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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Search and Find – Underwater Edition
Search and find a wide variety of underwater creatures.
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Mini-Mystery – Who Killed the Class Plant? – Interactive PowerPoint
An intriguing mystery where students use their problem-solving skills to determine the culprit.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Upper Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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Father's Day Chatterbox
Give Dad the gift that keeps on giving with a coupon-style chatterbox to use as a gift for Father's Day.
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How to Make an Origami Bunny Rabbit: Step-By-Step Instructions for Kids
Teach students how to make an origami rabbit with printable step-by-step instructions for kids perfect for a classroom Easter activity.
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Origami Giraffe Step-By-Step Instructions
Visual instruction page to use when creating an origami giraffe.
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Origami Fox Step-By-Step Instructions
Visual instruction page to use when creating an origami fox.
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Tricks in 60 Ticks - Classroom Party Games
A collection of 10 fun classroom games to do in 60 seconds!
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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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Year 6 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
20 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 4 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
25 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 1 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
30 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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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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Human Knot Active Game
A fun active game for small groups that encourages teamwork.
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Ten Add Bowling Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Retro - Weekly Timetable
A retro themed weekly timetable template.
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Long and Short Vowel Flashcards (Assessment Kit)
A set of 10 picture flash cards covering long and short vowel sounds and a teacher assessment tool.
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Maths Rotation Classroom Display
Guided maths classroom display to organise your classroom and their daily activities.
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Chocolate Buttons - Weekly Timetable
A chocolate button themed weekly timetable template.
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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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Classroom Hand Sign Posters
A set of posters with common student requests to display in the classroom.
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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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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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Easter Logic Puzzle Pack
Challenge your students to some serious thinking with an engaging Easter Logic Puzzle Pack.
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Easter Brain Break Activity Cards
Break up your instruction and have fun in the weeks leading up to Easter with a set of 24 engaging and fun Easter Brain Break Activity Cards.
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Easter Colouring Book Printable
Create classroom calm and promote mindfulness with a printable Mini Easter Colouring Book.
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Easter Charades for Kids
Get your students moving, laughing, and acting with a game of Easter Charades!
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Easter Word Scramble Worksheets
Hunt up a fun Easter brain break with printable Easter Word Scramble worksheets for kids of all ages!
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Charades-Inspired Good Behaviour Game
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviours at the beginning of a new school year with a Good Behaviour Game.
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Morning Routine Checklist Pack
Start your day right and promote independence with a morning routine checklist.
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Halloween Directed Drawing Worksheets
Encourage creativity and boost fine motor skills with a series of Halloween Directed Drawing worksheets.
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Halloween Would You Rather? Interactive Game
Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions in an engaging game of Halloween Would You Rather?