Grades K–5
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Classroom management printable · Classroom rules and expectations
Expectations Around the School
A matrix of six places outside the classroom, from the hallway and lunchroom to the bus line, with the voice, body and words for each.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Classroom expectations, Safe and kind choices, Shared responsibility, Problem solving
What kids do
“Fill in what a great choice looks like in each place at school: your voice level, your body and your words.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Bus or car line
- Which place is hardest for you? What could help?
Words on this sheet
VoiceMy bodyMy wordslevelHallwayRecess
Teacher tip
Walk to each place on the chart and practice the expectation there.
How to use it
- Act out examples of following and not following each expectation.
- Revisit expectations after long breaks and before special days.
- Keep a stack of copies in a labeled tray so you can grab one without stopping the lesson.
Watch for
Expectations that look different at home. Talk about how rules change by place.
Talk about it
- How do rules help everyone learn?
- What is one thing that went well this week?
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.
More classroom rules and expectations worksheets
Grades 2–5
Spot the Unexpected Choices
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Grades 1–3
Why Do We Have Rules?
A thinking page about why rules matter: rules in three places, what would happen with no rules, and a drawing of a rule that keeps us safe.
Grades K–1
Safe or Not Safe?
A cut-and-sort for K and 1st grade: twelve school choices, like walking in the hall or climbing on desks, sorted into safe and not safe.
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