Explaining classroom procedures to your students and providing practice in using them will result in effective classroom routines that students will do automatically. Classroom routines can save time, reduce distractions and interruptions, and allow you more time to do the most important thing - teach.
You should establish routines for each of the following situations:
It takes hard work to establish classroom routines, but the end result is worth it.
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