Expectations and Procedures Game

What is the correct procedure for entering the classroom according to our expectations?

• Run into the room, drop your belongings, and talk to a friend.

• Wait outside the classroom door, walk in quietly when allowed, find your seat, and begin answering the bellringer question.

• Enter the classroom loudly and hang out in the back.

• Shout to your friends as you enter and ignore the teacher.

What should you do if you need to sharpen your pencil during class?

• Sharpen your pencil while the teacher is talking and do tricks with it.

• Quietly walk to the pencil sharpener before class starts or during work time, sharpen your pencil, and quietly return to your seat.

• Talk to classmates while sharpening your pencil.

• Ask the teacher to sharpen your pencil for you.

If you have a question for the teacher during class, what is the best way to get their attention?

• Wave your hand frantically and shout the teacher’s name.

• Run up to the teacher and ask your question loudly.

• Wait until the teacher has stopped talking, raise your hand quietly, and if not noticed after 30 seconds, say, “I have a question.”

• Ask your classmates to get the teacher’s attention for you.

How should you find out what the posted assignments or homework are?

• Ask the teacher directly and use class time to finish it quickly.

• Check the whiteboard as you enter class, take a picture or write down the homework, and complete it at home or when allowed.

• Wait for a classmate to tell you.

• Ignore the posted assignments and do them later.

What should you do when you enter the classroom for the bellringer activity?

• Open your history notebook, write today’s date, and respond in complete sentences.

• Find a scrap piece of paper and answer the question on the board quickly.

• Sit quietly and wait for the teacher to start talking.

• Start talking to your friends.

When is it appropriate to move to flexible seating like the couch, chair, or rug?

• As soon as you enter the classroom.

• After Mrs. O’Connell has gone over the bellringer, objectives, and instructions, and says it’s “work time.”

• When you feel like it.

• At the end of class.

What is the correct procedure for turning in hardcopy work at the end of class?

• Leave it on your desk.

• Hand it directly to Mrs. O’Connell during class.

• Turn it in to the correct class period red basket on the counter as you leave.

• Take it home with you.

What should you do when exiting the classroom?

• Leave your belongings at your desk and run out.

• Gather all your belongings, walk toward the door, gently open it, and leave.

• Shout, “It’s time to go!” and kick the door open.

• Throw your trash on the floor as you leave.

Why is it important to wait for the teacher’s instructions before moving to flexible seating?

• To make sure everyone gets a fair chance to choose their seat.

• To avoid disrupting the class and follow classroom procedures.

• Because the teacher needs to see who sits where.

• So you can claim the best seat first.

What is the correct procedure for a Bellringer Check when entering the classroom?

• Throw your notebook on the teacher’s desk and shout, “What grade did I make, teach?!”

• Enter the classroom, check the whiteboard, open your notebook to the appropriate page, and (pretend to) type a response on an iPad while referencing your notebook.

• Loudly announce you forgot your pencil.

• Tell the teacher your iPad is dead.