Grades 1–4
Classroom Library Expectations
How to use the class library: choosing a book, the five finger test, putting books back in the right bin, and caring for borrowed books.
Classroom management printable · Classroom rules and expectations
Group Work Norms
A group agreement page: pick working norms, assign four group jobs, plan what to do if you disagree and sign it as a team.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Classroom expectations, Safe and kind choices, Shared responsibility, Problem solving
What kids do
“Before your group starts, agree on how you will work together. Check your norms, fill in the jobs and all sign.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Our group name:
- Our group will…
- Keeps the group on task.
- Writes down our ideas.
Words on this sheet
JobWhoWhat they doLeaderGroup signatures
Teacher tip
Have each group sign their norms and keep them in the middle of the table.
How to use it
- Write the rules together in the first weeks of school so kids own them.
- Keep rules short and positive: say what to do, not what not to do.
- Slide it into a sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker to reuse it all year.
Watch for
Too many rules. Keep the list to three to five that cover most situations.
Talk about it
- How do rules help everyone learn?
- What is one thing that went well this week?
Take it further
Make a class book or poster of the rules and post it where everyone can see it.
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 1–3
Rules at Home and at School
A Venn diagram comparing rules at home and rules at school, with sentence starters to explain one rule that is the same in both places.
Grades 2–5
Rights and Responsibilities in Our Class
Five classroom rights, like learning without distractions and being treated fairly, matched with the responsibility each student takes on.
Grades K–2
Draw Our Class Rules
Four boxes to write a class rule and draw a friend following it. Make a class book of rules from the pages.
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