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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End of Day Routines Bookmark
Make the end of the school day easy with an end-of-the-day routine checklist.
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New Student Survival Flip Book Template
Be prepared for a new student any time of the year with a printable New Student Handbook template.
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Brain Break Movement Cards - Mother's Day Theme
Celebrate Mother’s Day with these cute animal movement cards, perfect for a brain break.
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Natural Resources – Exit Tickets
Assess student understanding of natural resources with this set of exit tickets.
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Continents and Oceans - Exit Tickets
Determine your students' mastery of Geography concepts with a set of twenty continents and oceans exit tickets.
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Easter Headbands Game
Play a game of Easter-themed headbands game in your class in the lead up to Easter.
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International Women’s Day Crossword
Extend your students' knowledge of influential women with this International Women’s Day crossword.
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Would You Rather? International Women's Day Active Game
Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions with this set of International Women’s Day-themed ‘Would You Rather’ questions.
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St. Patrick's Day Headbands Game
Introduce St. Patrick’s Day vocabulary words with our picture and word card headbands game.
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What's the Question? Interactive Wall Display - Upper Years
Print this fun, interactive brainstorm wall display to use for your students' morning routine.
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Grid Drawing Christmas Worksheets
Bring a bit of art into the classroom this season with easy Christmas drawing activities.
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Add to the Scene - Theatre Improvisation Game
An active warm-up game that every student can participate in!
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Would You Rather...? Question Cards - 100 Days of School
Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions with this set of 27 random question cards that involve the number 100.
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Tiger Drawing Activity - Lunar New Year
Use this fun teaching resource to help your students explore Year of the Tiger in your classroom.
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Luck of the Draw-ing Prompts
A set of 35 drawing prompt cards.
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Editable Exit Tickets – Template
An editable exit ticket template to ascertain your students’ understanding of concepts you have just covered.
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Digital Learning Background – Student of the Week
A special background students can use when they are student of the week.
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Pirate Nup's Odyssey – Vertical Chart
A vertical tracking chart for students to reflect and follow their learning progress.
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Reaction Charades
A fun game for students to explore positive and negative ways of reacting to situations.
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I Can! I Can't ... Yet. – Handwriting Worksheet (Version 3)
A handwriting worksheet designed to help students goal set by reflecting on what they can and cannot do yet.
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Search and Find – At the Beach
A beautifully illustrated beach scene containing everyday items that need to be found.
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I Can! I Can't ... Yet. – Handwriting Worksheet (Version 2)
A handwriting worksheet designed to help students goal set by reflecting on what they can and cannot do yet.
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Captain Yet Goal Tracker (Captain Yet Version) – Template
A Captain Yet template for students to track the progress of their goals.
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Are We There Yet? Captain Yet's Joyous Journey – Poster
A Captain Yet poster to help students learn more resourcefully and independently in the classroom.
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Captain Yet Upper Years Goal Achievement Log – Template
A Captain Yet template for students to track the progress of their goals.
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Captain Yet Goal Sticker Chart (Pirate Nup Version) – Template
A Captain Yet template for students to track the progress of their goals.
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Captain Yet: Pirate Nup's Odyssey It's Not Over Yet – Poster
A Captain Yet poster to help students learn more resourcefully and independently in the classroom.
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Father's Day Chatterbox
Give Dad the gift that keeps on giving with a coupon-style chatterbox to use as a gift for Father's Day.
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Remember to Write Your Name Poster (Upper Primary)
A poster to display in your classroom reminding your students to always write their name on their work!
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Soccer Coaching Drills - Task Cards
A set of 10 task cards containing drills and activities to develop soccer skills.
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10 Expectations for Virtual Learning – Poster
A poster showing 10 expectations for students during remote learning.
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Tricks in 60 Ticks - Classroom Party Games
A collection of 10 fun classroom games to do in 60 seconds!