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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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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STEM Job Description Posters and Lanyards
Help students stay on task during STEM group work with these STEM job description posters and lanyards.
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I Need a Break! Card Templates
Help your students regulate their emotions by presenting them with an ‘I Need a Break!’ Card for a few minutes of downtime.
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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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Just-Right Books Anchor Chart Pack
Teach your students how to pick just-right books with a printable ‘Just-Right’ Book Anchor Chart Pack.
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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.
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Prepositional Phrase Practice Test
Assess students’ understanding with this two-page prepositional phrase practice test featuring multiple-choice, true-or-false and finish-the-sentence questions.
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3-2-1 Exit Ticket Template
Test your students' knowledge at the end of class with this 3-2-1 exit ticket template.
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Visual Writing Rubric - Foundation Year
Help your foundation year writers perfect their writing with a visual writing rubric.
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R.E.A.L. Reader - Self Assessment Rubric
Promote student self-assessment of reading skills with a R.E.A.L. Reading Self-Assessment Rubric.
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Missing Assignment Templates
Promote student accountability for completing assignments with a printable missing assignment log and parent contact form.
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Student Speeding Ticket Templates
Urge your students to slow down and take their time on assignments by issuing them a printable ‘Speeding Ticket’ to encourage revisions.
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How Do I Get Home? Backpack Tags & Forms
Use printable bus and car rider tags for schools to organise the dismissal process at the end of the school day.
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Remember to Write Your Name Poster (Lower Primary)
Make nameless student work a thing of the past with this poster reminding students to write their name on their work.
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The More We Get Together Poster
Use “The More We Get Together” song to promote a sense of community and inclusivity in your classroom.
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Backyard Games - Gross Motor Activities
Have your students pick a card to choose a recess game with printable Gross Motor Activity Cards.
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Four Finger Learning Scale
Help your students self-assess their understanding of a skill using their fingers with this 4-finger learning scale.
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Reflective Thinking Sentence Starter Cards
Incorporate reflective thinking into your classroom with this set of 24 sentence starter cards.
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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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End of Day Checklist & Poster
Help your students remember end-of-day classroom procedures with a printable poster and packing-up checklist.
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Mindfulness Activity Task Cards for the Classroom
Get mindfulness activity ideas for your classroom with printable activity cards you can use again and again!
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Properties of Odd and Even Numbers Exit Tickets
Check for student understanding with these Odd and Even Properties exit tickets for the classroom.
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Classroom Procedures Scoot Game
Review classroom and school procedures as a back-to-school activity with a game of Scoot!
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Classroom Procedure Activity - Do or Don't? Sort
Identify proper school and classroom procedures with this sorting activity.
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The Magic of Independent Learning – Vertical Chart
Chart your students' learning progress with this set of 8 vertical tracking sheets.
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Behaviour Learning Ladder - Vertical Chart
A vertical tracking chart for students behaviour in the classroom.
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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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Desk Pet Adoption Certificate
Boost student behaviour using Desk pets, starting with a printable Desk Pet Adoption Certificate.
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Back to School - Procedure Exit Tickets
Assess student knowledge of classroom rules and procedures with quick and easy exit tickets.
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Design Your Own Procedure Anchor Chart Template
Design your own custom classroom procedure anchor charts with a customisable anchor chart template.
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Student Information Tracker
Keep schedules, computer logins and other information organised with a printable student information sheet.