{"id":3355,"date":"2011-09-09T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:28:41","slug":"creating-positive-classroom-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/creating-positive-classroom-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Positive Classroom Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/blog\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"check_out_the_new_blog\" title=\"Check Out the New Blog\" alt=\"Check Out the New Blog\"  src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/images\/check_out_the_new_blog.jpg\"><\/a> <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3356 alignright\" style=\"border: 4px solid black; margin: 5px 20px;\" title=\"Creating Positive Classroom Rules\" src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/0909positive-classroom-rules.jpg\" alt=\"Creating Positive Classroom Rules\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/0909positive-classroom-rules.jpg 300w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/0909positive-classroom-rules-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In order to create an environment of learning, it is important to enforce positive classroom rules. These rules would provide students with positive behavior models to follow. The positive classroom rules need to be designed with certain principles in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Be limited in number (eg. 4-5) so that students can remember them with ease. There is no point is creating rules, if no one can remember them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Use simple language that students easily comprehend.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Be stated in positive terms. It should describe the behavior that the child should be doing rather than what he or she should not be doing. For example, \u201cTreat others with respect\u201d is a better way to write a rule than \u201cDon&#8217;t hit, push, yell, or invade the personal space of others\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Create the rules with student input, if possible, to increase the group&#8217;s buy-in and motivation to follow them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ensure that the rules set are consistent with school-wide rules and behavioral expectations <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What are some of the rules that you could create in your classroom?<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>From Professional Learning Board\u2019s online continuing education course for teachers: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/positive-behavior-intervention-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  In order to create an environment of learning, it is important to enforce positive classroom rules. These rules would provide students with positive behavior models to follow. The positive classroom rules need to be designed with certain principles in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Be limited in number (eg. 4-5) so that students can remember them with ease. 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