Organizing and managing a classroom can be overwhelming at times. Are you ready for an easy tool that will help improve your classroom management? Checklists! I use them all the time. We all do. That’s why it makes sense to have a go to checklist for all purposes. Read below to learn more about how they can be used in your classroom.
This blog post will…
- offer ideas for what checklists can be used for
- suggest recommendations for how to organize them
- provide a helpful checklist resource
Before We Begin...
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What Checklists Can Be Used For
- attendance
- tracking who has completed assignments
- grades / assessments
- field trips
- collecting supplies
- tracking behaviors
- misc data collection
- taking turns
IMPROVE YOUR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:
Checklist Ideas
- Create a specific location for storing your class checklist(s). I highly recommend a tabbed section in your teacher organization binder, but you may want to create a smaller binder specifically for checklists with tabbed sections signaling what each section is about.
- You could keep them on a clipboard.
- You can print a single copy and slide it into a plastic page protector. This will allow you to use a dry erase marker to check things off and reuse the same list over and over (hello ink-saving technique!).
- You could also print a single copy and put it into a frame. The frame can sit on your desk or teacher table for easy access.
- They are also a great tool for student use. Place them in centers or workstations for students to checkoff when they have completed a task. I use them as part of my daily Math Workshop.
- Place them next to the area where students turn in work {sidenote: see my post and freebie about collecting student work} and have them check off their name under the assignment they are turning in.
- Provide a set to specialists (art, music, phys. ed).
- I have created a Multipurpose Class Checklist Packet. It includes a PDF for you to handwrite student names and assignments, assessments, etc. The packet also includes a list using numbers instead of names. This is another handy dandy management tip that will save you time. Each of the forms in the packet comes in a choice of 30 different stylish patterns to match any classroom theme or color scheme. They coordinate with my Lesson Plan Binder Covers Freebie.
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