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Classroom management printable · Classroom rules and expectations
Safety Drill Steps
A teacher planner for fire, shelter and lockdown drills: where to go, what to bring, the steps for students and how to take attendance.
- Grade level
- Grades K–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
“Fill in your school’s steps for each drill, post a copy by the door and put one in the sub folder.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Our exit route:
- Meeting spot outside:
- Emergency bag kept:
- Practice drills calmly and often. Tell students what will happen first, and talk about it after.
Words on this sheet
DrillStudent stepsFireSevereweatherOther
Teacher tip
Fill in the planner before the first drill of the year and keep a copy by the door.
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
- What does following this rule look like?
- How can this help you be ready to learn?
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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