Grades K–5
Voice Level Chart
A five-level voice chart from 0 silent to 4 outside, what each level sounds like and when to use it, with two lines for your own times.
Classroom management printable · Classroom rules and expectations
Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Responsible
Nine school choices to label safe, kind or responsible, like walking with scissors down or returning a library book, plus a drawing.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Classroom expectations, Safe and kind choices, Shared responsibility, Problem solving
What kids do
“Read each choice. Write Safe, Kind or Responsible on the line to show which expectation it follows.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 1. Walk with scissors pointing down.
- 2. Help a friend pick up spilled crayons.
- 3. Put your homework in your folder.
- 4. Keep all four chair legs on the floor.
- 5. Invite someone new to play.
- 6. Clean up your spot at the table.
- 7. Hold the railing on the stairs.
- 8. Say thank you to the lunch helper.
Teacher tip
Point out that some choices fit more than one label. Talk about why.
How to use it
- Act out examples of following and not following each expectation.
- Revisit expectations after long breaks and before special days.
- Introduce the sheet once, model it, then make it part of a routine so kids know what to expect.
Watch for
Expectations that look different at home. Talk about how rules change by place.
Talk about it
- Why do we have this rule?
- Why do you think we use this in our classroom?
Take it further
Send a copy home so families know the expectations.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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