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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Printable Take-Home Folder Covers
Customise and colour your own Take Home Folder inserts with editable and printable folder cover templates.
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Weekly Newsletter Templates
Send out important information to your students’ parents and guardians using weekly newsletters made with our handy templates!
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Task Initiation Bookmark – My Morning Routine
Ensure your students start off on the right foot with this morning routine checklist bookmark!
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Behaviour Punch Card – Right on Target!
Motivate your students to be on target with this printable punch card template.
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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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Comparing Fractions – Exit Tickets
Compare fractions with the same numerator or denominator with this set of 24 exit tickets.
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Continents and Oceans - Exit Tickets
Determine your students' mastery of Geography concepts with a set of twenty continents and oceans exit tickets.
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Features of Maps - Exit Tickets
Assess student map and globe skills with twenty exit ticket worksheets.
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Exit Tickets Template
An exit ticket template to ascertain your students' understanding of concepts you have just covered.
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Classroom Library Book Bin Labels
Organise your classroom library with these illustrated book bin labels.
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Captain Yet Goal Tracker (Pirate Nup Version) – Template
A Captain Yet template for students to track the progress of their goals.
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Year 2 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
25 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Bright Chevron - Weekly Timetable
A bright chevron themed weekly timetable template.
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Yes Let's! Active Game
A whole class active game encourages the development of listening skills, confidence and leadership.
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Traffic Lights Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages students to develop their listening skills and to follow instructions.
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The Team Freeze Frame Active Game
A fun active game that encourages the development of listening skills, creativity, spontaneity and team work.
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Capture the Treasure Active Game
A whole class game that encourages focus and creativity.
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Centre Rotation Classroom Display - Printable & Digital
Set up a classroom centre rotation chart for your students to reference with this printable or digital Center Rotation Classroom Display.
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Digital Student Grouping Tool - Interactive
Quickly and easily group your students into random teams with a digital Classroom Random Grouping Tool.
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Random Grouping Cards (Groups of 5)
Sort your students into random groups of five with printable Student Grouping Cards.
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Food-Themed Random Student Pairing Cards
Pair up your students quickly and easily with a set of tasty food-themed random student pairing cards.
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Random Student Grouping Cards (Groups of 6)
Easily arrange your students into groups of six with printable Random Student Grouping Cards.
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Random Student Grouping Cards (Upper)
Make assigning groups quick, easy, and fun with a set of printable Random Student Grouping cards for older students.
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Student Data Trackers Folder
Keep track of student progress with our data binder template pack for lower years.
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Classroom Hand Sign Posters
A set of posters with common student requests to display in the classroom.
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Printable Classroom Helpers Bulletin Board
Print all you need for a classroom helpers bulletin board to make sure students know who is responsible for various jobs in your classroom.
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Classroom Jobs Display
Keep track of classroom responsibilities with a Classroom Jobs Display!
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Classroom Scavenger Hunt – Digital Icebreaker
Take your students on a classroom scavenger hunt to get to know their new classroom environment.
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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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Morning Routine Checklist Pack
Start your day right and promote independence with a morning routine checklist.
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Back to School Icebreaker Jokes - Task Cards
Start each day with funny icebreaker jokes with a set of printable Back to School Joke cards for kids.
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English Homework Helpers (F-2)
Give your students handy English Homework Helper printables to reference when working in class or at home.