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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Year 3 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
16 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 1 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
30 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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One Word Story Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages creative thinking and teamwork.
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Superheroes - Classroom Timetable
A Superhero Themed Classroom Timetable in four different configurations, with labels for you to write on.
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Sharp and Blunt Pencil Signs (Pencil Station)
Help keep your pencils organised in the classroom with these pencil station signs.
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Mindfulness Activity Task Cards for the Classroom
Get mindfulness activity ideas for your classroom with printable activity cards you can use again and again!
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Hand Signals For Classroom Management
Strengthen classroom management and reduce classroom interruptions with miniature hand signal posters and bookmarks.
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Behaviour Charades
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors at the beginning of a new school year with a fun charade activity.
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What are Desk Pets? Introduction Slide Deck
Introduce your students to your Desk Pet Classroom Reward System with an engaging slide deck.
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Printable Take-Home Folder Covers
Customise and colour your own Take Home Folder inserts with editable and printable folder cover templates.
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Natural Resources – Exit Tickets
Assess student understanding of natural resources with this set of exit tickets.
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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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Foundation Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
31 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Luck of the Draw-ing Prompts
A set of 35 drawing prompt cards.
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National Tree Day – Rainforest Maze
A fun rainforest-themed maze for students to complete.
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Foundation Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
18 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Lower Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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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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Origami Fox Step-By-Step Instructions
Visual instruction page to use when creating an origami fox.
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How to Draw a Ninja Boy for Kids - Task Card
A task card that helps primary school students draw an awesome ninja boy!
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How to Draw a Boy for Kids - Task Card
A task card that helps primary school students draw an awesome picture of a boy.
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Year 2 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
25 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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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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Traffic Lights Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages students to develop their listening skills and to follow instructions.
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Shazzam! Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages teamwork.
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Mirror Mirror Active Game
A fun active game that can be played by the whole class in pairs.
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Maths Rotation Classroom Display
Guided maths classroom display to organise your classroom and their daily activities.
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Teal Chevron - Weekly Timetable
A teal chevron themed weekly timetable template.
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Daily News Chart - BW
A chart to keep track of who is presenting news on any particular day.
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Do-a-Dot - Autumn Activity for Preschool
Do a dot painting with printable autumn worksheets for preschool and kindy.
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Growth Mindset Exit Tickets
Assess your student's understanding of everything growth mindset with this set of exit tickets.
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How to Draw a Grandpa - Directed Drawing
Draw and write about grandfathers on Grandparents’ Day with a ‘How to Draw a Grandpa’ directed drawing activity sheet.