Grades 1–5
Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like
A three-column chart for any routine: what it looks like, sounds like and feels like when it goes well. Use it to teach a new procedure.
Classroom management printable · Classroom rules and expectations
Expected or Unexpected?
A cut-and-sort of 12 school choices into expected and unexpected, like raising a hand, running inside or sharing markers.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- 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
“Cut out the cards. Glue each one in the box where it belongs. Expected means it helps everyone learn and feel safe.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Run in the classroom
- Grab a friend’s book
- Leave trash on the floor
- Walk in the hallway
- Listen when others talk
- Shout across the room
- Share the markers
Teacher tip
Act out a few choices before kids sort, and let the class decide expected or unexpected.
How to use it
- Act out examples of following and not following each expectation.
- Revisit expectations after long breaks and before special days.
- Slide it into a sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker to reuse it all year.
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.
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