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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Mindful Colouring Sheets – Cats
Bring a sense of calm to your classroom with these delightful colouring sheets cats are featured in, perfect for mindfulness and creativity.
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Student Self-Assessment Template
Get to know your students a bit better on the first day with a printable student self assessment.
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Maze Puzzle Pack (Cat-Themed)
Challenge student thinking with this cat-themed maze puzzle pack.
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Sharp and Blunt Pencil Signs (Pencil Station)
Help keep your pencils organised in the classroom with these pencil station signs.
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Fractions and Decimals Assessment
Assess students' knowledge of various decimals and percentages concepts with this four-page worksheet.
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Teacher Waiting Room - Clip System
Calm classroom chaos when students need one-on-one help from the teacher with a printable Teacher Waiting List Clip System!
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Fluency Reading Passage Pack- Year 1
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of reading fluency passages for Year 1.
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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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Numeracy Assessment Tool for Year 3
A set of 6 numeracy assessment tools suited to Year 3 students.
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Mindfulness Bookmarks to Colour
Bring calm to the classroom with these mindfulness colouring bookmarks.
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Fluency Reading Passages (Year 2)
Download a printable pack of Year 2 reading fluency passages with a printable ORF assessment pack.
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Gingerbread House Search and Find Image
Gingerbread house search and find activity.
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Classroom Procedures Checklist
Determine and track which classroom procedures and routines you will teach at the beginning of the school year with a classroom procedures checklist and tracking sheet.
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Brain Break Activity Cards
Give your students a quick brain break with this set of 19 whole-class brain break activity cards.
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Dinosaur Colouring Pages
Use our Dinosaur Colouring pages as a ‘roaring-good’ brain break activity in your classroom.
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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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Never Have I Ever Questions for Kids ... Getting-to-Know-You Game
This printable worksheet of 'Never Have I Ever' questions for kids is perfect for a first-day-of-school activity!
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Classroom Jobs for Students - Bulletin Board
Keep track of classroom responsibilities and save wall space with a space-saving Classroom Jobs Display!
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Anti-Bullying Colouring Sheets
Discourage bullying and promote kindness in the classroom with a set of printable Anti-Bullying Colouring Sheets.
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Pizza Maths Fact Fluency Trackers
Motivate and inspire students to learn their maths facts with printable maths fact fluency trackers.
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What are Desk Pets? Introduction Slide Deck
Introduce your students to your Desk Pet Classroom Reward System with an engaging slide deck.
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Social Emotional Learning - Question of the Day Morning Meeting Prompts
Download 180 days of morning meeting questions to foster communication and positivity while building relationships in your classroom.
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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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Classroom Morning Routine Posters and PowerPoint
A 6 slide editable PowerPoint Template to use with your class as part of your morning routine and to display classroom jobs.
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Catch the Ball – Theatre Improvisation Game
Don’t drop the imaginative ball with this warm-up game for students.
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Editable Morning Meeting Slides
A set of 11 editable slides to use during your Morning Meeting each day.
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Drama Game Task Cards
A set of 17 activity cards with instructions for drama games.
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Fluency Reading Passages - Year 5
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of reading fluency passages for Year 5.
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Mini-Mystery – Who Broke the Window? – Interactive PowerPoint
Engage your learners in some friendly problems solving with an interactive mini-mystery that is sure to be a SMASH!
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Spelling Rotation Classroom Display
Guided spelling classroom display to organise your classroom and their daily activities.
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Year 5 Numeracy Exit Tickets
20 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Ocean Themed Movement Cards
A set of 12 Ocean themed movement cards.