A sorting activity for students to place situations in order from the littlest problem to the biggest problem.
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Random Acts of Kindness Chatterbox
A random acts of kindness chatterbox template.
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Gratitude Journal Writing Prompts for Kids - Daily Slides
Project and inspire reflective writing with 50 gratitude journal writing prompts in one handy slide deck.
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I Need a Break - Choice Boards
Help upset students regulate their emotions in the classroom with our printable ‘I Need a Break!’ choice boards.
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Student Workbook Covers - Mindful Colouring Sheets
Practice mindfulness and create fun notebook covers with a pack of printable mindful colouring worksheets.
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Comparing Fractions – Exit Tickets
Compare fractions with the same numerator or denominator with this set of 24 exit tickets.
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Search and Find – Food Edition
Search and find a wide variety of foods.
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The Bean Game
A fun active game to play at any time.
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Year 6 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
23 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Classroom Calendar Pack
Build your students' knowledge of days, months, seasons and the weather each morning with this classroom calendar pack.
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Skip Counting Exit Tickets
Assess student understanding of skip counting within 1000 by 5s 10s and 100s.
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Easy Origami Animals Worksheet and Step-By-Step Instructions for Kids
Make origami animals with your students with printable step-by-step instructions plus a 2D shapes worksheet for your maths lesson planning.
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Classroom Jobs Display
Keep track of classroom responsibilities with a Classroom Jobs Display!
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Our Class Rules - Set of 8 Posters
Remind students of classroom rules and expectations with this set of 8 posters.
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Origami Box Step-By-Step Instructions
Visual instruction page to use when creating an origami box.
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What's Missing? – Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive presentation where students try to guess what object is missing from the picture.
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Visual Daily Timetable - Desk Strip
A visual timetable for students who could benefit from having the days activities displayed on their desk.
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End of Day Checklist & Poster
Help your students remember end-of-day classroom procedures with a printable poster and packing-up checklist.