Classroom Routines Teaching Resources
Do you need help with classroom routine ideas this school year? Our teacher team has created dozens of resources to make explaining your routines and keeping students on routine easy — from classroom job printables and charts to visual calendars that walk students through your daily class schedules.
These teacher-created resources help students stay on task and keep things moving throughout the school day for a day that's easier on you and your students both!
How Do Routines Help Teachers With Classroom Management?
Are you exploring the addition of routines to your classroom to help kick-start your classroom management? You may be pleasantly surprised by the results!
Routines play a substantial role in successful classroom management because they help provide structure for the day. This can help students know what to expect and, in turn, that helps students to be more successful too!
Classroom Routine Examples and Ideas
Looking for some routines that can help your classroom management this school year? Here are some periods of the school day when setting up routines can make a big difference to your classroom management, plus resources to help set them up!
1. Morning Routines
Mornings are more manageable when students know just what to do when they arrive at school, so you can take roll and get ready for the day while they're stowing bags and getting ready to learn!
Our pre-created templates will walk students through their routine for the morning with an agenda they can follow.
2. Line Up Routines
Students spend a lot of the school day in line, whether they're heading to the school library or outside for recess. Set up routines so students know exactly what to do and how to behave!
3. Technology Routines
Make tablet and computer time less stressful with routines that every student knows to follow! Print a technology routines poster to display in the classroom so every student knows just what to do.
4. End of the School Day
Students should know exactly what to do during the dismissal period. Should they be putting chairs on their desks? Do students who will walk home go to one place and students who get a ride home go to another? What happens with homework folders? All of this should be mapped out, so the end of the day period will run smoothly!
Print out our end-of-the-day bookmarks for students to check the routines when they've forgotten what to do!
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Visual Daily Timetable and Equipment List for Students
Provide a visual schedule for specific students with this desk template.
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Catch the Ball – Theatre Improvisation Game
Don’t drop the imaginative ball with this warm-up game for students.
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Year 3 Numeracy Exit Tickets
21 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 2 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
35 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Origami Box Step-By-Step Instructions
Visual instruction page to use when creating an origami box.
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Editable and Blank Chatterbox Templates
Make paper Chatterboxes with this multi-use template for teachers and students.
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Shazzam! Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages teamwork.
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Classroom Job Application Template
A fun way to encourage students to take responsibility for classroom jobs and to be accountable.
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Drama Game Task Cards
A set of 17 activity cards with instructions for drama games.
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Back to School Icebreaker Jokes - Task Cards
Start each day with funny icebreaker jokes with a set of printable Back to School Joke cards for kids.
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Subtraction Fact Fluency Assessments
Assess and track subtraction fact fluency with a printable Number Facts Fluency program for subtraction.
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Picture-Based Sudoku for Kids
Use this set of sudoku for kids to enhance your students’ problem-solving and creative thinking skills.
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Callback Phrases List
Catch your students’ attention with a set of fun attention-grabbing callback phrases.
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Year 3 Fractions – Differentiated Assessment
Use this differentiated fractions test for year 3 to assess concepts such as identifying fractions, using fraction models and determining the fraction of a set.
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Numeracy Assessment Tool for Year 3
A set of 6 numeracy assessment tools suited to Year 3 students.
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Sloth Crossword Puzzle
Stretch your students’ vocabularies and reading skills with a sloth-themed crossward puzzle.
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Classroom Supply Cards
A set of 22 visual supply cards to display at the front of the classroom,
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Upper Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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If You're Something and You Know It Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages observation skills, focus and creativity.
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Chicken Evolution Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages cognitive processing skills, physical activity and social skills.
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Snake Sheds Its Skin Active Game
Take a quick break from learning and encourage teamwork with this fun whole class game.
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Classroom Jobs for Students - Bulletin Board
Keep track of classroom responsibilities and save wall space with a space-saving Classroom Jobs Display!
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Speaking and Listening Activities Task Cards
A set of 13 cards with instructions for speaking and listening activities.
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Big Problem or Little Problem? – Sorting Activity
Use our Big Problem vs. Little Problem activity cards and worksheets to help your students learn to manage peer relationships in the classroom.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Cards
Assign reciprocal style teaching roles to your students during small-group reading sessions with this set of 4 reciprocal teaching role cards.
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Anecdotal Observation Checklist - Reading Behaviours
Observe student reading behaviours and easily take notes with an Anecdotal Record Note-Taking Template.
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Fine and Gross Motor Development Checklists
Use a printable Fine and Gross Motor Development Checklist to easily and effectively note concerns about a student’s motor skills.
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I Need a Break! Card Templates
Help your students regulate their emotions by presenting them with an ‘I Need a Break!’ Card for a few minutes of downtime.
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I Need a Break - Choice Boards
Help upset students regulate their emotions in the classroom with our printable ‘I Need a Break!’ choice boards.
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Year 5 Maths Test - Multi-Digit Multiplication
Assess your students' skills with multiplying whole numbers using a printable Year 5 Multiplication Test.
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How to Draw a Ship - Directed Drawing Activity
Learn how to draw a ship with a fun directed drawing activity sheet.
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30 Mindful Drawing Tasks
30 drawing tasks to promote mindfulness in your classroom.