Classroom Management Teaching Resources
We have curated a collection of classroom management resources to help make you an effective teacher and help your students learn. You'll find all the materials you need to establish class rules and routines, academic expectations and behaviour management strategies. Start creating a positive classroom environment that empowers student learning today.
Types of Classroom Management Resources
- Behaviour - An extensive collection of behaviour management related teaching resources including posters and checklists for visual reminders of classroom expectations, organisational skills and classroom expectations with your primary students. There are also resources and instructional blogs that enable and detail effective classroom management strategies related to student motivation, rules and expectations, positive reinforcement and social skills.
- Routines - A collection of resources to use when establishing and maintaining daily classroom routines. The offering includes generic calendar templates, themed classroom task charts, classroom job charts, a morning routine PowerPoint, timetables and before and after class organisational posters. Display these resources in your classroom to remind your students where they should be, what their job is and what they will be doing throughout the day.
- Goals and Feedback - Help your students reach their learning goals with these helpful goal-setting and feedback teaching resources. Included in the collection are display posters, brag tags, visible learning goal PowerPoints, growth mindset resources and reflective thinking sentence starters. Also available are goals and 'I can' statements for English and Mathematics.
- Group Organisation - This collection of group organisation resources includes a variety of posters, worksheets, tables and role description cards to display and use in the classroom during group activities. These resources can be used across all key learning areas when organising students into different groups or when assigning students with group roles and responsibilities.
The Benefits of Effective Classroom Management
Classroom management strategies help with:
- Improved student behaviour
- Better teacher-student relationship
- Greater academic achievement
- A positive and orderly classroom environment that encourages students and academic engagement
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Keeping My Hands and Feet to Myself – Social Story Video
This social story video reminds students of the importance of keeping their hands and feet to themselves.
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How to Assign Classroom Jobs & Keep Primary Students Engaged
Find out how to successfully assign classroom jobs for students, plus get a classroom jobs list to get you started!
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7 Behaviour Management Mistakes Most New Teachers Make (And How to Fix Them)
See the behaviour management mistakes teachers often make in their first year and how to fix them, with tips from expert teachers on managing a classroom successfully.
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How to Make Classroom Rules Kids Actually Follow
Find out how to make classroom rules your students will follow with actionable tips from expert teachers!
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Blurt Buttons | A Fun Way to Curb Calling Out in the Classroom
Blurt Buttons are a bright, fun classroom management strategy to help banish blurting out and manage impulsiveness and noise at school.
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Time Chunking: Survival Tips for Busy Teachers
What is time chunking and how does it help teachers feel less "over it" and more "on it"?
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11 Mindfulness Activities for Kids to Try in Your Primary Classroom
Explore mindfulness activities for kids that can be done in just 5 or 10 minutes in your classroom this school year!
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3 Secrets to Effective Classroom Transitions That Actually Work
These classroom transitions strategies and ideas are teacher-tested and approved.
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How to Set Up a Homework Club
Homework is a hot topic. It can be time-consuming for both students and teachers. Find out how homework clubs can help.
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An Easy No-Sew Teaching Apron
Check out this simple DIY teacher's apron using a tea towel and a hot glue gun!
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Flexible Seating: Unreal or Unrealistic?
Flexible seating gurus say that this form of classroom 'un-seating' better reflects the hyper-connected and ever-changing world we live in. That it inherently requires students to master skills such as flexibility, creativity, problem-solving and collaboration. But do the challenges of managing a flexible seating environment outweigh the benefits?
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10 Children's Brain Teasers to Try in Your Classroom
Using visual brain teasers in the classroom encourages critical thinking in your students, plus, kids love them!
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8 Fun and Effective Lesson Closures
It’s happened to all of us, the intention is there but just as you’re thinking “I still have ten minutes…” the bell rings and the lesson ends with a frantic collection of work!
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Sensory and Movement Break Ideas | Getting Classrooms Moving!
Are you thinking "oh, my students are too old for this"? Well, think again! These quick movement breaks increase focus and help students of all ages to improve their learning outcomes!
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How to Stop Tattling in the Classroom: Expert Teacher Tips
Get teacher tips on how to stop tattling in the classroom and how to help kids tell the difference between tattling and telling.
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10 Ways to Calm Your Class After Lunch (Teaching Tips)
Finding ways to calm your class after lunch is a must in any classroom! Check out our top ten ideas featured in this blog.
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10 Teacher-Tested Brain Break Ideas for the Classroom That Kids Love
Explore teachers' favourite ways to get your students to take a brain break. Even if it is for just 5 minutes, it is sure to limit distractions and improve attention.
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Does Class Size Matter? - A Teacher's Point of View
It's a topic that is always debated in the education field!
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5 Simple Ways to Develop Routines in the Classroom
Developing set routines in the classroom environment helps to prevent distractions that waste time and interfere with learning.
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How to Create a Calm Down Corner in the Classroom to Promote Self Regulation
What's a calm down corner and how do you set one up in the classroom? Explore ideas from teachers like you, plus ways to help students destress.
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How to Manage Parent Helpers in the Classroom
Personally, the thought of having parents in the classroom while I was teaching, completely and utterly terrified me, to begin with.
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What Is Sensory Processing Disorder? A Teacher's Guide to Supporting Students With SPD
Students with Sensory Processing Disorder are in every classroom. Find out what it is and how you can support children with SPD in your classroom.
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25 Social Stories To Use in the Mainstream Classroom
Social stories describe social situations or concepts in a layout that is clear and meaningful for children. Teach Starter have created 25 social stories, templates and pictures for the use in mainstream classrooms.
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14 Awesome Anchor Chart Ideas to Use in Your Primary Classroom
These anchor chart ideas for reading, maths, morning routines and more are some of the best for the classroom and begging for teachers to try them!
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12 Ways to Improve Student Concentration That Really Work
How can you get students to focus and concentrate on the lesson at hand? Here are some research-backed tips for teachers to help students concentrate.
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How to Create a Student-Led Classroom Behaviour Contract in Primary School
Learn tips on how to create a student-led behaviour contract and effectively implement it in your primary school classroom.
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19 Children's Books and Classroom Activities to Teach Social Skills
These children's books and classroom activities are a must have in any classroom environment!
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How to Set Up Brag Tags in the Classroom
Are you looking for a different way to manage behaviour in your classroom?
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Meet Our Designer - Fleur Callaghan
The third illustration in our monthly Teach Starter homepage feature illustration series! Meet the designer of our May illustration, Fleur Kennish.