It's back to school time!!! The first few weeks of school, I strive to set the tone and environment for my students by creating a community where they all feel they belong! One of the ways I do this is by having my student help set the rules for the classroom. I involve them in the decision making and how our classroom should be run! We are team and we need to work as a team! I teach them that every rule there is can be under the following three words:
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We make a list of rules that are written in a positive manner. We brainstorm ideas and we think of how they fit under one of the three listed (respect, responsibility, and safe). The kids do a really good job creating the rules! I find by doing this, they take ownership in them and follow them better than as if I came up with them on my own and told them. Here is a link to learn about how to create rules and why it is important to do with students from Responsive Classroom!
